Wednesday // Grit :: Committed
Title: Commit the Day to God Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this – Psalm 37:5 Guys, every day, we are committed to something. It could be work, meetings, schedules, church, family, and so on. The things listed are not wrong, but are we making God our first […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Discerning the Truth He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. – Romans 12:1b The world around us constantly bombards us with counsel. People (including friends and relatives), television, magazines, web ads, emails, billboards, and even our own […]
Monday // Surrender:: Pride
Title: Have you done it? Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 How many times have you done it? You buy something, and the most dreaded words to a man are on the packaging. “Some assembly required.” These words are enough to bring some of us to our knees. Based […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Active in Worship Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Worship, I view as attributing honor and homage to God. Attending worship has been a work in progress, both in terms of understanding and participation. I gave my required […]
Saturday // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Jump In But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 It takes guts to jump all in and let God handle everything. I remember when my kids were little, I taught them to swim. When the time came for them […]
Friday // Steel :: Truth
Title: Kick the Can Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 Have you heard the term “kick the can down the road”? What if guilt, anger, pridefulness, and addictions are those cans? We don’t want to deal with those things right now, so we put them off […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Proficient with weapons Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 One of my roles as a law enforcement officer is training others in fighting and firearms. I understand that there are two types of officers with whom I work. Officer #1 […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: A Few Good Men Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 Influence, let’s talk in terms of the word influence in our lives as Christian men. Now much older, I can reflect on the people who influenced me. Once blind to faith, my eyes were opened. This […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: Two Prayers …pray continually – 1 Thess 5:17 In Matthew 6:9-13, Jesus taught a prayer that is a word-for-word prayer that we can use daily. There are also plenty of instances in which spontaneous prayers are used in the bible and provide excellent examples of praying at the moment. Both prayers serve a purpose. […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Losing Control Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding – Proverbs 3:5 “The Lord is my light and my salvation-whom shall I fear…?”- Psalm 27:1 The month of May here in Indianapolis means the Indy 500 is upon us. One of the first things is the […]