Thu // Warrior – Engage
Title: Troubled Nation For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. – Ephesians 6:12 It is an out-of-control election year with attempts to harm leaders. The powers of this […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: What next? Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 Our verse for today has a promise attached to it. If we commit our way to the Lord, he’ll see that we are righteous (literally “in right relationship with God and others”) and have justice. These […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Don’t Miss it He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” – Psalm 46:10a “Be still,”? That is not in my vocabulary. As men, we have fast-paced lives, trying to juggle work, family, friends, church, and making time for […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Bigger Plan Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 The story of Peter, when Jesus was arrested, is a relatable example of pridefully standing your ground even when you’re wrong. We’ve all had moments when pride got the best of us, and Peter’s story is no different. His […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Act of the will Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Worshipping God should not be relegated to Sunday mornings only. It is every day, every moment, an intentional act of will. It is loving God enough to live […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Choose to Build up Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up – Ephesians 4:29 How do we build a person up? First, think of how we would tear down a person: harsh criticism, negative comments, and discouraging words. So, how […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Refined by the Fire Till I die I will not deny my Integrity – Job 27:5b Steelmaking is the process of producing steel from iron and ferrous ores and scrap. In steelmaking, impurities such as nitrogen, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, and excess carbon are removed from the raw iron. Alloying elements such as manganese, nickel, chromium, and vanadium are […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: All of it Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 I was recently reminded that the enemy of our souls has a strategy (schemes) to take us out; disqualify us; turn our testimony into irrelevance. That’s why we are to put on the full armor of God. Not some of the armor. Not most of the armor. Not the convenient […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Long List Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Cor 11:1 Have you taken one of those quick ten-question goofy personality tests online? Based on our answers, we are told that we are introverted and best suited for life in the Deep South, or if we were living in […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: Don’t go empty Pray Continually. – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 What do most of us do as men when our gas light comes on? We keep pushing the limits to see how far we can go. For example, when our gas light comes on, we typically only think about praying when we are […]