Tuesday // Fuel :: Word
Title: The word shapes For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart! – Hebrews 4:12 Alive. Active. I’m not sure how many people think this way about the Bible. The […]
Monday // Surrender :: Obey
Title: Love is obedience This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. – Psalm 119:56 What is it about obedience that is so scary? For most of us, it involves pride. Many of us go to church and sing of and profess our love for Christ, but what about obedience? A.W. Tozer is a favorite author […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Rest
Title: Deep Comfort Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. – Mat 11:28 The promise in Matthew 11:28 is meant to provide deep comfort. God promises to give us rest. Who is this promise for? It states quite clearly it is for ALL who are weary […]
Saturday // Build :: Honor
Title: Have you felt the nudge? Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 You can’t honor the people around you if you are preoccupied with a screen. There have been countless times I have felt the nudge of the Holy Spirit prompting me to put my […]
Friday // Steel :: Example
Title: Seek Him and seek others Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Being a REAL man is not easy. Men of God are held to a high standard. We are responsible for making sure we seek God ourselves and THEN setting an […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Be Confident For the battle is not yours, but God’s. – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Wait What? So, what God is saying is that I have no responsibility to make the battle decisions? These battles are His, not mine. Do I have to fight in them? YES. Is He in control of them? YES. So, if I follow God’s lead in […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Questions of life And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. – Hebrews 12:1c Have you ever been in a long race? There’s a point in a race when you begin asking yourself questions. “Why in the world did I do this?” or, “Can I finish this thing?” It’s […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Fuel Up So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 We all have our Spiritual fuel tanks, and we pick and choose what goes in the fuel tank. We all know what happens if fuel (petrol) gets contaminated. It affects the entire performance of the […]
Monday // Surrender :: Idols
Title: To get out of whack Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Idols, We all have them, but I don’t realize I have them. As men, we must know that anything that prevents our focus from being on God as number one is an idol. Often, things like my job are […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: High Above Us Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 Proportionately speaking, a footstool is a small accessory compared to a throne. Picture it: God is on the throne (big), and we are welcome to approach His footstool (small). While many Scriptures emphasize God’s immanence […]