Saturday // Build :: Kingdom
Title: The big windshield But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 You might have heard the saying, “The windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror.” To seek God’s kingdom, we need to look ahead through the wide windshield, focusing on […]
Friday// Steel :: Truth
Title: Truth and Lies Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free – John 8:32 Truth and lies are part of every language, no matter where we come from. Jesus pointed out that lying is Satan’s native language. Lies match Satan’s character. Jesus said Satan has been a murderer and […]
Thursday // Warrior – Engage
Title: Be Prepared 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 To me, being “engaged for life” means staying ready for whatever challenges come our […]
Wednesday// Grit :: Committed
Title: Never-ending Love Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this. – Psalm 37:5 How difficult is it to trust God? Trusting God is easy to talk about, but it sure can feel risky for some reason. There are several instances in the Bible where there’s a “If you do […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: Ongoing Dialogue Pray continually… – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Most men lead busy lives and find themselves running from one activity to the next. Family events, church activities, work responsibilities, and other activities keep us moving at a steady pace. And in all of that, God asks us to pray continually. Through it all, we are […]
Monday// Surrender :: Control
Title: Walking with God Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; Prov 3:5 What does it mean to surrender control to God? It means we must walk with God. Walking with God means pleasing Him, and we do that by trusting Him with our problems. As […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: The enemy of despair Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. – 1 Corinthians 15:58 Despair is one of the fiercest enemies of conviction. It […]
Saturday // Build :: Authentic
Title: Test Taking “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up’ Eph 4:29 All of us have faced tests at some point. We experience them daily. Tests are nothing new. Throughout the Bible, we read of many different tests. For instance, God tested […]
Friday // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Peter denies Jesus a third time. I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b Like Peter, there are times in my life when I have denied who I am and who Jesus says I am. We are not defined by our mistakes but by our identity as children of God. As adopted children […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Put it on and stand there Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 Interestingly, we tend to look at the armor part of this verse closely and miss what it tells us to do. God’s armor is truth, righteousness, readiness, […]