Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Two things Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. – James 5:16 Do you have a crew of friends praying for you? Do they know how to pray for you? Have you confessed […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Rest
Title: A pattern of rest Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28 What might a pattern of resting look like? It could be a practice of taking a retreat to refresh oneself spiritually. Going to the desert or a mountaintop is temporarily or permanently […]
Sat // Build :: Honor
Title: Honor Above Oneself Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 As a male of Latin descent, I was brought up in a culture where the women served the men. I can remember my mom doing all the washing and cleaning, and at dinner time, she […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Not task work Set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Part of my job is sales. When I first started, I wasn’t perfect. I thought I was a burden to the people I was selling to and being bothersome. We […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Just Grin and Bear it! For the battle is not yours, but God’s. Chronicles 20:15 We cannot merely grin and bear it, and “things will get better.” Our battle is not with our boss, getting that promotion, our finances, bills, or being a better father. The list goes on. Our BIGGEST battle is within ourselves. The battle is turning to Jesus. I believe our strength is […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Opposite of the world Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. – Hebrews 12:1c No one said it would be easy. The Christian life does not promise a pain-free life. It is definitely not an easy road. Since God’s ways are not our ways, much of what He wants us […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Giving All So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh – Galatians 5:16 When we invite Christ to be our Savior, His Spirit permeates our being, bringing about a profound transformation. But to walk by the Spirit, there’s more to the Christian experience than initial salvation. We […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Centerpiece Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Colossians 3:5 gives us a list of idols: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed. When these things become the driving forces of our lives, they become the centerpiece instead of our relationship with Jesus Himself. Greed […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Clean my lips Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. Psalm 99:5 When I read this verse, I can only think of one thing…Isaiah. In Isaiah 6, the Lord gifts Isaiah with a vision. In his view, Isaiah gives this fantastic picture of being in the presence of the Lord. He describes the temple setting and angels within the temple. Isaiah […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Encourage Someone Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a Election year is upon us. The news comes on, and it seems all we hear is the criticism between candidates and how they are handling things. It doesn’t seem to matter what country they are from or what […]