Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: Enter in with Expectations 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, penetrates, divides, and judges. These are all verbs-words of action used […]
Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Live Free Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. – James 5:16 Confession of sin to God is a must, but we also need to have the courage to confess to each other. Confessing […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: The Root Is Pride Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 The thought of standing in front of our Father and having Jesus say, “I do not know him,” literally makes me panic a little. And I think it is supposed to. God asks […]
Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: Not Meaningless Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. – Colossians 3:23 Sometimes, our work can seem insignificant. It may pay little and reward even less. Because our lives are lived moment to moment, our jobs carry more meaning than we might realize. […]
Fri //Steel :: Strength
Title: Seven Spirits The Lord is the Strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. – Psalms 28: 8 Have you read the book of Revelation? Revelation – 1:4, “and from the seven spirits which are before his throne.” The seven spirits are mentioned four times in the book of Revelation […]
Thu // Warrior :: Defend
Title: Helping others Defend the cause of the weak and the fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. – Psalm 82:3 Ask yourself this tough question: “As a Christian, who or what do you spend most of your time defending God? Jesus? The Bible?” Sometimes, I wonder if we get too caught up in debates and issues. What about the people who need help? What about those who don’t have their parents? […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: I Hate Running Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Here’s the thing: I hate running! When the good Lord designed me, he did not have distance running in mind. This had no bearing on my college soccer coach, who insisted we run countless miles a day in Southern […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Third law of physics So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Gal 5:16 Newton’s Third Law of Physics, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction,” suggests that forces always come in pairs and act equally and oppositely to each other. […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Jealous God Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 An idol is an image or object that can take God’s place. Idols can be everyday things that we have and use to take God’s place. What idols do you have that distract you from worshipping […]
Mon // Surrender :: Honor
Title: Take a moment. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 The Man Card team would like to thank the military personnel who serve and have sacrificed their lives for our country’s freedom. Providing us with an excellent example of surrender. They surrender their safety to […]