Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Not Today Satan For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Men, the threat of Satan and his plans to separate us from God are real. He is constantly trying to get us to do battle with our own human methods and strength. We are no match for […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: The Mountain. Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c This vs. refers to a race, but sometimes, I visualize hiking and reaching the top of a mountain. I like to think about a mountain because it is a mountain Jesus can choose. So many times, we […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Look Like Jesus So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh – Galatians 5:16 What does walking in the Spirit look like? The first thing is that we have the Holy Spirit living in us. The next part is allowing the Holy Spirit to […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Idols can be anything “Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 When God pursues us, we can feel loved and valued. But God’s pursuit can feel downright miserable if we haven’t surrendered. This prayer comes from a man who ran from God. He […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: The Triumphal Entry. “Exalt the Lord our God and worship at His footstool: He is Holy. Psalm 99:5 Can we ask ourselves, am I exalting Jesus for the right reason, or am I exalting Him to get from Him? On Palm Sunday, a great crowd looked to exalt Jesus for the […]
Saturday// Build:: Encouragement
Title: It’s Not About You Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a Is encouraging one another something you are actively doing? Did you notice that this verse was not a suggestion but a command? Think of a day when you could have used some encouraging words. I can […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: An opportunity to serve people 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 :: Engage
Title: Our struggle isn’t against people 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 Our struggle isn’t against democrats or republicans, Christians or Muslims, little […]
Wed // Grit :: Commited
Title: When you jump off a diving board Commit your ways to the LORD; trust in Him and He will do this – Psalms 37:5 When you jump off a diving board, there is no turning back! YOU ARE COMMITTED! You trust that when you jump, you will land in the water. You committed because you had trust. To walk […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Purposely Focus Be still and know that I am God, I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth. – Psalm 46:10 The art of listening is one of the most challenging things to do. I catch myself looking at people speaking, but my mind is not […]