Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Haughty Eyes Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 One of the things God detests is “haughty eyes” (Prov. 16:16). Haughty eyes are arrogant eyes that think they can accomplish anything in their own power. Haughty eyes believe they are better than everyone else. Haughty eyes are […]
Sunday// Sacrifice:: Worship
Title: Advance the Gospel Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b It’s the bottom of the ninth. The score is tied, and there’s one out. There’s a man on second, and you’re up. You hit the perfect […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Who rules our kingdom? But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 Sometimes, we become our own “kings” and want to rule our kingdoms because it feels like we have control. The thought of giving our kingdom over […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: Moving Target Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 I love target shooting, but I also like skeet and sporting clays because the target is moving in skeet and sporting clays. In our current culture, the truth has become a moving target. […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Schemes Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take a stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 The word “schemes” is interesting. It means a large-scale systematic plan for attaining some particular objective. The devil has schemes against you. A systematic plan to draw you away […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Be an example Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. 1 Cor 11:1 Reality check: You pull up to a stoplight behind a car. The car’s left turn signal is on, but you see the sign that says, “No Left Turn.” What do you do when the light […]
Tuesday// Fuel :: Prayer
Title Just pray …pray continually – 1 Thess 5:17 Have you ever run out of gas? I have. I wasn’t paying attention to my gas gauge, and the next thing you know, the engine just stopped. Continually watching to see how much gas you have is not something you do automatically. It’s probably […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: No Pressure Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; Prov 3:5 Because I didn’t have a Dad when I was a boy, I often had to do things independently and for myself. Asking for help was a sign of weakness, so I put much […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Under pressure 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 How often are we under pressure? It seems our lives and careers are […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Words Are Powerful Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a Your words have power—the power to build up or tear down. The most unwholesome talk doesn’t come in the form of “bad words” but in any […]