Sat // Sacrifice :: Kingdom
Title: God’s Temple Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Our bodies are God’s temple. Think about that for a minute. In the Old Testament, the place where God lived was in the temple. The tabernacle was considered the Holiest […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: Freedom Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free – John 8:32 Col. Nathan R. Jesse, the character Jack Nicholson played in the movie “A Few Good Men,” shouts out the famous line “You can’t handle the truth!” Could he be right? It could mean we may not like […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Spiritual Forces 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 heavenlyrealms. – Ephesians 6:12 As boys, many of us were convinced of scary things lurking under the bed, in a closet, or even in the bathroom plumbing? As we aged, we learned how “irrational” these suspicions were, taught to ignore fear and taught us only what is perceived with our five senses. “Nonsense,” we concluded. […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Commit the Day to God Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this – Psalm 37:5 Guys, every day, we are committed to something. It could be work, meetings, schedules, church, family, and so on. The things listed are not wrong, but are we making God our first […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Discerning the Truth He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. – Romans 12:1b The world around us constantly bombards us with counsel. People (including friends and relatives), television, magazines, web ads, emails, billboards, and even our own […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Safeties On Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 In the movie “Hunt for Red October,” a Russian sub commander turns the safeties off the torpedoes he was firing at a Russian sub trying to defect to the United States out of pride. He shoots a torpedo […]
Sun // Sacrifice:: Worship
Be Useful “Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship” Romans 12:1b Paul reminds us that our physical bodies have a holy purpose. Our bodies are neither meant to be ignored nor idolized. God wants us to maintain this body He has given us and be […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Sameness Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a To be authentic, we need to be the same person in every situation. For instance, at work, at home, at social functions. This “sameness,” or lack thereof, certainly appears in […]
Fri // Steel:: Integrity
Title: Who are you “Till I die I will not deny my Integrity” Job 27:5b Action that lines up with your words. Being who you say you are. This is the strength of the building materials you’ve used to build the life God has called you to. It’s connected to everything. If you build your life on the solid […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Christ is the Complete Armor Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 Back in the 16th century, knights were covered from head to toe with armor. I don’t know what the armor weighed, but it was a lot. But it […]