Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: What’s your idol? Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Every man should take a few minutes to read through the entire chapter from Isaiah 44. Here’s a sample, “All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Who shapes a god […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Find a Reminder Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 Every Sunday or once a month, we take communion. Jesus chose to use mealtime to set the stage for us to remember what He did for us. So when I think about this, I am […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Courage is something we receive Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a Courage is something we receive. Most likely, your courage was a gift from someone else – possibly years or decades ago, a father, a teacher, a friend, or a coach encouraged you. Enabling courage in others is […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: The Road Map Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b It’s wild to think that we don’t have the option of deciding if we want to be an example to those around us. We are being watched. We do have […]
Remember to be thankful.
Black Friday dead! The traditional start of the Christmas shopping season, held on the day after Thanksgiving, is a thing of the past now that retail stores are starting the Christmas shopping season on Thanksgiving day. Call the undertaker! Buy the casket! Have the tombstone engraved! “Rest In Peace” Black Friday! Sadly, Thanksgiving Day is […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: It’s God’s race Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c I’ve never been able to run for an extended period and did not want to give up. To me, running and perseverance go hand in hand. There are times (perhaps today) you will want to give up. Stop […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Rest He says, Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. – Psalm 46:10a To actively listen, we must stop talking and usually stop what we do. God tells us to “be still” because he knows that’s often not our […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: The Love Chapter Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 1 Corinthians 13 is known as “the love chapter,” It details what real love is all about and gives us a picture of what life should be like if we genuinely practice loving another human being. Verse 4 reads, […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Smell the roses Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Psalm 19:1 You have heard the saying stop and smell the roses, yet how often have we brushed by so many of God’s beautiful creations without pausing for even a […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Guaranteed Happiness But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 People are in continuous pursuit of happiness and looking for the one thing that can make them happy. We have examples of people with fame and fortune, lottery winners, etc., […]