Sat // Build: Invest
Title: How to work for the Lord Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters… – Colossians 3:23 God worked for six days and liked what He created. By design, God created us to work, and we should enjoy what we do, […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Respond Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength – Deuteronomy 6:5 Do you remember what God said when Adam and Eve were hiding in the Garden of Eden after they had sinned? He said, “Where are you?” He sought them […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: It’s Everywhere For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Ready for Battle? What does the Bible say about preparing us? Where is the enemy? Let’s start with the enemy is everywhere. This is not just about army against army. It’s a battle against our unpure thoughts, TV, […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Grit under Tough Circumstances Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Years ago, my youngest daughter had the opportunity to intern with an organization that runs orphanages in Haiti. She had to raise $2400 to go on this trip. She managed to save enough money to buy her […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Battle of Choices So I say, walk by the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Do you ever feel like your flesh is challenging your Spirit, and your Spirit is challenging your flesh? Even as a redeemed Christian, there is an internal war for control. Whichever one […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Cling to the Lord Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 What is an idol? It is anything more important to you than God, anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more than God, anything you seek to give you what only God can give. – Tim […]
Sun // Sacrifice:: Exalt
Title: Humble before God Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 To give yourself up so that others may benefit. That loosely defines sacrifice in the context of our lives as Christians. To accomplish this, we must first humble ourselves to God. Such a simple concept, yet it […]
Sat // Build : : Encouragement
Title: As a Parole Officer Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a 10 to 1. As a parole officer, I’ve been told to cement positive behavior in the lives of men who have made a career of evil; I need to praise them at a ratio of 10 to […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: A Servant but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b I have a close friend that I look up to. He conducts himself with Honor and Respect. His faith is as solid as Steel. He is passionate about loving his friends and family. He fights for purity in his own life and his brothers. Most importantly, he would not consider himself […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Not Alone For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Video games are popular with just about everyone today. One consistent, top-selling game genre is the first-person shooter. You control a character in these games through several battles and scenarios. Because we can play these games, I think we often […]