Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: Enter in with Expectations For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart – Hebrews 4:12 Alive, active, penetrates, divides, and judges. These are all verbs-words of action used to […]
Mon // Surrender :: Obey
Title: Love is obedience This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. – Psalm 119:56 What is it about obedience that is so scary? I think for most of us, it involves pride. Many of us go to church and sing of and profess our love for Christ, but what about obedience? A.W. Tozer is a favorite […]
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 […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: He Is Holy Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 There are passages in the Bible that confound me. When I read them, I am left struggling to find the proper meaning. This is not one of those passages. The picture painted by this verse is […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Lighten the weight of life Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 Maybe you’ve been here? I can still picture it vividly in my mind…the day I decided that I could get just one more. Here I was in an empty […]
Thu // Warrior:: Defend
Title: Give Fear the Finger “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor” Psalm 82:3 I was never a fan of Dikembe Mutombo, but I did appreciate that he never backed down. From anyone! The memory I will always have of him is a guy who refused to back down. Charging […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Let go Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 I’m a movie fanatic. One of my favorite series of movies is the Indiana Jones trilogy(not including the recent film). In the third installment, we watch as Indiana Jones and his father chase after the Holy Grail […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: The daily drill Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 There is a daily drill called the 10-minute warrior in the law enforcement community. In this regular drill, you spend 10 minutes drawing an empty firearm over and over again. […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: Stop Praying? Pray continually. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Stop praying. Wait, what’d he say? Francis Chan’s words in “Crazy Love” got my attention. Francis’ contention was that we had lost the “awe factor” in our prayer life. He reflects on Revelation 4, and Isaiah 6 describes God’s appearance and the setting of His throne. He then talks about […]
Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: I’m just working for the man Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters… – Colossians 3:23 “I’m just working for the man.” Have you ever heard that phrase when talking to people at work, or with friends? I know I have, and I […]