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, […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: Sacrificing dreams Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 In 1990 I dropped out of college to help raise our first born. It was a difficult decision as I was the first to go to college. I knew it would be the first of […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Now go 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 heavenly realms. – Ephesians 6:12 “ well done is better than well said.” -Benjamin Franklin I have previously written how […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Are you prepared? Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 I love to fish. So that I would be ready for any kind of trip I keep three tackle boxes ready. This is an expensive hobby no doubt, so those […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: Sacrificing dreams Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 In 1990 I dropped out of college to help raise our first born. It was a difficult decision as I was the first to go to college. I knew it would be the first of […]
Mon // Surrender:: Obey
Title-Wondrous Things This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. – Psalm 119:56 I started playing softball when I was eight in the inner city. I know it’s not baseball but that’s all we had. What I disliked more than losing, was when coach would pull me from the game so everyone could play. […]
Sunday// Sacrifice:: Acknowledge
Title-Praise always Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 I think that it’s human nature to forget to praise God when things are good. He is on the backburner so to speak. The question is, do you immediately begin to thank and acknowledge God when […]
Wednesday// Grit:: Influence
Title-The influence of actions Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 One of my favorite movies is Gladiator and one of my favorite lines in that movie is “what we do in life echos in eternity”. So powerful so true. Men what is your life echoing right now? […]
Friday // Steel :: Example
Title: Do as I say not as I do Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Do as I say not as I do. Is that a phrase you uttered in your life? Why? Do you act differently at church than […]
Tuesday// Fuel::Listen
Title-Can you hear me? He says, “Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10a Be still and know I am God, is one of my favorite verses. I was talking about this verse with my wife and the conversation came down to a simple question. She asked if I let my mind get […]