Mon // Surrender:: Obey
Title-Obey and Revive This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. – Psalm 119:56 A.W. Tozer said the following of obedience “If we cooperate with Him in loving obedience, God will manifest Himself to us, and that manifestation will be the difference between a simple Christian life and a life radiant with the light […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: How do you handle stress? So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Steve Farrar, a noted men’s speaker, once described how his day had gone so bad that he contracted UMS. UMS or Ugly Man Syndrome is an affliction that causes you […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Prep Work Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Eph 6:10 When I get ready to go hunting, there is a great deal of prep work to plan ahead of the hunt. I need to gather my weapons, make sure they work right, and I need to have all the […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Made to Worship Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Ok, it’s been a tough week already. Work stinks, the car breaks down, and you’ve fought with your wife. You begin to hear the whispers of the enemy, and […]
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 the coach would pull me from the game so everyone could […]
Sat // Build :: Honor
Title: The art of honoring others Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 As a male of Latin descent, I was brought up in a culture where the men were served by the women. Literally, I can remember my mom doing all the washing and cleaning, […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Integrity at all costs Till I die I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b I work for FedEx, and as such, I have no supervision once I start making my deliveries. One thing that stands out about the type of work I do is that I have set deadlines for when packages […]
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 trip, I keep three tackle boxes ready. This is an expensive hobby, no doubt, so those three boxes of […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: Worship is a way of life Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 Work stinks, the car breaks down, and you’ve had a fight with your wife. You hear the whispers of the enemy, and you begin to listen. You try everything you know, […]
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 you […]