Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Courage to encourage Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a A consistent message from heaven is, “Don’t be afraid.” Angels spoke it, and Jesus spoke it. In the first chapter of Joshua, God told Joshua multiple times to “take courage.” It often takes courage to encourage someone. […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: My Broken Life Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Our word “worship” comes from an Old English word that can be roughly translated as “worth-ship.” What do my actions in this body (physical, mental, and emotional) show where or […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: When we pray Pray continually… – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 In our culture, “good thoughts” and “positive energy” are synonymous with prayer. When believers in Jesus pray, we connect relationally with the Creator, Savior, and Helper on behalf of ourselves and others. It’s also important to remember that thinking about praying or saying, “I’ll be […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Real Men Exalt God Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 “Exalt” is not part of my conversational vocabulary. I looked at synonyms and got “elevate” and “glorify.” Not much help. How do we “exalt the Lord our God” naturally and genuinely? Here is a suggestion: […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Gold statues Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 “Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.” Are we just talking about gold statues and ornate shrines here? Is this relevant today? […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Love completely Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 How do you love someone you can’t perceive with your senses? One way is to look at his creation: “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: The Helper Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 Sin is a state of being, a disease – and one of its nastiest symptoms is pride. Lucifer was cast down to the earth because of pride – self-sufficiency that placed his allegiance to himself rather than God. [Isaiah […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Turn away So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Later in this chapter, the “desires of the flesh” are described, and sexual immorality is first on the list. We have daily opportunities to walk by the Spirit and turn […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Encouragement takes courage to give Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a Encouragement takes courage to give. For some people, it comes more naturally than others, but it always requires you to offer something to someone else – and you have to risk your words being shunned or ignored. This week, find someone […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Our war 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 We may carry the metaphor of “the sword of the spirit” too far, envisioning ourselves […]