Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: The Mountain. Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c This vs. refers to a race, but sometimes, I visualize hiking and reaching the top of a mountain. I like to think about a mountain because it is a mountain Jesus can choose. So many times, we […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Look Like Jesus So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh – Galatians 5:16 What does walking in the Spirit look like? The first thing is that we have the Holy Spirit living in us. The next part is allowing the Holy Spirit to […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: The Triumphal Entry. “Exalt the Lord our God and worship at His footstool: He is Holy. Psalm 99:5 Can we ask ourselves, am I exalting Jesus for the right reason, or am I exalting Him to get from Him? On Palm Sunday, a great crowd looked to exalt Jesus for the […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Purposely Focus Be still and know that I am God, I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth. – Psalm 46:10 The art of listening is one of the most challenging things to do. I catch myself looking at people speaking, but my mind is not […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Who rules our kingdom? But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 Sometimes, we become our own “kings” and want to rule our kingdoms because it feels like we have control. The thought of giving our kingdom over […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Under pressure Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. – 1 Corinthians 15:58 How often are we under pressure? It seems our lives and careers are […]
Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Mutual Confession Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. – James 5:16 James teaches us that mutual confession and prayer bring physical and spiritual healing. Confession can free us from the […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: Secret Christian. Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 There really should be no such thing as a “secret” Christian. Each individual Christian life should supply enough evidence – evidence that can be seen by the world – that they are indeed […]
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 […]