Wed // Grit:: Resolve
Title Choose Him “But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 Joshua is drawing a line in the sand here. He reminds his people of all the ways that God has protected them and tells them that they must make a conscious choice to serve the Lord or serve other […]
Tue // Fuel :: Wisdom
Title: Just Ask Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse. – Proverbs 2:12 Today, we face things that I am sure none of us thought we would ever deal with before. It seems like a very logical time to ask for wisdom. God promises wisdom to […]
Mon // Surrender:: Obey
Title: Bricks and Mortar “This has been my practice: I obey your precepts” Psalm 119:56 In your mind, imagine a brick wall. That wall is made up of two items: bricks and mortar. In our walk with God, beliefs are like bricks. Each truth, fact, and doctrine is like a brick in a wall. But […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Fear For those who exalt they will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. – Matthew 23:12 Fear. It is not the type of emotion we feel when facing something terrifying but the fear that we feel toward an authoritative figure. It’s called reverence. When we exalt God, we are recognizing His […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Build Respect Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today” – Hebrews 3:13a Most men want their opinions to count. They want to be heard, regarded, and listened to. It’s a sign of respect. Taking the time to encourage those around you sincerely is the quickest path to building respect. You listen […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Back pain Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b “Just Stop!” I screamed this as the therapist pushed and prodded on my back as I writhed in pain. She was trying to find the source of my pain to heal me […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: He waits For the battle is not yours, but God’s, 2 Chronicles 20:15c In the Spiritual battle, he waits for us to let our guard down, he waits for pride to set in, and he expects our flesh to desire the wrong things. These are battle tactics that Satan repeatedly uses, not very original […]
Wed // Grit:: Perseverance
Title: Follow the steps And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, Heb 12:1c The first part of Hebrews 12:1 talks about the previous chapter and how the author describes all these people who set examples of perseverance and trusting God. Then he asks us to put our sins aside, and […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Desires of the Flesh So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 This verse is simple enough, right? This life can be such a battle sometimes, and what makes that battle harder, more times than not, is when we concede to the […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Dragging you away Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Idolatry looks different today than it did 2000 years ago. But its presence in our lives can still be just as potent. Consider what Tim Keller says: What is an idol? It is anything more important to you than God, anything that absorbs your heart and […]