Be Formidable

September 26, 2019 by Joel Burns in devotions, manhood

So God calls us to be strong and then enables us to be so.

Men, it is time we lean into that calling. It is time we began to follow in the footsteps of our spiritual forefathers. It is time we become formidable.

Build the House

September 17, 2019 by Joel Burns in devotions

Deciding to build on the rock is the correct decision. No doubt about it. But that decision must be followed up with the day-in, day-out determination that building a house requires.

There is a world of difference between deciding to build a house and actually building the house.

Father & Sons

September 11, 2019 by Joel Burns in devotions

If, in my own sinful, imperfect and flawed attempts, I manage to love my son in any sort of microscopically fractional way that could somehow be relatable to how God loves me (and, of course, by extension, all of His children), then the words of Christ begin to open themselves to my understanding in all kinds of new ways.

Your Own Understanding

August 24, 2019 by Joel Burns in devotions

Obedience is the response of a heart that both rightly understands its place and properly loves God.

Do Not Trust the Tools

August 23, 2019 by Joel Burns in devotions

Let your trust rest in the one place strong enough to hold it. Make use of the tools available to you, but do not hope in them. Reserve that for the One who supplied the tools in the first place.