(The following is the October 23 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Hebrews 7 and pay close attention to verses 23-28.) In the Old Testament Levitical priesthood, it was necessary to offer sacrifices repeatedly. Imperfect human priests offered sacrifices for themselves before doing so on behalf of others. The practice fulfilled …
God’s “Due By” Date
(The following is the October 17 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Hebrews 3 and pay close attention to verses 7-15.) Did you ever delay obeying your parents as a child when they said to clean your room, finish your homework, do your chores, or eat your food? Perhaps you also …
Are You Neglecting Your Salvation?
(The following is the October 15 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Hebrews 2 and pay close attention to verses 1-4.) The book of Hebrews teaches about Christ by citing Old Testament truths, presenting scriptural arguments, and tying them together with God’s ultimate revelation of himself in Jesus. The author asks, …
Be Useful for Christ
(The following is the October 13 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Philemon and pay close attention to verses 8-21.) Onesimus, a slave, ran away from his master, Philemon. He stole something before leaving and escaped to Rome, where he met Paul and became a Christian. After his conversion, Onesimus …
God Cannot Lie and Neither Should We
(The following is the October 9 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Titus 1 and pay close attention to verses 1-3.) At the beginning of his letter to Titus, Paul referred to “God, who cannot lie” (v. 2). Paul’s statement is consistent with other passages: “Every word of God …
