(The following is the June 28 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Romans 11 and pay close attention to verses 33-36.) The Holy Spirit led biblical writers to break out into hymns of praise several times, such as in Romans 11. Paul cannot contain his worship as he writes, “Oh, the …
The Value of God’s Law for Everyone
(The following is the June 22 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Romans 7 and pay close attention to verses 1-13.) The New Testament repeatedly affirms that God saves us by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. We can’t earn salvation through works or obedience to God’s moral law since we’ve …
Proof of Our Convictions
(The following is the June 8 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 25 and pay close attention to verses 6-12.) We can measure the depth of our convictions by how willing we are to endure the consequences of living by them. What beliefs and values are so important that we …
The Apostle Paul’s Purpose and Ours
(The following is the June 9 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 26 and pay close attention to verses 12-18.) Paul understood his mission because Jesus told him what it was during their encounter on the road to Damascus. Paul described that conversion moment where the Lord told him, “I …
Who Is Responsible for What in Sharing the Gospel?
(The following is the June 5 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 22 and pay close attention to verses 1-22.) How far can we go sharing the gospel with others? That may be a question more for the hearers to answer than for sharers because listeners may reach a point where …
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