(The following is the December 23 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 17 and pay close attention to verses 13-14.) Do you get discouraged after a failure? A child attempting a new sport may want to quit after initial unsuccessful attempts. Someone learning a new skill may make numerous mistakes …
God Has Satan On a Leash
(The following is the December 17 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 13 and pay close attention to verses 5-7 and 14-15.) People often ask why bad things happen to good people. The book of Job pondered a similar question as Satan was allowed to bring calamity upon Job and …
Victories Over Christians Are Temporary
(The following is the December 14 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 11 and pay close attention to verses 7-13.) Christians face battles on many fronts. We enter regions hostile to the faith to fulfill the Great Commission. We plead with individuals to receive Christ. We work in our communities …
God Gets the Final Word
(The following is the December 14 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 11 and pay close attention to verses 7-13.) Christians face battles on many fronts. We enter regions hostile to the faith to fulfill the Great Commission. We plead with individuals to receive Christ. We work in our communities …
God’s Word Can Be Sweet and Bitter
(The following is the December 13 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 10 and pay close attention to verses 8-11.) In Revelation 10, an angel hands John a scroll and tells him, “Take and eat it; it will be bitter in your stomach, but it will be as sweet as …
