(The following is the November 18 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 2 Peter 3 and pay close attention to verses 8-13.) When Peter wrote about the coming day of the Lord, he reminded believers, “Dear friends, don’t overlook this one fact: With the Lord one day is like …
Author: Jeff Ross
Author of "Next Step Devotions"; semi-retired after a career in Christian ministry and secular information technology; available for teaching and public speaking; lives in Winchester, KY
Satan, the Prowling Lion, Is Real
(The following is the November 14 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Peter 5 and pay close attention to verses 8-9.) Christians are engaged in a spiritual battle. That is why Paul told the Ephesians to put on the full armor of God (Eph. 6:10-18). We dare not fight this …
Be Holy, Because I Am Holy
(The following is the November 8 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Peter 1 and pay close attention to verses 13-25.) God is holy in ways we are not. Yet, God commands: “Be holy, because I am holy” (v. 16). What does that mean? Grudem writes, “God’s holiness means that …
Confessing Sins To One Another
(The following is the November 7 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read James 5 and pay close attention to verses 13-18.) Which is more difficult, confessing sins to God or other people? I suspect most would say it’s harder to confess sins to other people. Why? We usually pray …
Our Unchanging God
(The following is the October 30 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Hebrews 13 and pay close attention to verse 8.) “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever” (v. 8). How wonderful is it that we serve an unchanging God? How comforting is it to know that the God …
