(The following is the August 14 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 2 Corinthians 12 and pay close attention to verses 1-10.) Paul doesn’t provide details about what he described as a thorn in his flesh (v. 7). Whatever it was, he pleaded with the Lord three …
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
Boasting in the Lord
(The following is the August 11 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 2 Corinthians 10 and pay close attention to verses 12-18.) Do you enjoy being around boastful people? Probably not. Understandably, people express satisfaction with personal successes, but to draw attention to oneself repeatedly comes off …
Having Nothing, Yet Everything
(The following is the August 7 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 2 Corinthians 6 and pay close attention to verses 3-13.) Paul described his ministry in part as “poor, yet enriching many; as having nothing, yet possessing everything” (v. 10). This is possible for any Christian. …
Are You a New Creation?
(The following is the August 4 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 2 Corinthians 5 and pay close attention to verses 16-17.) We have a great assurance regarding the transformation possible in Christ: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has …
Breathe On Me, Breath of God
(The following is the May 2 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read John 20 and pay close attention to verses 19-23.) Jesus appeared to the disciples as they gathered behind locked doors on Resurrection Sunday evening. He greeted them, showed them his pierced hands and side, and commissioned them: “‘As the …
