(The following is the September 13 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Colossians 4 and pay close attention to verses 2-6.) Prayer can too often be an afterthought. Rather than being a vital part of daily life, we can crowd it out with busy schedules and competing priorities. Instead …
Category: Devotionals
Take the High Road
(The following is the September 11 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Colossians 3 and pay close attention to verses 1-16.) When people claim to “take the high road,” they usually refer to morally higher ground compared to less admirable behavior. That image comes to mind reading today’s passage …
Our Motive for Good Works
(The following is the September 10 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Colossians 2 and pay close attention to verses 20-23.) Each religion has practices it encourages for different reasons. Christians act in ways because of our faith, but we must be clear and biblically sound about the …
Every Tongue Will Confess
(The following is the September 4 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Philippians 2 and pay close attention to verses 5-11.) Christians hold to the promise that “at the name of Jesus every knee will bow – in heaven and on earth and under the earth – and every …
To Live is Christ and to Die is Gain
(The following is the September 3 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Philippians 1 and pay close attention to verses 21-26.) Christians should eagerly live their days on Earth serving Christ. They should also anticipate eternal life in the presence of Christ. Paul lived aware of both, and …
