(The following is the December 6 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 5 and pay close attention to verses 8-14.) What do you long to do in heaven? It is impossible to know what to expect beyond what the Bible reveals, but we can still try to imagine …
Category: Devotionals
Indescribable Majesty
(The following is the December 5 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 4 and pay close attention to verses 1-11.) Words can’t adequately describe the apostle John’s vision recorded in Revelation. Chapter 4 describes Heaven’s throne room and contains challenging images to understand. However, we mustn’t …
How Should We Combat False Teaching?
(The following is the May 31 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 18 and pay close attention to verses 24-28.) Apollos was “an eloquent man who was competent in the use of the Scriptures” (v. 24). Following additional instruction from the more knowledgeable Priscilla and Aquila, he continued teaching, helping …
The Beauty of the Book of Revelation
(The following is the November 29 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 1 and pay close attention to verses 1-4.) People often misunderstand the apostle John’s prophecy in the book of Revelation. Many get bogged down in the imagery and fail to zoom out wide enough …
Responding to False Teachers
(The following is the November 26 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 2 John and pay close attention to verses 7-11.) False teachers infiltrate and damage churches today as they have since the first century. They don’t come with warning labels that read “False Teacher.” Nor do …
