(The following is the May 26 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 15 and pay close attention to verse 36.) Being a Christian is not only about the moment one comes to Christ. Of course, we can’t continue in a faith we haven’t yet experienced, but the Christian life begins …
Category: Devotionals
Holding Grudges
(The following is the October 24 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Hebrews 8 and pay close attention to verses 7-13.) Are you guilty of holding someone’s previous actions against them indefinitely? If someone treats us unjustly or intentionally hurts us, it’s consistent with sinful human nature to remember …
God’s Double-Edged Sword
(The following is the October 19 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Hebrews 4 and pay close attention to verses 12-13.) In Paul’s Ephesian passage about the full armor of God, he includes “the sword of the Spirit – which is the word of God” (Eph. 6:17). Today’s passage …
Christianity Happens in Community
(The following is the October 18 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Hebrews 3 and pay close attention to verses 12-13.) God did not create humans to live in isolation. He declared about the first man, Adam, “It is not good for the man to be alone. …
Are You Afraid to Die?
(The following is the October 16 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Hebrews 2 and pay close attention to verses 14-15.) It’s common for people to fear death from whatever age they begin to grasp its seriousness. A child may encounter death by losing a pet or …
