(The following is the December 15 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 11 and pay close attention to verses 15-18.) Waiting is a normal part of life. We wait in traffic, in shopping lines, for family members to come home, for food to finish cooking, and other daily …
Category: Devotionals
Is Your Life Evidence of Your Faith?
(The following is the June 10 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 26 and pay close attention to verses 19-20.) Paul summarized for King Agrippa a proper response to the gospel: “that they should repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance” (v. 20). Unbelievers must turn …
What do you long to do in Heaven?
(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 …
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 …
