Each morning, I have two times of Bible reading. The first includes any devotional books I'm working through. For this year, that includes a devotional through Psalms and one through the New Testament. The second time in His Word includes whichever current plan I'm using to read through the whole Bible. Currently, that is a …
Tag: Devotionals
Immediate, Eternal Truth
(The following is the April 29 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read John 18 and pay close attention to verses 1-9.) Whenever God speaks, his words are immediately eternally true. We often read “thus says the Lord” when Old Testament prophets communicate God’s word to others. We repeatedly see “as it …
Never Fear What Christ Has Conquered
(The following is the April 26 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read John 16 and pay close attention to verses 25-33.) Jesus warned his disciples about difficult days ahead. In John 15-16, he warned that the world would hate believers just as it hated him. He talked about the sorrow disciples …
I Am the Vine; You Are the Branches
(The following is the April 25 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read John 15 and pay close attention to verses 1-8.) How should a Christian think about the fruit he bears for Christ? There are healthy and unhealthy ways to consider the connection between what we do for Christ and the …
Loving to the End
(The following is the April 21 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read John 13 and pay close attention to verse 1.) “Before the Passover Festival, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved …
