(The following is the March 16 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Luke 9 and pay close attention to verses 57-62.) As Jesus journeyed to Jerusalem, one person said, “I will follow you wherever you go” (v. 57). Another said, “First let me go bury my father” …
Tag: Discipleship
Is Your Faith Present Tense?
(The following is the January 26 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Matthew 21 and pay close attention to verses 28-32.) Lip service is meaningless. It may fool people temporarily, but it is eventually discovered. We see this in Jesus’ parable of two sons who talk and …
Treasuring Christ Above All
(The following is the January 22 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Matthew 19 and pay close attention to verses 16-30.) One day a wealthy young man came to Jesus and asked, “What good must I do to have eternal life?” (v. 16). Jesus mentioned several of …
