(The following is the December 19 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 14 and pay close attention to verses 6-7.) The beast from the sea in Revelation 13 was “given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation” (13:7). In chapter 14, John describes “another angel flying overhead, with the …
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Is Your Faith Lukewarm?
(The following is the December 4 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 3 and pay close attention to verses 14-22.) It’s disappointing to sip a drink we expect to be hot only to find it cold. Likewise, we are unsatisfied if we want a cold glass of water on a …
Rejecting Christ vs. Following Him
(The following is the October 27 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Hebrews 10 and pay close attention to verses 26-39.) Today’s passage contains an ominous warning. It describes the fate of those with knowledge of the faith who “deliberately go on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the …
Models of Faith and Perseverance
(The following is the October 22 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Hebrews 6 and pay close attention to verses 9-20.) When we ponder the example others set, we can likely think of positive and negative examples. Many are blessed to witness healthy models of character and faith in …
Our Imperfect Faith
(The following is the February 22 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Mark 9 and pay close attention to verses 17-29.) Have you ever met a person with perfect Christian faith? We are imperfect beings, never achieving perfection in this life. On the contrary, our limited, incomplete faith plainly …
