(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 …
Tag: Faith
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 …
Genuine Faith Endures
(The following is the January 31 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Matthew 24 and pay close attention to verses 9-13.) Do you know people who seemed committed to Christ earlier in life but turned away from the faith? What does Scripture say about such people? Was their …
