Have you ever played tetherball? It's a simple game. A ball is attached to the end of a rope hanging from a pole firmly planted in the ground. Two people stand opposite each other and try to hit the ball and wrap it around the pole in opposite directions. The first one to wrap the …
Tag: Faith
Would You Suffer For Your Faith?
(The following is the August 13 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 2 Corinthians 11 and pay close attention to verses 16-33.) Many of God’s people have suffered for their faith. Of course, no one suffered more than our Lord Jesus on the cross. Throughout the church age, Christians worldwide have …
Believing Without Seeing
(The following is the May 3 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read John 20 and pay close attention to verses 24-29.) How much faith does it take to believe in something we see or touch? None, assuming our senses work properly and our brain processes them correctly. For example, …
Everyone Who Calls on Jesus Will Be Saved
(The following is the June 26 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Romans 10 and pay close attention to verses 9-13.) “For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (v. 13). This is fantastic news. Applying this truth to ourselves means that no past sin should …
Surrendering to Christ
(The following is the June 21 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Romans 6 and pay close attention to verses 15-23.) Because slavery was common in the culture at the time of writing, the New Testament uses such language to illustrate spiritual truths. When Paul contrasts life before knowing Christ with …
