(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 …
Tag: Faith
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 …
God Keeps His Promises
(The following is the June 18 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Romans 4 and pay close attention to verses 13-25.) Paul repeatedly affirms Abraham’s faith and reminds the Romans that this faith “was credited to him for righteousness” (v. 22). Abraham’s faith (not his works) was why God declared him …
