(The following is the April 29 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read John 18 and pay close attention to verses 1-9.) Whenever God speaks, his words are immediately eternally true. We often read “thus says the Lord” when Old Testament prophets communicate God’s word to others. We repeatedly see “as it …
Tag: God’s Word
Seeing the Bigger Picture
(The following is the April 12 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read John 5 and pay close attention to verses 1-16.) Jesus occasionally acted on the Sabbath in ways that upset Jewish religious leaders. Through the centuries, leaders had added hundreds of rules to what God spoke through his Word and …
Do You Understand the Bible?
(The following is the May 17 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 8 and pay close attention to verses 26-40.) Reading Scripture is vital for Christians. We should long for its truth, study it alone daily and regularly with others, and sit under its authority as people teach …
God’s Word: A Sure Foundation
(The following is the December 26 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 19 and pay close attention to verses 19-21.) God’s Word has always been a mighty sword that cuts through hardened hearts. It rips through defensive walls people erect to block challenges to their sin, selfishness, and …
God’s Double-Edged Sword
(The following is the October 19 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Hebrews 4 and pay close attention to verses 12-13.) In Paul’s Ephesian passage about the full armor of God, he includes “the sword of the Spirit – which is the word of God” (Eph. 6:17). Today’s passage …
