(The following is the December 6 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 5 and pay close attention to verses 8-14.) What do you long to do in heaven? It is impossible to know what to expect beyond what the Bible reveals, but we can still try to imagine …
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Indescribable Majesty
(The following is the December 5 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 4 and pay close attention to verses 1-11.) Words can’t adequately describe the apostle John’s vision recorded in Revelation. Chapter 4 describes Heaven’s throne room and contains challenging images to understand. However, we mustn’t …
Our Present Purpose
(The following is the April 27 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read John 17 and pay close attention to verses 6-19.) It is good and natural for Christians to long for and anticipate being in God’s presence for eternity. The reality will undoubtedly be far more magnificent than we can imagine. …
Raised from Death to Life
(The following is the March 12 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Luke 7 and pay close attention to verses 11-17.) One of the people Jesus raised from the dead during his earthly ministry was a widow’s only son. Jesus was moved with compassion for the widow, touched the open coffin, …
Thoughts on the Movie “Heaven is for Real”
I watched the movie Heaven is for Real Friday night. I have not read the book like some others in my family have. I knew about the story line of a young boy, the son of a pastor, who has a near-death experience and then stuns his family and others with descriptions of what he …
