(The following is the July 30 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 2 Corinthians 1 and pay close attention to verses 21-22.) People who buy homes, cars, and other costly purchases make a down payment if they don’t pay the total cost up front. The down payment may be …
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The Christian’s Body: A Temple of the Holy Spirit
(The following is the July 10 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Corinthians 3 and pay close attention to verses 16-17.) Paul asked the Corinthians several related questions: “Don’t you yourselves know you are God’s temple and that the Spirit of God lives in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, …
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Seek God’s Wisdom
(The following is the May 12 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 6 and pay close attention to verses 1-10.) Stephen was one of seven men chosen to help manage the early church's growing responsibilities. They sought “men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and wisdom” (v. 3). He …
The Power to Witness
(The following is the May 6 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 1 and pay close attention to verses 4-8.) Christians have the daunting task of being Christ’s witnesses locally, nationally, and internationally. Jesus described it as “in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the …
Breathe On Me, Breath of God
(The following is the May 2 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read John 20 and pay close attention to verses 19-23.) Jesus appeared to the disciples as they gathered behind locked doors on Resurrection Sunday evening. He greeted them, showed them his pierced hands and side, and commissioned them: “‘As the …
