(The following is the July 24 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Corinthians 13 and pay close attention to verse 7.) Paul identified several impressive qualities of love: “It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things” (v. 7). These characteristics should be evident …
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Knowledge Puffs Up, But Love Builds Up
(The following is the July 17 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Corinthians 8 and pay close attention to verses 1-13.) Paul wrote, “Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up” (v. 1). He said this regarding attitudes toward eating food sacrificed to idols – a part of Corinthian …
Choose to Be Loving and Kind
(The following is the July 1 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Romans 13 and pay close attention to verses 8-10.) The Old Testament consistently commands God’s people to love God (Deut. 6:5) and others (for example, aliens in the land, Lev. 19:34). In the New Testament, Jesus affirmed …
Who Can Separate Us?
(The following is the June 24 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Romans 8 and pay close attention to verses 31-39.) Spurgeon said of Romans 8: “This wonderful chapter is the cream of the cream of Holy Scripture. What a grand keynote the apostle strikes in the first verse! …
Discipline and Love Go Together
(The following is the July 31 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 2 Corinthians 2 and pay close attention to verses 5-11.) How we treat people after disciplining them can matter as much as the discipline itself. Whether it is a parent disciplining a child, a business leader correcting an …
