(The following is the November 23 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 John 3 and pay close attention to verses 11-18.) The sinful human nature we are born with excels at loving ourselves more than others. Babies can’t help but focus on their needs since they can’t care …
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Loving Others Despite Differences
(The following is the September 16 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Thessalonians 3 and pay close attention to verses 11-13.) Is it easier to love people like us or those who are different? Most people drift toward others like them in personality, social status, intellect, physical capabilities, faith, politics, …
Faith Works. Love Labors. Hope Endures.
(The following is the September 14 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Thessalonians 1 and pay close attention to verses 2-6.) Paul ended his memorable love chapter to the Corinthians with, “Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love – but the greatest of these is love” (1 Cor. 13:13). …
Love Bears, Believes, Hopes, and Endures
(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 …
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 …
