(The following is the June 28 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Romans 11 and pay close attention to verses 33-36.) The Holy Spirit led biblical writers to break out into hymns of praise several times, such as in Romans 11. Paul cannot contain his worship as he writes, “Oh, the …
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Book Review: “Musing on God’s Music” by Scott Aniol
I'm currently leading my adult Bible study class at church through a years-long walk through Psalms. I'm reading a number of resources along the way, but the first that I read in full was Scott Aniol's Musing on God's Music: Forming Hearts of Praise with the Psalms. I first read it casually while on vacation …
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Our Victory Song
(The following is the December 21 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 15 and pay close attention to verses 1-4.) As John’s vision in Revelation unfolds, a significant shift happens in chapter 15. We move from the persecution and turmoil believers endure at the hands of evil ones to where …
Walking, Leaping, and Praising God
(The following is the May 8 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 3 and pay close attention to verses 1-10.) Imagine the scene when God healed the lame man through Peter: “Then taking him by the right hand he raised him up, and at once his feet and …
