(The following is the February 11 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Mark 2 and pay close attention to verses 1-5.) Do you realize that your faith can be vital to someone else’s physical or spiritual healing? One example is when Jesus healed a person with paralysis. The paralytic's friends lowered …
Tag: Prayer
Confessing Sins To One Another
(The following is the November 7 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read James 5 and pay close attention to verses 13-18.) Which is more difficult, confessing sins to God or other people? I suspect most would say it’s harder to confess sins to other people. Why? We usually pray …
God Hears Our Prayers
(The following is the December 11 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 8 and pay close attention to verses 1-5.) When we repeatedly pray about a matter and don’t perceive an answer, we may feel like pleading as David did, “Hear my prayer, Lord, and listen to my …
The Privilege and Priority of Prayer
(The following is the September 13 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Colossians 4 and pay close attention to verses 2-6.) Prayer can too often be an afterthought. Rather than being a vital part of daily life, we can crowd it out with busy schedules and competing priorities. Instead …
Yes, No, and Wait
(The following is the March 15 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Luke 8 and pay close attention to verses 43-48.) Jesus healed many people from their infirmities during his earthly ministry. Healings were one reason he attracted crowds. We still pray for God to heal us and …
