When you face an important decision and aren't sure which choice to make, how do you decide? Do you take the easy route and flip a coin? That may work for decisions of little consequence, such as where to eat lunch with a friend, but most substantive decisions deserve far more thought and analysis. For …
Tag: Prayer
My Prayer Before Reading Scripture
Each morning, I have two times of Bible reading. The first includes any devotional books I'm working through. For this year, that includes a devotional through Psalms and one through the New Testament. The second time in His Word includes whichever current plan I'm using to read through the whole Bible. Currently, that is a …
Jesus Prays for Us
(The following is the April 1 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Luke 22 and pay close attention to verses 31-34.) All Christians battle sin. We are victorious over the Devil’s schemes at times, thanks to the Holy Spirit in us. Other times we fail. Those failures can be discouraging and …
Ask, Seek, Knock
(The following is the March 19 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Luke 11 and pay close attention to verses 5-13.) Jesus’ love for people is evident in the compassion he showed. He acted on that love in ways people needed. We are blessed when God proactively sees and meets our …
The Role of Your Faith in Others’ Healing
(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 …
