(The following is the October 23 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Hebrews 7 and pay close attention to verses 23-28.) In the Old Testament Levitical priesthood, it was necessary to offer sacrifices repeatedly. Imperfect human priests offered sacrifices for themselves before doing so on behalf of others. The practice fulfilled …
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Sacrificing for Christ as He Did for You
(The following is the February 6 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Matthew 27 and pay close attention to verses 50-53.) In his final moments on the cross, Jesus cried out and “gave up his spirit” (v. 50). He willingly gave his life. Nobody took it from him. Many sought …
Rejecting Christ vs. Following Him
(The following is the October 27 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Hebrews 10 and pay close attention to verses 26-39.) Today’s passage contains an ominous warning. It describes the fate of those with knowledge of the faith who “deliberately go on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the …
Why I Won’t Be Giving Up Anything For Lent
If any of you want to give up something for Lent, by all means go ahead and do so. I won't think less or more of you for observing the practice. And I highly suspect few if any of you reading this really care whether I give up anything for Lent or not. That's fine, …
