(The following is the August 26 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Ephesians 2 and pay close attention to verses 1-10.) Paul teaches that God saves us by grace through faith in Christ and not by good works (vv. 8-9). However, this doesn’t mean Christians have no connection …
Tag: Salvation
Never Turn Back
(The following is the August 21 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Galatians 4 and pay close attention to verses 8-11.) If someone enjoys a warm fire after being stranded in freezing temperatures for a long while, will he eagerly leave the warmth and return to the cold? Probably …
Procrastinating Your Way to Hell
(The following is the August 6 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 2 Corinthians 6 and pay close attention to verses 1-2.) Procrastination can be dangerous. If we delay critical tasks, we may never do them. The student who waits until the night before a term paper is due …
What Must I Do to Be Saved?
(The following is the May 28 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 16 and pay close attention to verses 25-34.) Several remarkable things happened in a matter of hours when Paul and Silas were in prison at Philippi: They sang and praised God even though they were in …
Everyone Who Calls on Jesus Will Be Saved
(The following is the June 26 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Romans 10 and pay close attention to verses 9-13.) “For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (v. 13). This is fantastic news. Applying this truth to ourselves means that no past sin should …
