(The following is the March 8 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Luke 4 and pay close attention to verses 1-13.) Christians should want nothing to do with Satan. Scripture teaches that he is a liar, constantly searching for someone to devour. Satan failed to tempt Jesus to sin, but he …
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Matters of the Heart
(The following is the January 5 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Matthew 5 and pay close attention to verses 21-30.) If you ask a random individual, “Do you think you are a good person?” most will respond affirmatively. We eagerly compare ourselves favorably with those who do things we would …
Building a Wall of Faith
(The following is the December 19 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 14 and pay close attention to verses 6-7.) The beast from the sea in Revelation 13 was “given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation” (13:7). In chapter 14, John describes “another angel flying overhead, with the …
Choosing Sin Regardless of the Consequences
(The following is the December 12 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 9 and pay close attention to verses 20-21.) The events of Revelation 9 are catastrophic. The torment unleashed on the ungodly is so terrible that people long to die but can’t. Plagues then kill a third of humanity. …
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Be Holy, Because I Am Holy
(The following is the November 8 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Peter 1 and pay close attention to verses 13-25.) God is holy in ways we are not. Yet, God commands: “Be holy, because I am holy” (v. 16). What does that mean? Grudem writes, “God’s holiness means that …
