(The following is the January 8 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Matthew 7 and pay close attention to verses 15-20.) No human can see with perfect clarity inside another person’s heart. We have difficulty understanding our own hearts with our ongoing battle between the new nature we have in Christ …
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Is Your Name in the Lamb’s Book of Life?
(The following is the December 27 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 20 and pay close attention to verses 11-15.) God knows everything we’ve ever done, along with every thought, attitude, and motive, and we are accountable for all of it. John’s Revelation gives us a glimpse of how God …
More Good Works; Less Wasted Time
(The following is the October 12 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Titus 3 and pay close attention to verses 8-11.) Paul ends his letter to Titus with instructions that, at first glance, seem unrelated to each other: “I want you to insist on these things so that those who have …
Be Discreet When Doing Good
(The following is the January 6 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Matthew 6 and pay close attention to verses 1-4.) Do you enjoy hearing stories of acts of kindness? Perhaps your local television station reports on community members helping those in need. Maybe you have experienced or …
Faith Works. Love Labors. Hope Endures.
(The following is the September 14 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Thessalonians 1 and pay close attention to verses 2-6.) Paul ended his memorable love chapter to the Corinthians with, “Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love – but the greatest of these is love” (1 Cor. 13:13). …
