Steve Husting is a mild webmaster by day and fearless writer by night. He is deaf, loves chocolate, hiking, terrific movies, and making the Bible's message clear to his readers. His devotionals are regularly published in Daily Devotionals for the Deaf.
The gospel according to Jesus is laid out in His teachings on the Kingdom of God. In this last half of the Gospel of Matthew we see opposition to the kingdom in the form of dead religion. The skirmishes with the scribes and Pharisees expose the battle between religious laws versus the grace of God. In those skirmishes we see our own rebellion -- and what freedom looks like.
Think about personal, hand-written notes in the margin of a Bible and you'll get the gist of this work. Every verse from all 28 chapters of Matthew's gospel is accompanied with a brief thought, observation, insightful question, or application. God really does have something to say about every verse!
Have you ever asked yourself, "Is this all there is to being saved? Isn't there something more to this?" Most of us are only being taught half a salvation. Jesus' views on salvation are quite at odds with the way many of us experience it in our day-to day-lives. Life in the Kingdom is a devotional commentary on living the Christian life as Jesus anticipated it.
To be ready for Jesus' return is to be ready to receive a reward at the Judgment Seat of Christ. This immensely practical book answers many important questions related to the coming judgment, such as: *What are the prerequisites for receiving the greatest rewards? * Will Jesus judge us according to our works?
Throughout the Gospel of Mark, we find Jesus teaching His disciples how to live for Him. Those teachings are ours as well, that we too may learn to walk in the steps of Jesus. I've applied my experience in writing hundreds of devotionals to draw out of this precious gospel over 220 lessons on how to live a life that pleases God.
This massive compilation of 140 Christian questions and answers go from the interesting (How can you believe a dead man came back to life?) to the incendiary (Why does God hate homosexuals?), to the irritating (How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?).