Author Archives: Steve Husting

About Steve Husting

Steve Husting lives in Southern California with his wife and son. He enjoys encouraging others through writing, and likes reading, digital photography, the outdoors, calligraphy, and chocolate. He has written several books and ebooks, and hundreds of Christian devotionals. Steve is also having a great time illustrating God's Word with calligraphy.

Meditations on 1 John 4:7-10, with Notes

For an explanation of this layout and the key to the books referenced, read here. God’s Love and Ours, 4:7-15 NIV v. 7, Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been … Continue reading

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Meditations on 1 John 4:1-6, with Notes

For an explanation of this layout and the key to the books referenced, read here. Chapter 4 (NIV–the verses in this chapter were taken from this version. Each chapter will be from a different version to avoid copyright issues.) On … Continue reading

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Meditations on 1 John 3:19-23, with Notes

For an explanation of this layout and the key to the books referenced, read here. What Love Does for Believers, 3:19-23 Bible Knowl Comm NT v. 19, And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall … Continue reading

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Bible College Research Paper, “Justification by Faith”

This is a research paper assignment that I turned in, where I examine a topic in Romans according to the professor’s criteria. I received an A. Introduction This paper will discuss the doctrine of justification by faith, by which we … Continue reading

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Meditations on 1 John 3:16-18, with Notes

For an explanation of this layout and the key to the books referenced, read here. What Love Is Bible Knowl Comm NT v. 16, By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought … Continue reading

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Meditations on 1 John 3:10-14, with Notes

For an explanation of this layout and the key to the books referenced, read here. The Imperative of Love, 3:10-14 NKJV v. 10, By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of … Continue reading

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Meditations on 1 John 3:4-9, with Notes

For an explanation of this layout and the key to the books referenced, read here. Sin and the Child of God, 3:4-9 NKJV v. 4, Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. (Bible Knowl … Continue reading

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Meditations on 1 John 3:1-3, with Notes

For an explanation of this layout and the key to the books referenced, read here. Chapter 3 (ESV–the verses in this chapter were taken from this version. Each chapter will be from a different version to avoid copyright issues.) The … Continue reading

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Words for Warriors, “Leave None Remaining”

“So Yahweh our God also delivered into our hand Og, the king of Bashan, and all his people. We struck him until no one was left to him remaining” (Deut. 3:3). The Israelites battled Og king of Bashan until none … Continue reading

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Meditations on 1 John 2:28-29, with Notes

Chapter 2 (NIV–the verses in this chapter were taken from this version. Each chapter will be from a different version to avoid copyright issues.) The Children of God  v. 28, (Bible Knowl Comm NT) “now he introduced the new thought … Continue reading

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Words for Warriors, “Do What Worked Before”

“Yahweh said to me, ‘Don’t fear him; for I have delivered him, with all his people and his land, into your hand. You shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon’ … Continue reading

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Two Meditations on 1 John 2:27, with Notes

Chapter 2 (NIV–the verses in this chapter were taken from this version. Each chapter will be from a different version to avoid copyright issues.)  v. 27, As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you … Continue reading

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Words for Warriors, “Remember Earlier Triumphs”

“From Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the valley, even to Gilead, there was not a city too high for us. Yahweh our God delivered up all before … Continue reading

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Meditations on 1 John 2:24, with Notes

Chapter 2 (NIV–the verses in this chapter were taken from this version. Each chapter will be from a different version to avoid copyright issues.) Let Truth Abide in You (Moody) “2:24-26. To protect their relationship with God, the readers have … Continue reading

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Words for Warriors, “I Give His Land to You”

“Yahweh said to me, ‘Behold, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before you. Begin to possess, that you may inherit his land.’ ” (Deut. 2:31). The flesh can say no to cigarettes and alcohol and reform … Continue reading

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Meditations on 1 John 2:18-23, with Notes

Chapter 2 (NIV–the verses in this chapter were taken from this version. Each chapter will be from a different version to avoid copyright issues.) Deceptions of the Last Hour v. 18, Dear children, this is the last hour; and as … Continue reading

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Words for Warriors, “His Heart is Hardened”

“But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him; for Yahweh your God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into your hand, as it is today” (Deut. 2:30). Sin in … Continue reading

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Meditations on 1 John 2:15-17, with Notes

Chapter 2 (NIV–the verses in this chapter were taken from this version. Each chapter will be from a different version to avoid copyright issues.) Do Not Love the World v. 15, Do not love the world or anything in the … Continue reading

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Words for Warriors, “Engage Him in Battle”

“Rise up, take your journey, and pass over the valley of the Arnon. Behold, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land; begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle” (Deut. … Continue reading

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The Faith Life

What is the life of faith in the disciple of Christ? Faith is always centered on Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The work of God the Spirit is to bring us to believe in Jesus and to keep us … Continue reading

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Meditations on 1 John 2:5-11, with Notes

Chapter 2 (NIV–the verses in this chapter were taken from this version. Each chapter will be from a different version to avoid copyright issues.) v. 5, But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in … Continue reading

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Words for Warriors, “It is a Good Land”

“They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said, ‘It is a good land which Yahweh our God gives to us’ ” (Deut. 1:25). … Continue reading

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Meditations on 1 John 2:3-4, with Notes

Chapter 2 (NIV–the verses in this chapter were taken from this version. Each chapter will be from a different version to avoid copyright issues.) The Test of Knowing Him v. 3, We know that we have come to know him … Continue reading

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Words for Warriors, “Take it to Heart”

“Behold, Yahweh your God has set the land before you. Go up, take possession, as Yahweh the God of your fathers has spoken to you. Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed” (Deut. 1:21). You’ve tried and failed. You got up … Continue reading

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Meditations on 1 John 2:1-2, with Notes

Chapter 2 (NIV–the verses in this chapter were taken from this version. Each chapter will be from a different version to avoid copyright issues.) The NKJV and NIV link the following two verses to the preceding verses in chapter 1. … Continue reading

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Words for Warriors, “That Terrible Wilderness”

“We traveled from Horeb and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw, by the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as Yahweh our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh Barnea” (Deut. 1:19). … Continue reading

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Meditations on 1 John 1:5-10, with Notes

The Basis of Fellowship with Him (NKJV) v. 5, This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. (Bible Knowl Comm NT) “As … Continue reading

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Words for Warriors, “Go In and Possess the Land”

“Behold, I have set the land before you. Go in and possess the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers—to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob—to give to them and to their offspring after them” (Deut. 1:8). The land is … Continue reading

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Meditations on 1 John 1:1-4, with Notes

I thought I would change up my morning times by looking up the note sin advance for passages I’ll meditate on, all taken from my various study Bibles and commentaries. On these pages I am adding the notes above the … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words for Warriors

Moses gave many stirring words to encourage the people of Israel to take the territory the Lord had given them in Canaan. I had marked many of them in my Bible over the years. Since I write devotionals, I thought … Continue reading

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