Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Luke 15:18

The parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11–32) tells of a younger son who leaves home, wastes his inheritance in reckless living, and falls into hardship. Realizing his mistake, he returns home in humility, hoping to be accepted as a servant. Instead, his father joyfully welcomes him back with love and celebration. Meanwhile, the older brother becomes resentful of this grace. The story reveals God’s mercy, the power of repentance, and the contrast between grace and self-righteousness.

Join Covenant Worship on a journey of exploring the heart behind four key songs on their latest album entitled Sand and Stars.  The album speaks of the character of God, His faithfulness and His father heart.  Be encouraged knowing that He sees all, is in all, is ever present with us, and is working all things together for our good.

On the road of life, occasionally we’ll miss our exit. We’re going somewhere specific, but we become distracted and take our focus off of the destination. When that happens, God wants us to get off the road and turn around. As Tony Evans explains, losing our way requires making a U-turn and redirecting ourselves back in the direction that God had us on to begin with

When life gets challenging, it is easy for us to fall prey to the enemy’s lies. We may believe that God is punishing us when situations do not go the way we planned or hope. The enemy’s agenda is for you to think that God is against you, but my prayer is that after completing this plan, you will have a revelation of the Father’s heart for you!

We can easily fall into believing things about God that aren’t true. At times, we see things on social media or the news that make us question Him. So, what is true about God? Does He know what He's doing? Is He really loving and kind, even when things don't seem to be going well? In this 4-Day Bible Plan, let’s learn how we can know God’s heart together.

Tamar was traumatized, abused, rejected, and she committed incest. Yet, God saw it fit to have her in Jesus’ lineage. As one who speaks to the intergenerational transmission of trauma, Temi Michael-O shares the story of Tamar through the lens of trauma and the redemptive power of grace. This four- day plan reminds us that we matter to God and God is not ashamed of our story.

Good Friday is a day of reflection for followers of Jesus to remember His sacrificial death. The story of Jesus’s arrest, execution, and resurrection is one of good news! It displays the good news of the love that God has for humanity. And it needs to be shared! In this 4-day Bible plan by Nick Hall, you will discover how you can share this news with your loved ones.

Are you feeling anxious or fearful for this new season of competition? Are you unsure of what to expect? If we go back to the basics of God’s Word, we are reminded of key, fundamental truths about Jesus: He is for us, He is with us, He will guide us. He has already won for us. Dive into this four-day plan to be encouraged in this new season of play.

We experience love in all kinds of ways! We may encounter romantic love with a boyfriend or girlfriend, but what about the love we share with our friends? It’s also different from the love we have for our siblings or parents. How can one word express such a broad range of emotions? It can’t. In this Bible Reading Plan, we’ll look at 4 words from the Greek language that represent different types of love and how the Bible encourages us to express it.

For the next couple of days we'll dive deep into different types of love. Love that's enduring, unconditional, deep, and immeasurable. The greatest love you and I could ever receive, the love of God.

In this plan, we’ll explore the often misunderstood word joy, and we’ll look at how Jesus viewed and prioritized it in his own life. In a culture driven by frenzied productivity, Jesus embraced frequent moments of rest and connection. In particularly hard times, it was moments of joyful respite that got him through rough patches.

He is the hero we need, not the one we deserve… And NO, we aren’t talking about Batman! In this plan, we are digging into the GRACE God has shown us and how it is made possible through our hero… JESUS.

A moment of gratitude each day can make a big difference in our attitude, outlook, and state of mind. This devotional helps us focus on Christ-centered reasons to be thankful every day.

Many Christians, often without even realizing it, struggle with a type of Christian perfectionism. In this devotional plan, Faith Chang speaks into feelings of guilt, fear, or anxiety in our walk with the Lord through rich meditations on God’s character: his peace, patience, providence, and love.

Struggling as your adult child drifts away from the faith you raised them in? This 4-day devotional series offers honest, biblical guidance for parents wrestling with worry, conflict, and unanswered prayers. Learn how to release control, live out love, and be the powerful witness your child needs most—because sometimes, your life speaks louder than words. Find peace and purpose in loving well, even when faith feels distant.

Many women live under the weight of doing more, being more, and achieving more, even in their walk with God. We try to understand His love as if it must be earned or explained, yet His thoughts are not our thoughts and His ways are not our ways. This 4-day devotional invites the multi-responsible, high-achieving woman to step out of striving and into surrender. Through reflections and Scripture, you'll move from head knowledge to heart acceptance, living as God’s friend in gratitude, honesty, and trust.

The Love Effect is a 4-day devotional journey exploring the transformative power of God’s love. Through Scripture and reflection, this plan reveals how divine love restores identity, heals brokenness, and rewrites destiny. From the extravagant mercy of the Prodigal Father to the living water offered by Christ, to love’s power to overturn curses into blessings, each day invites you to experience love not as a feeling but as a force. Whether you are returning home, seeking renewal, or longing for restoration, this plan will remind you that God’s love pursues, redeems, and transforms everything it touches.

The parable of the prodigal son tells of a young man who demanded his inheritance, left home, and squandered his wealth in reckless living, only to return humbled and repentant. The word “prodigal” means wasteful or recklessly extravagant. While the story demonstrates the consequences of wayward choices, it also reveals God’s abundant mercy toward those who return. This four-day devotional invites believers to reflect on ways we, too, can be prodigal – wasting time, misplacing our affections, squandering resources, or neglecting intimacy – and to realign our hearts, lives, and priorities with God’s purposes.

At the core of it, discipleship is taking care of and tending all the things Jesus commanded us. Yet how can we know what to do if we don't know His words? That is why we're exploring all of Jesus' words across the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Each day includes a Bible narration from Ps Mark Varughese of the words of Jesus. NOTE: the translation used in the narration is the New King James Version.

Forgiveness is a process. It takes time, costly and hard. It is restoring of relationships by releasing a painful past with an attitude of love. Nothing keeps us in bondage to the past as much as our unwillingness to forgive. Refusal to forgive leads to bitterness of the soul. Forgiveness is freedom from bitterness and the propensity to get even. It reopens the future of new beginnings – a restart.

All believers were once lost and then found through Jesus, and God celebrates each and every one of his children. He also gives us opportunities to share that love and grace with others so that more lost can be found.

Regrets. We all have them. Whether it be last week or last year, we long to make things right – to change direction, to begin again. The good news is this: You can escape the “Sorry Cycle” of longing and regret and start over. Give God the opportunity to redeem your regrets so you can see good come from life’s deepest disappointments. Yes, you can learn to live beyond your regrets!

We’ve all been crippled by failure, hurt, disappointment, loss, or opposition at some time. But Mike Foster shows us that God offers every one of us a second chance through his love. The feelings of insecurity, fear, shame, not measuring up, and judgment. That. Stops. Today.

Sin is intertwined in our daily lives. It’s deeper and darker than we fully realize, but we don’t have to hide behind our shame. Jesus Christ has died on the cross and risen again so that we can find our true selves in a sinful world. Uncommen men learn to cry out for the courage to reveal themselves and receive healing and forgiveness.

The late Brennan Manning wrote his classic The Ragamuffin Gospel for the “bedraggled, beat-up, and burnt-out,” for “anyone who has grown weary and discouraged along the Way.” If that includes you, take a journey toward the grace-filled life with these five daily devotionals.