Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Romans 5:1

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In our busy lives, suffering is considered an unwelcome guest. But could suffering really be a blessing from God? Because Christ suffered, we should also expect to suffer as we live for him. God will sustain us in our suffering and will use our suffering as a means to help us grow into the Christian he needs us to be in order to impact his world.

Suffering can be perplexing. God’s people—and even Jesus himself—have often asked the “Why?” question when facing suffering. Scripture pulls back the curtain to reveal some, though not all, of God’s purposes in permitting suffering to enter our lives. Through it all, we are called to persevere faithfully, resting in the assurance of ultimate victory and eternal reward.

Christians often hear the idea that following Jesus means that we should be living a life of full satisfaction. How many of us actually experience that kind of life? Amy Simpson explains that our very unsatisfaction indicates a longing for God and those longings can bring us closer with him.

Based on the book "Spirit-Filled Jesus" by Mark Driscoll, this devotional teaches you how suffering is a school everyone attends. Even Jesus.

Christians often struggle with a guilty conscience over our sinful human nature. This devotional helps believers understand the assurance of their salvation, biblical forgiveness, and the difference between godly remorse and satanic condemnation. It also discusses how to ask for help when carrying a heavy burden of guilt. This study shows Christians how to live a guilt-free, victorious life in Christ.

Drawn from the lectures of beloved theologian R. C. Sproul, "Growing in Holiness" explores the Christian life as a process of slow but intentional growth. Although gradual, we are given the Holy Spirit to overcome temptation and obstacles. Whether you're a new believer who wants to better understand your faith or a Christian who is frustrated by a lack of progress, this is your guide to pursuing a holy life.

The greatest problem for the human being to be at peace with God is sin, and we cannot do anything to solve it. But God in His infinite mercy and love for the world has justified us (made us righteous) in order to be at peace with Him. Hallelujah. In this plan you will know the benefits of this work of grace; enjoy it and enjoy them!

Living Lust-Free is our birthright as Christians. The secular world we live in calls on us to lust daily. God calls us to live a life of sexual integrity - free from lust and sexual sin. This devotional is an invitation for you to start a lust-free lifestyle. You will be equipped with biblical principles that can help you fight and be free from the temptations of lust.

Any way you cut the Gospel, it bleeds forgiveness. Yet, even the most seasoned Christian can struggle to extend forgiveness to those that have deeply wounded them. Dr. Bruce Hebel invites you on a seven-day journey to discover what God has to say about experiencing the freedom of the Gospel through forgiveness and show you how to apply the blood of Jesus as payment in full for every wound.

This plan takes believers through the truths and principles of Unhindered: Aligning the Story of Your Heart, explaining how sin has drawn us away from God’s perfect story for our lives, how Jesus has made a way to redeem those stories, and how we can partner with Him in discovering abetter, more abundant life—starting with our hearts!

Has anyone spoken words against you that have broken your spirit? Have those words taken root and led to negative patterns like persistent disappointment, a critical mindset, illness, or even disaster or despair? This reading plan focuses on five areas of our lives where negative thoughts turn into areas of unbelief that can hold us back from experiencing peace, hope, and healing.

As Christians, someday we will leave this earth and live with God in heaven—yet many of us know very little about heaven. Thinking about heaven changes the way we live on earth. This week, Dr. Robert Jeffress takes us to God’s Word for answers to common questions about heaven. We’ll learn to live more wisely, prepare for the future, and possess the joy that heaven’s certainty brings today.

Corrie came from a Bible-believing family. The Bible had a central place in their lives. The Living Word of God: the Lord Jesus Christ, spoke to them through the written Word of God. They read the Bible on a daily basis and knew many Bible verses by heart. These devotionals may help you to see the significance and application of these verses in your own life as well.

The Bible calls God “the God of peace”, but also depicts Him as a rider who will strike down the nations with a sharp sword. If we want to understand this paradox, we need to know the basic background story about the battle between God and Satan. This Reading Plan takes seven days to explain it to you.

People try to find joy in many different areas of life; relationships, work, money, etc. However, to find true and lasting joy you need something else: a living relationship with Jesus Christ! Join us for one week to see what the Bible says about finding deep joy in God.

Can we really be joyful? YES! We can be joyful when we allow God to fill us with His authentic joy that stands against the tides of life's adversity. This devotional packs a powerful dose of encouragement to give you insight into what is joy and how to be joyful, even when life is difficult.

There’s no way to sugarcoat it—something’s not right. Each morning we wake to a steady stream of pain. We scramble to comfort ourselves. But we know a better day is coming—a day when wrong things will be undone. And God’s promises start here and now. This 7-day devotional from Andrew and Wendy Palau will refresh you with living hope and inspire you to share Jesus with a world in pain.

Do you enjoy watching or taking part in endurance sports? What causes people to push themselves beyond their limits? Or to give up halfway? Does your life feel like an endurance race? It is! In this Plan, we will explore how to train for our individual endurance challenges in Christ.

Walking the road of life in a relationship with Jesus, freedom may be found each day by discovering His purpose and plan and following in His footsteps. In this 7-day plan, Christian artist, songwriter, and author Micah Tyler hopes to encourage and equip the body of Christ in the truth that all our steps on the narrow path can, ultimately, lead somewhere amazing.

Look at six biblical principles that shaped Dr. King’s life and motivated him to speak on behalf of African-Americans in the Civil Rights Movement: love, conscience, freedom, justice, perseverance, and hope. You can better understand, live, experience, and ultimately form a community around the unifying principles at the heart of the dream to which Dr. King dedicated his life. Adapted from Share the Dream Bible Study.

Loving others can be messy. Chances are you are no stranger to heartache and disappointment when it comes to your relationships. Maybe you’ve even experienced this hurt spreading into your relationship with God. You feel disconnected and aren’t experiencing His love like before. This devotional will help you discover the wholehearted love you’ve always wanted with God and others; love that allows you to be fully safe, seen, and known.

The Apostle Paul writes: “Your life is now hidden with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3). Jesus knows what it is to suffer sorrow and pain in this world. He really does get it. And so, He is our true hiding place when life hurts. These Our Daily Bread reflections will help you journey with the One who carries our burdens, walks beside us and fills our hearts with hope.

Susan Binkley is the founder of Blue Monarch, a long-term residential recovery program for women and their children. As a child, she avoided eye contact with God so he wouldn’t send her to Africa as a missionary. However, he found her anyway and her incredible journey of Blue Monarch began, strengthening her faith, and teaching her aspects and nuances of God’s personality she never knew.

Jesus left the church the vision of a movement when he challenged us to reproduce from our own Jerusalem into “Judea, Samaria and the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8). For us to see a movement, we need every Christ follower to adopt Jesus' personal mission to “seek and save the lost.” (Luke 19:10). Evangelism is core to the mission of Jesus and essential to accomplishing his vision. In this reading plan we will explore why is worth to be shared.