Malaki 3:17-18

Spend three days searching for a mystery theme in the Scriptures! Discover what you can learn by talking with God as you read. The Bible is full of treasure waiting to be uncovered! Got your shovel? Start digging and grow in your relationship with the God who made you and loves you.

The Essential 100® Bible Challenge is a simple tool to read through the Big Story of God's Word. The reading plan is based on 50 Old Testament and 50 New Testament passages. Continue with the tenth part "The Prophets." ®Produced by American Bible Society in partnership with Scripture Union, Inc.

We can either allow our hardships to drag us down into hopelessness, or in our hardships, we can allow the gospel to lift us up into the New Testament hope that we have in Christ.

We live in a time when communication is easier than ever before. We can text, email, Facetime, Message or Snapchat. No one person is farther away than your smartphone. But have we lost intimacy to electronics? And have our conversations with God become more impersonal and less earnestly seeking? Read on to discover what happens when we pray wholeheartedly.