Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 11:29

When we run to God we find a Father with open arms. This collection of devotionals by Cody Carnes will help you open your heart to the power of God’s grace and acceptance.

In Get Your Life Back, the 5-day devotional, John provides practical, simple, and refreshing steps to taking your life back. Start today, you will begin to recover your soul, disentangle from the tragedies of this broken world, and discover the restorative power of beauty.

Often we feel as if we’re not doing enough. Then we feel guilty because we’re supposed to be having quiet times with God too—but when we try to slow down, our hearts and minds are still busy. The story of Mary and Martha offers us guidance as well as grace in this tension. It’s a story of two sisters. It’s a story for each of us.

Reaching out to your neighbors can be a counterintuitive thing to do. Most people who consider themselves Christians do not even think about stepping outside their ordinary responsibilities to follow the quiet nudges of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” and He wants to show you the way—one small step at a time.

Manhattan pastor Jon Tyson says, “All great revivals have taken place in times of decline. Resurrection is found among the dead. I want to call you to resist compromise when your friends tell you your faith is too intense, your devotion unnecessary, your life together too much.” In this devotional Tyson contrasts five things that make for brokenness with five things that make for beauty.

Have you ever walked through a season where you just felt stuck? One you wish you could move beyond yet still find yourself in?  Through this plan, Natalie Grant and Charlotte Gambill provide God-given trusts and steps to take to help you move beyond where you are currently stuck.

In a day of unprecedented uncertainty, where can we find rest for our souls? Is this even an option? Or are we relegated to struggle on the performance treadmill where we are infused with anxiety and exhaustion?

Are you fearful? Would you like to be fearless? Fear seems to be the prevalent emotion today, especially now during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Fear is real, but it dilutes your trust in God and His plans for you to have an abundant life full of hope. This five-day plan focuses on scriptures that can help you become fearless to face anything.

“On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand.” The words of that hymn were written long ago but they still ring true. I wonder what other ground you’ve tried standing on only to be disappointed it was sinking sand. Finances? Relationships? Opinions of others? Join me on this 5-day reading plan to rediscover Jesus Christ - the TRUTH we stand on. - Leanna Crawford

In this broken world, suffering is no stranger to any of us… You may be facing a storm right now that has you feeling hopeless, but thank God that our feelings do not determine His faithfulness! He sees you. He cares. He’s able. I hope by the end of this devotional, you are reminded where your peace is found as you give Him your “Hallelujah Even Here.” 🖤 -Lydia Laird

In this five-day plan, be encouraged with stories of overcoming, finding humility, and running the race of life. Created especially for an active lifestyle, this short devotional urges you to reflect on the race you're running and begin to see things from a new perspective.

In a defensive and divided era, how can followers of Jesus reveal a better way of living, one that loves others as God loves us? How can Christians be the kind of people who are known, as Proverbs puts it, to "turn away wrath"?

Have you ever thought, “This wasn’t supposed to happen to me”? Maybe a scary diagnosis, the loss of a relationship, or a shocking global pandemic left you feeling overwhelmed and alone. You may have noticed adversity feels a lot like grief, and grief can feel like more than we can handle. My hope is this reading plan will encourage you today and in the days ahead.

With a clear-eyed acknowledgment of how misguided and misinformed she was about mental illness, Kayla Stoecklein shares her story in hopes that anyone walking through the wilderness of mental illness will be better equipped for the journey and will learn to put their hope in Jesus through it all.

In this reading plan we will look at different names for the Son of God from the book of Isaiah. In the Old Testament, the prophet Isaiah announced the birth of Jesus, about 700 years before His birth. Different names are used for Him and each of these names reveals something of the heart of the Father. Written by Eric Celerier for A Miracle Every Day.

This five-day plan reminds our souls that satisfaction is found through a rich relationship with Christ. True fulfillment becomes readily available to believers when we draw near to Christ, delight in who He is, nourishing our soul through reading His word and reflecting on who we are becoming. He is most glorified when we are satisfied in a relationship with Him!

Study after study tells us that rest is critical for our physical, mental, and emotional health. Rest matters so much to God that He even made it one of His commandments. We know we should rest—so why don’t we? In this simple 5-day Plan, we’ll look at why, when, where, and how we should rest, and even with whom.

Join Hillsong East Coast’s online experience and walk through this corresponding five day Plan. This plan is based on Pastor Todd Crews' message 'How Jesus Handled Crisis' July 2020. Read through God’s Word within each devotional and reflect through guided questions, for both individual consideration or group discussion. We pray it encourages you to reframe your reality.

If you feel lost and alone at times as a single mom, empty nester, widow… or sad because you never married, are divorced, and/or have been bedazzled, then abandoned by unavailable men… God has good news! You’re seen, known, and passionately loved. Found. Your Maker calls you to a honeymoon in the desert where He promises roses for ashes and you’ll sing like a new bride.

There are many reasons you might be experiencing anxiety right now. But author Becky Thompson is here to tell you that you’re much less alone than you feel. You’re much closer to Jesus than it seems. There is hope. There is healing. And there is peace for your troubled heart.

As New York pastor Rich Villodas defines it, a deeply formed life is a life marked by integration, intersection, intertwining, and interweaving, holding together multiple layers of spiritual formation. This kind of life calls us to be people who cultivate lives with God in prayer, move toward reconciliation, work for justice, have healthy inner lives, and see our bodies and sexuality as gifts to steward.

This plan is to encourage those who are in the throes of foster care and adoption from foster care. It is meant to remind foster parents they aren't alone in the thoughts and emotions that happen behind the curtain of foster care.

Are you weary and tired? Rest doesn’t just happen, nor is it found in a Netflix binge. In Matthew 11, Jesus gives us the path to soul-deep rest. In this 5-day reading plan, Brittany Rust shares the foundation, two keys, and sustenance for genuine rest.

Join Hillsong East Coast’s online experience and walk through this corresponding plan. This plan is based on Pastor Josh Kimes's September 2020 message, "You Can Run, but You Can’t Hide." Read through God’s Word within each devotional and reflect through guided questions for both individual consideration and group discussion. We pray it encourages you to reframe your reality.

Finding yourself torn by the tensions of your identity is more common than you think— but also painful. Making sense of your story with all its twists, turns and ambiguities can compel us to settle on an identity that’s not our own. Yet God extends a powerful invitation through His word and in the end, we must learn to make a home with Him in the tension of our identity.