Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Romans 8:22

In this plan, Colleen Rouse walks us through key pillars of resiliency! When we understand how God wants us to act in the face of difficulty, we can more effectively understand and utilize resiliency whenever we experience an obstacle or decline. We each must come to recognize the power of bouncing back! Let’s get started.

Next-level believers are anointed to influence every sphere of society and represent God on the earth. Passionate and proactive rather than passive, they engage the surrounding culture in their cities, regions and nations and push back darkness with the Kingdom of God’s light. With God-given power and authority, next-level believers arise as the Church and enforce the victories Christ won at Calvary, setting the enemy’s captives free along the way.

Join us on this 5-day reading plan as we walk through God's redemptive plan for our work. This plan maps out a robust theology of work drawn from the whole of scripture. We will start with creation in Genesis and see how the Bible describes the purpose of our work until the new heavens and new earth. We are excited to explore the theme of work throughout redemptive history together!

Our Creator loves all of His creatures, great and small. Humanity is the height of God’s creation on the earth, and we, therefore, share a special relationship with Him. Yet all kinds of birds and beasts make an appearance throughout the pages of Scripture. Each animal mentioned in the Bible shows you and me more about the Lord’s majestic creativity, as well as highlighting His compassion toward every living thing.

Sometimes, working to finish well and get real closure on a chapter of life is incredibly difficult, but when we ignore the need to do so, we live with a pile of unfinished beginnings. But finished things become usable things because it is in conclusions that we see God's grace and faithfulness most clearly. For those who need fresh eyes to see, this is for you.

Part four of the ‘Back to Basics’ series. Prayer...It can look different for everyone. Despite all the different forms prayer can take, the principle of connecting and spending time with our heavenly Father remains the same. In this devotion, we pray that your communication and conversation with God will be given new life.

When suffering feels suffocating, when hurt blinds us, when grief tries to destroy us—what hope does Scripture provide us? In this 5-day Plan, explore what the book of Romans has to say about suffering, and discover hope rooted in God’s Word.

We all experience great loss- the loss of a relationship, a job, a loved one, or simply the loss of life as it once was. We’re sure that life is not supposed to be this way and so we grieve and mourn for what could have been. And we’re not alone. Part 3 of this series will help us learn the language and heart of lament in Scripture.

What does it mean for both heaven and nature to sing? How does the Advent season reflect the reality that Jesus came not only to save the world but to save the entire cosmos? This plan walks us through five days of reflecting on these truths during Advent.

We often hope in the world around us—for a promotion, a better relationship, a stronger family, and recovery of the sick. But trusting only in earthly outcomes will fail us. The Bible says we will experience loss and disappointment on earth, but we are held in God’s eternal love. On this plan, you will learn about God’s care for you and see how spiritual hope can bring strength amid life’s storms.

What does the Bible say about Jesus Christ’s return? What about heaven and eternity? In this five-day plan on Revelation 21, you’ll find answers to those questions and more, all while marvelling at the great hope of God’s new creation.

Each mother’s story is unique. While motherhood brings joy and love, it can also bring pain and heartache. It’s often different than expected, and it can be hard to know where to turn when difficulty and loneliness rise up. This reading plan written by Katie Faris invites women to experience God’s comfort and leads moms to put their hope in Christ, despite the unexpected trials of raising children.

Only God can change hearts and bring about life transformation, but we definitely play a part in the process. In An Alphabet for Change, Steve Hallblade provides 26 attributes and practices that we can all learn to mature in our lives. This reading plan will introduce you to the first five and hopefully encourage you to grow and deepen your relationship with Jesus.

Life is hard. No matter who you are, where you are. Life is hard. Even as followers of Christ, we experience all the hurt and pain of this broken world. In Romans 8:22-25, in the middle of one of the most theologically packed and beautiful chapters in the Bible, the apostle Paul teaches us that we can find hope even in the hard.

A 5-day Bible reading plan with practical ways to find joy in Christ regardless of circumstances.

Near the end of his life, John, the last living apostle, wrote a Gospel. And it seems some people were distorting it. John writes to believers caught in the aftermath, bringing clarity and commentary on what he wrote. He shows them what it looks like to be people of light and life instead of people of death and darkness. This plan takes us through 1 John and how to live in the face of distorted Christianity.

“Family” might be the people you lived with growing up or the people you’re living with now. You might imagine the family you want to have someday. Perhaps you call people “family” who aren’t related to you. Whoever they are, they are a part of your life, and praying for them will help build a thriving family.

Disability is not an inability and God does not waste our pain. Trapped in a body of pain and disabling weakness caused by muscular dystrophy, Hilda Bih Muluh shares lessons from her memoir The Girl with Special Shoes that she learned in her gut-wrenching journey to faith in God.

Are you experiencing emotional or physical pain so deep that you wonder if the hurting will ever stop? In this devotional, neuropsychologist Dr. Michelle Bengtson shares compassionate biblical insights that give her hope in her own journey through unrelenting physical pain and depression. Above all, she reminds us that one day there will be victory on the other side of pain—and that you are not alone in your suffering.

Are your days full of worries and whys? In this devotional, popular Bible teacher Lisa Whittle addresses five important questions that most people have, reassuring you that God’s sovereignty is at work in your life. Let Jesus love you, guide you, teach you, and maybe even surprise you through the next five days of interacting with God’s truth.

Christians are different. They can’t help it. When you’re in Christ and filled with the Spirit, it changes you. This leads to weird ideas and alternate beliefs about reality. This series of 5-day plans uses classic Christian Creeds as a vehicle to explain the Christian worldview compared to the world’s and help us see reality through Jesus’s eyes.

You've been disappointed, and you've disappointed someone else this year. We all experience disappointment, but disappointment doesn't have to define us. In this plan, I'll show you how to face your disappointment and watch God transform it. Healing is possible, and hope can be regained.

Nature photographer Stephen Proctor asks, do certain landscapes resonate with you more deeply than others? Where do you feel the greatest sense of calm? When does your inner child rise up with wonder and excitement? The answer may reveal something God wants to break out in you.

The Christmas season serves as a time to remember the birth of our savior, Jesus Christ. Usually, when our calendar flips to December, our first reaction is to start listening to our favorite classic Christmas carols. But have any of us stopped to think about the depth of the lyrics that we’ve been singing every year since we were little? Join us as we adventure through “Melodies of Hope,” a series of Christmas carols that dive deep into the scriptures that inspired them.

Sometimes hope comes in the form of friends who will tear the roof off a house to get you in front of The Healer. And sometimes it comes in the words The Healer says to you after that. Lance Lang knows the Power of Hope firsthand; here he unpacks some of his story of addiction and recovery to show how there's always Hope with The Healer.