1 රාජාවලිය 18:31 සම්බන්ධව නිදහස් කියවීමේ සැලසුම් සහ පූජනීයත්වය

Advent is a season of waiting, hope and expectancy. As we prepare for Christmas day, we both celebrate the birth of Christ and look forward to the day He returns again. For the next 7 days, prepare for the celebration of our Savior by reading the Christmas story from a different perspective each day!

Have you ever had the feeling that God was silent? Do you sometimes feel abandoned by God when you struggle to hear Him? In the Bible, we find many examples where God worked during or through periods of silence. In this Plan, we will explore some silent moments in the Bible. I hope that you will discover great ways to grow closer to God when He seems to be silent.

We know that in all things - dating included - we should trust God. But what does that really mean?! We’re going to look to the bold and often desperate prophet, Elijah, to see how to truly place our trust in God. Join us as we learn to surrender (and re-surrender) what’s happening in our life now, so we can ultimately place our faith in God for our future.

This fourth devotional in the “Fear of the Lord” series expands on the connection between the fear of God and the resulting obedience to His word. Through obedience to God and His ways, our faith is strengthened. Through Abraham’s obedience, Joseph’s unwavering faith, Elijah’s restoration, Daniel’s rescue from the lions’ den, and Saul’s transformation into Paul, we see the common essential quality displayed is courageous fear, which always yields glorious treasure.

Finding The Light in Suicide takes a deeper look into the prophet Elijah's life through a study of 1 Kings 19:1-21. Find Biblical truth in three minutes a day for one week in this study on Suicide.

God always preserves a remnant of true believers in an unbelieving world. They are his faithful witnesses who stand against the world’s systems, fleshly appetites, and devilish schemes. Often they stand alone facing floods, fires, lions, and giants, in order to faithfully follow God. In this seven-day plan, reconsider some of your favorite biblical stories through the eyes of the believing and courageous remnant.

What is enduring faith? It's characterized by a deep trust and commitment that persists, even in the face of adversity or uncertainty. Having enduring faith can provide strength, guidance, and hope during life's trials and tribulations. In this 7 day plan you will read stories of steadfast and unwavering faith in God and will inspire you to live out your faith with endurance and keep your eyes fixed on Jesus.

Ready to binge on Bible stories? Each day, you’ll get a short, cryptic “case” to solve—then return the next day for the reveal and deeper meaning. You’ll have fun guessing, but you’ll also sharpen your knowledge of Scripture and learn to recognize God’s truth in the details. This plan was created by Mike & Vickie Kangas, Kristi Krauss, Jennifer Sanchez, and the Equip & Grow team.

Elijah, an Old Testament prophet of God, lived a life of faith. The Bible says he was a normal person just like us, yet he prayed enormous prayers – and God answered! Elijah saw God’s miraculous provision and heard God’s voice, but also encountered doubt and despair. This 9-day plan by David Guzik will encourage you to follow Elijah’s example and trust in the living God!

Some of the Bible’s most memorable moments happen on mountains, from God planting the first garden to Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount. In this reading plan, we’ll see mountains in the Bible not merely as geographic settings but as sacred places where Heaven and Earth overlap and humanity encounters the wisdom, life, and hope of God.

Have you been waiting on God for something He has promised you? Are you getting tired of waiting? Far from being a state of inactivity, the waiting period is one of the most active periods of the Christian journey. Join me as we explore the challenges we face in waiting patiently on God and learn how to embrace the necessary mind shift to benefit from our waiting seasons.

Prayer is the source of Jesus's most astonishing miracles and the subject of his most audacious promises, and yet most people find prayer to be boring, obligatory, disappointing, confusing, or all the above. If you relate, this 10-day plan, based on Tyler Staton's newly released book by the same name, invites you to rediscover the forms and facets of prayer that might change the way you think of it forever.

"Seeing with Your Ears" is a devotional plan that teaches believers to prioritize hearing God's voice over relying on natural sight, especially during crisis or uncertainty. It explores how faith comes by hearing, emphasizing spiritual sensitivity, obedience, and trust in God's Word even when circumstances seem contrary. The plan encourages believers to walk by faith, develop discernment, and live by divine revelation rather than emotional or physical evidence.

Have you noticed that the world around you is getting darker and evil seems to be winning? God's Word is both timeless and timely and the story of Elijah in 1 & 2 Kings shows how God was faithful to His people even in the midst of demonic destruction. Elijah was one of the greatest men, after Jesus Christ, to ever live, and his boldness will encourage you to stand firm against the ultimate Enemy.

My dear friends, in the Sermon on the Mount—the longest recorded discourse of Jesus Christ in the Gospels—we find the prayer known as the “Our Father” or the “Lord’s Prayer.” Before teaching His disciples this prayer, Jesus first taught them how to pray. That is the focus of this series of reflections: what the right posture is when we approach God in prayer. Not the physical posture—whether kneeling, standing, sitting, or lying down—but the posture of the heart!

Often, we are tempted to only take prayer requests to God that have a precedence in history of being answered. But God waits to propel our situations into ground-breaking, history-making miracles, if only we have the faith to ask for that which is infinitely above and beyond human reach. Struggling to make some wild prayers? If that’s the case, this 14-day journey is for you.

The towering figures who dominate the pages of 1 and 2 Kings are not the kings themselves, but the prophets, often called “men of God.” These messengers from God to the king and the people, with their faithful and often costly obedience, stand in stark contrast to the mostly bleak portrait of the monarchs of Judah and the unrelieved negative portrayal of the kings of Israel. Of these mighty people of faith, Elijah is the major player in the second half of 1 Kings. His story offers us deep lessons of faith and courage.

Have you ever wondered how God’s plan for humanity all started? The Basic Training Challenge walks you through the thread of the Old Testament story in this reading plan. Similar to your basic training, this plan will challenge you to get spiritually fit in God’s Word.

Doing hard things gives you extraordinary capabilities. As your character is refined under pressure, it helps shape a clearer picture of your unique place in the world and influences how you serve, lead, and relate to those around you. This plan will take a look at the origins of God’s character through his first dealings with people and how he’s cared for us throughout history.

Did you know there are over 30 different names for God in the Bible? Every name means something and reveals something to us about who God is. In this Bible Reading Plan, we'll dive into the meaning and context behind 15 of the names of God and discover how they impact our relationship with him.

The book of Daniel tells us about four young Jewish men who were taken captive by the Babylonian king to serve him. In their new and hostile environment, these youths remained faithful to their God and bore a powerful witness to people around them. Their stories contain valuable lessons for us, since we too are living in a world that is often antagonistic towards God.

G. Campbell Morgan once said, “We cannot organise revival, but we can set our sails to catch the wind from Heaven when God chooses to blow upon His people once again." This 17 day journey through the scriptures will help inspire you with what the Bible teaches on revival and renewal.

The Bible is filled with stories of real people facing real problems with real faith. By surveying the lives of great men and women of the Bible who walked by faith through flaws and failures, this 18-day study will encourage you to live faithfully in the presence of God for His glory.

With the death of King David, Israel came under the leadership of Solomon. Although Solomon possessed incredible wealth and wisdom, his idolatry and unfaithfulness lead to derision and division in the kingdom. Despite Solomon and Israel's sinfulness, God continued to preserve the Davidic line in anticipation of the greater coming King, Jesus Christ.

The James River Church 21 Days of Fasting and Prayer Devotional plan is designed to encourage and strengthen you as you devote this time to walking closer with the Lord. The plan consists of short devotions and a Scripture reading plan for each day. We know that as you spend time fasting and praying, we will see God’s Holy Spirit rain down into our lives, our churches, and our world!