1 Peter 1:9 සම්බන්ධව නිදහස් කියවීමේ සැලසුම් සහ පූජනීයත්වය

Have you ever felt like quitting on the church? So has Natalie Runion, worship leader, songwriter, and teacher. But as Natalie reminds us in this week’s devotional, it’s possible to question behaviors and beliefs we have seen in the church, in religious organizations, and in Christians without quitting Jesus or divorcing the family of God. Jesus is right there with us, in the midst of our wandering and our wondering.

In this five-day devotional, we'll explore the godly attribute of joy, the second fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22-23.

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.

In a 5-day devotional, we explore the timeless lessons from Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol about choosing joy, finding contentment, and extending mercy during the holiday season. It's a reminder that Christmas offers a second chance for all, just as it did for Ebenezer Scrooge in the past and for us today.

Has your joy disappeared like water from a dry well? Your bucket scrapes the bottom but all you bring up is dust. Joy is a gift from God. It’s not something you can earn or manufacture, and you don’t have to fake happiness to be a “good” Christian. Discover the joy of receiving joy, even as you hope for the fullness of joy to come.

When Jesus rose from the dead, it changed everything! Easter stands at the heart of all our hopes and all of God’s promises. This 5-day plan will give you a sample of what the New Testament says about Jesus’s resurrection and why it’s so important.

The world may be a whirlwind, but the Bible teaches us to cling to hope in Christ and find peace even in the most chaotic circumstances. How do we do that, though, when even our daily lives seem to be one constant commotion after another? In this 5-day plan for women, we’ll explore ways to reach out and grab ahold of the Anchor during the tumultuous times the world throws our way.

Overcoming the hurdle of dry and dusty, distracted days is our topic for this study. These “blah” times come to all believers often causing discouragement and doubts, We will use scripture to assure them that they are not weird or lost but just in a trial or test that God is using to prepare them for something He will work for good in their lives.

An encouraging devotional on trusting God when His plans don’t make sense. Drawing from the account of Gideon, and from the historical novel Heart of the Glen by Jennifer Deibel, this plan will help deepen your faith when nothing seems to make sense.

Jesus is not dead--He is risen! The ultimate hope of Christianity lies in the resurrection; here are readings reflecting on that hope and welcoming the resurrection into our everyday lives.

Near the end of his life, John was the last of the living apostles and wrote a story about Jesus. It’s his testimony of who Jesus is, what he said, what he did, and who he claimed to be. Jesus has a story. He invites us to make it our story. When we make Jesus’s story our story, we have life in his name. This plan focuses on John 11 and the grief we face. It's part of an ongoing series through John.

Finding Your Grace is about establishing your life in line with God’s will and being confident in His love for you. This devotional empowers, celebrates, and gives hope to life’s journey through the members of GRACE.

Pastor and scholar Christopher Wright invites us to live a life in step with the Spirit by cultivating the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

C.S. Lewis said, “Aim at Heaven and you will get earth ‘thrown in.’ Aim at earth and you get neither.” In other words, what you do today because of what you believe about what happens after you die could change everything, forever. Start this Life.Church Bible Plan today to accompany Pastor Craig Groeschel’s new series, One Minute After You Die.

God has given us His peace and His joy in every moment—even when it may not feel like it. But, we have access to these divine blessings whenever we want them! We carry them within, just as we carry God’s spirit. With this six-day plan from Rush via Gather Ministries, practice stepping out in faith—no matter the circumstances—to receive these God-given gifts of gratitude, hope, and peace.

Coming face to face with death can bring deep and fear-filled questions. Will I die alone? Will it be painful? What comes after death? When you’re gripped with this anxiety, you need to know there’s a God who understands and has gone before us to conquer death. This plan will share God’s hope-filled answers to help you make peace with death.

Missionaries, pastors, and the average Christian will encounter suffering in their lives and the lives of those they love and serve. This devotion is designed to look at real-life stories illustrating how God uses suffering to teach, guide and mold us to be more like Jesus. By God’s grace, we can glorify God as we embrace suffering in our lives, knowing that Jesus willingly laid down His life for us.

A very divided world needs a unified Church. But with all the chaos around us, how can we as Christians respond? In this 6-day Bible Plan accompanying Pastor Craig’s message series, In God We Trust, we’ll discover how we can bring people together and find unshakable hope.

Ever feel like you’re walking around tired, worried, sad, and just kind of blah? God has more for you—He can give you joy! This Bible Plan will help you choose joy at full volume in any situation. It will help you understand why the Good News of Jesus is something to celebrate!

When we first met Peter in the Gospels, he was a brand-new Christ-follower. Now, years later, his life has been changed by grace. He has much to say about doctrine, his own trials, and the work of the Holy Spirit. He encourages believers to persevere and hope in Christ’s resurrection. These six lessons through 1 Peter are part of THRU the BIBLE’s trusted study through the whole Word of God.

Do you ever feel you must mend the broken pieces of your heart before bringing yourself to the Lord? We can relate. But what a joy to know the Lord does not call us to be perfect; His grace is sufficient for us, for His power is made perfect our weakness. We pray this devotional helps heal your heart and points you back to our true healer, our Heavenly Father.

Author Louisa May Alcott wrote, “Every house needs a grandmother in it,” so does every Christian life. Followers of Jesus need the love and real-world wisdom that a Grandma can offer. In this reading plan, Grandma Diana offers you wisdom for your first steps in this journey of following Jesus… wisdom gained over the course of her own 50-year journey with Jesus.

In this reading plan, we will learn more about God’s provision and preparation in difficult times with Bible verses from the letter of Peter (N.I.V.) and stories from the life of Corrie ten Boom and her family. One of the keys is to allow God to use what happened in the past for the present and for the future.

Setting priorities is an essential step for becoming a fully devoted follower of Christ. Oswald Chambers, a famous theologian, once said "The busyness of things obscures our concentration on God ... Never let a hurried lifestyle disturb the relationship of abiding in Him. This is an easy thing to allow, but we must guard against it." Let’s talk about abiding in God.

Do you ever feel uncomfortable or insecure being around friends who are suffering? With grace and practical advice, the late Kara Tippetts (author of bestseller The Hardest Peace) and good friend Jill share their journey through Kara's cancer and explore the beauty of just showing up. Taken from their book Just Show Up: The Dance of Walking Through Suffering Together.