Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 1 Peter 1:6

1 Peter was written to the “elect exiles of the Dispersion” (1 Peter 1:1), a group of believers forced to flee their homes and lives due to persecution. Although they lost much, Peter reminds his readers that they have “an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading” (1 Peter 1:4). Truly, Jesus is our Living Hope, transcending all our difficulties to provide hope and courage amid opposition.

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.

Are you overwhelmed by the current political scene? Does it feel like God has abandoned your country? Read “stories behind the story” from Michael Cassidy’s book A Witness Forever. You’ll be encouraged by God’s work behind the scenes during the end of apartheid in South Africa.

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.

Realizing how little control we have over our lives can make us fearful and anxious--or it can lead to greater intimacy with God, a richer prayer life, and a joyful eternal perspective. Learn how surrendering your expectations leads to a greater experience of God's love in this 5-day devotion from Lauren and Michael McAfee.

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.

Do you feel like you have no hope? Has the darkness of your suffering blinded you to all aspects of light? Do you need comfort to seep down into your soul? Through this letter, Paul wrote, Jesus will give you exactly what you need right now.

Christians are different. They can’t help it. When you’re in Christ and filled with the Spirit, it changes you. This leads to strange expectations. It’s a different kind of hope flowing from Christ’s perspective on things. This is the seventh in a series of 5-day plans that uses the Lord’s Prayer to show how Jesus invites us to approach life and the future.