Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Isaiah 43:5

The signs Jesus described as “birth pangs,” signal His impending return as they unfold and shape the direction of history. Like labor pains, with mounting strength and frequency, they both usher at the end of the age and more importantly, herald the birth of another age — a glorious era where the King of kings physically governs the world for which He died.

These five daily devotions are based on Max Lucado’s Bible Study, In the Footsteps of the Savior. No matter where you come from, Jesus’ miracles in Capernaum that you’ll learn about in this devotional can teach you this: He cares about you. He can bring you the healing you need. And he will come to you.

When a sculptor or artist creates something, they imprint part of who they are into the thing they’re creating – that’s what makes these items so precious and incredible – they carry the essence of their creator within them. This is true of the world that God created – we can see Him in every created thing. Join us in this plan as we take a different aspect of God’s incredible creation and explore a little more of what it says about who God is and how that truth impacts our lives.

It's easy to get bogged down by the mundane routine of everyday life. In this plan, you'll discover how to look up and notice God's glory al around you, and how to make your life a reflection of it every day.

Christians are different. They can’t help it. When you’re born again and filled with the Spirit, it changes you. This leads to different values about right and wrong, and a different lifestyle to match it. This series of 5-day plans uses the 10 Commandments (following the classic Augustinian ordering) as a vehicle for an alternative, Christ-like morality and Jesus-way of living.

You've heard it said that fear is only a feeling, but your heart tells you it is so much more. How can you learn to choose faith over fear in the moment? Through the No Fear Bible reading plan, you'll be awed at the mountain-moving faith God provides when you choose to believe and trust him fully. Let your faith be bigger than your fear!

Use this plan to take a few days to reflect on the past year and look ahead to the new year. What are your hopes, dreams, and goals? Invite the Lord to help you remember, reflect, and begin the new year with your eyes on Him.

You are a beloved child of God! Discover all the promises and benefits of being a child of God and enjoy his fatherhood through communion with him. In a world of orphanhood, you must remember that you have a Father who cares for you.

Why do we exist? This is the most important question we could ever ask. And the Bible has the answer. Over the next six days, John Piper walks through key biblical texts that explain the glory of God and our longing for joy.

When Jesus called His disciples, they left everything and followed Him. Careers. Possessions. Families. Everything that was safe and familiar. Jesus expects no less of His followers today. In this Bible study, pastor and best-selling author David Platt challenges the notion that Christians can follow Jesus without giving up our old way of life. Redeemed by radical grace, we are called to a radical abandonment of our agendas, to a radical strategy for making disciples, and to a radical vision for being on mission.