Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Luke 15:18

Forgiveness is a process. It takes time, costly and hard. It is restoring of relationships by releasing a painful past with an attitude of love. Nothing keeps us in bondage to the past as much as our unwillingness to forgive. Refusal to forgive leads to bitterness of the soul. Forgiveness is freedom from bitterness and the propensity to get even. It reopens the future of new beginnings – a restart.

All believers were once lost and then found through Jesus, and God celebrates each and every one of his children. He also gives us opportunities to share that love and grace with others so that more lost can be found.

Regrets. We all have them. Whether it be last week or last year, we long to make things right – to change direction, to begin again. The good news is this: You can escape the “Sorry Cycle” of longing and regret and start over. Give God the opportunity to redeem your regrets so you can see good come from life’s deepest disappointments. Yes, you can learn to live beyond your regrets!

We’ve all been crippled by failure, hurt, disappointment, loss, or opposition at some time. But Mike Foster shows us that God offers every one of us a second chance through his love. The feelings of insecurity, fear, shame, not measuring up, and judgment. That. Stops. Today.

Sin is intertwined in our daily lives. It’s deeper and darker than we fully realize, but we don’t have to hide behind our shame. Jesus Christ has died on the cross and risen again so that we can find our true selves in a sinful world. Uncommen men learn to cry out for the courage to reveal themselves and receive healing and forgiveness.

The late Brennan Manning wrote his classic The Ragamuffin Gospel for the “bedraggled, beat-up, and burnt-out,” for “anyone who has grown weary and discouraged along the Way.” If that includes you, take a journey toward the grace-filled life with these five daily devotionals.

Cru is a movement dedicated to helping everyone know someone who truly follows Jesus. In July 2017, over 5,000 Cru staff gathered for a week of inspirational growth - leaving in awe of Jesus and the gospel. Each of these five devotionals from Cru17 contains a short audio segment from a main speaker ( 1-2 minutes ). Our prayer is that these highlights help you trust God to make your life count. 

Man is blessed with a powerful tool- “ the mind. ” Our thought life is so powerful that it charts the course of our destiny. The author of Proverbs states, “As a man thinks in his heart so is he” What thoughts are streaming through your heart today? Are they thoughts on life or death, health or sickness, love or hate, faith or fear, because what you think today will produce your tomorrow!

Acquiring a complete identity as CHILDREN OF GOD can and will change our lives. Being a child of God implies initiating a different relationship with a good Father Who wants the best for His children. Pastor Christian Beck exposes it with precision, and above all, with simplicity.

This 5-day devotional is based on the new EP from Bryan and Katie Torwalt (of Jesus Culture), Praise Before My Breakthrough.