Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 14:12

How can the fruit of the spirit win the battle against the sins of my flesh? This four-day reading plan shows the battles of GOODNESS versus apathy, evil, selfish ambition, and impurity. Kristi Krauss uses the fruit of the spirit found in Galatians 5 as a guide to spur us into action to become champions of GOODNESS in our daily lives.

Compassion is a powerful word. It goes deeper than showing sympathy for a person's pain. Compassion drives you to action. Each of these five devotionals contains a short audio message (1-2 minutes). The guests share about hearing from God, encouraging others, loving unconditionally, and proper boundaries. By the end of the five days, you should have a stronger sense of how to love with compassion.

Life is filled with ups, downs, heartaches, chaos, etc. As a believer, we have been given something that will equip us to live life in this natural realm successfully, which is the Presence of God. However, finding that “mountain time” with the Lord is difficult as life seems to get busier. This plan will guide you on why it is vital to make your alone time with God priority.

Life is uncertain, but it’s not a complete mystery. God has allowed us to know who he is, what he thinks of us, and what he will do for us. Begin to discover this in just five minutes a day—and as you do, we pray your faith, hope, and love for him will grow.

Experience Christmas through the eyes of well-known Bible characters. This 5-day plan features Mary Magdalene, the Gospel writer Luke, Queen Esther, the Boy with the Miraculous Lunch, and the Inn Keeper, who had no room for Jesus. Get inspired by their reflections on True Freedom, Real Love, Deep Hope, Big Faith, and Genuine Peace.

Matthew writes to God’s people and walks them on a journey that will take them from where they are to be Disciple Makers. This is 15 of 27 devotional plans walking us through the book of Matthew. Jesus finishes the section on the parables—lots of key Kingdom truths. Then we see Jesus' response to being misunderstood and to having spiritual strength in such times. 

He lived in the wild, wore weird clothes, had an appetite for bugs, and an aptitude for berating people. But, despite John the Baptist’s eccentric appearance and lifestyle, Jesus claimed “there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist” (Matt. 11:11). Who was John the Baptist? What made him so great? Perhaps, most importantly, what can we learn from him about true greatness in God’s kingdom?

Seven days of meditations and prayers will comfort and encourage you as you seek God for healing and restoration. Woven throughout are compelling true stories—both biblical and modern—of God's healing power at work, leading you to discover God’s heart is to heal you, and He still heals today.

If you are filled with longing for home right now, you aren't alone. All of us want a place to be safe and comfortable, to be loved and understood. This desire for home runs through the Bible too. In this seven day series, Steven Bouma-Prediger looks both at our desire for home and God's call to our true home with him.

Love is such an important concept for us as believers and it’s imperative that we have an understanding of what love is and how to love, even when it may be difficult. Love is a choice, and through this plan, Dr. Doug Weiss will guide you on how to love like Christ loves the church.