Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Romans 13:1

This 3-Day Bible study is one in a series of 19 others related to Making Jesus Culture. We look at how to honor and worship God through all elements of culture, including the home, family, church, business, media/arts, government, and education. 

At times you may feel as if you're the only one who is doing good toward others. You think, "Hey is anybody else out there helping anyone?" Galatians 6:9-10 is a good reminder when you are feeling this way.

This five-day reading plan taps into the pivotal question asked and debated for generations: Who Is Jesus? During this devotional journey, Pastor Louie Giglio invites you to meet God in both your intellect and heart by uncovering what history and Scripture have to say about Jesus.  

This five-day reading plan focuses on the promises of Jesus and nature, and the character of God, regardless of who is president, prime minister, or monarch at any time.

In this 5-day plan taken from Vance K. Jackson’s new book, Before You Start Your Day: A 21-Day Leadership Devotional, readers from around the world gather together to read this life-transforming message. Today, as you are reading these words, God has blessed you with “The Gift of Life.” Before you start your day, choose to surrender your day to Christ—the Author of time itself.

School teachers have a challenging job. Interactions with students, parents, co-workers, supervisors, and more can wear you down. Coupled with low pay and long hours, teachers can feel underappreciated and discouraged. Where do they find hope to avoid burnout? This five-day reading plan offers hope to teachers desiring to make a difference within their circles of influence as they walk out their faith.

Truth transcends all language, time, and cultural bounds.There are no social, moral, economic or political solutions to a spiritual problem. The hope of any nation is in what God is able to do, and the need of every nation is for praying Christians. We hope this study will challenge you to pray for your country. All scripture quotations are taken from the Authorized Version (KJV).

We talk a lot in our churches about “saving grace” but very little about God’s “common grace.” But as you’ll see in this 5-day series, the doctrine of common grace is supremely relevant to the work you do Monday through Friday!

In recent years, partisan politics have divided churches and friends and families like never before. This division suggests that as Christians, our allegiance to the state is sometimes, in practice, stronger than our allegiance to Christ. This week’s devotional brings us back to what it looks like to live out the beautiful, subversive, upside-down “politics” of the Gospel.

Do you have spiritual questions that you'd love answers for? Questions regarding faith, religion, God, or the Bible? Watch this video series to get some answers, but be prepared to dig into God's Word too!

Join us as we pray over the crisis in the Ukraine.

Scripture calls us to pursue justice, but how we do that in a world so crooked? This reading plan will help. It pairs seven passages with short reflections on justice, comforting you with the truth that Jesus’s perfect reign is coming, and that until then, he has equipped us to walk uprightly.

In the middle of divisive national conversations on immigration, how can Christians engage? With Quezada as your guide, discover a subversive Savior who never knew a stranger. Get to know the God of the Bible, whose love and grace cross all borders. Respond to an invitation to turn away from fear and enter a bigger story. 

As a law enforcement officer, you are on the front lines of painful events. Your work in public service is more than a job. How does the Bible inform your calling? How can it help you bear the heavy burden of the loss, tragedy, and evil that you witness?

While we’re called to pray at all times, we especially cry out to God in times of global crises—such as poverty, violence, disease. Yet how do we pray globally? How can we pray for everyone, everywhere? Over the next seven days, you'll find practical ways you can talk to God about people near and far, ensuring that “supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people” (1 Timothy 2:1-2).

Police officers have an incredibly challenging job. Interactions with citizens, co-workers, supervisors can wear you down. Coupled with stress and long hours, cops can feel underappreciated and discouraged. Where do they find hope to avoid bitterness or burnout? Written by award-winning author and police chaplain, Tez Brooks, this 7-day plan offers hope to officers desiring to make a difference within their circles of influence as they walk out their faith.

Discover the power of humility, forgiveness, and grace in diffusing conflicts at home, work, and everyday life. This devotional explores practical, Christ-centered ways to choose peace over pride, reflecting God’s love even in challenging moments. Let go, let God, and embrace His call to unity and patience.

Every year since 2001, thousands of French and English-speaking people have interceded for France during the weeks before or after Easter through Pray for France. We collaborate with French ministry partners to create the Pray for France Prayer Campaign and its Prayer Guide, written by our French partner ministries on the ground, to share a clear and comprehensive picture of God's work right now in France! This 7-day prayer plan offers a big picture of France's current prayer needs and a glimpse into Pray for France, to intercede strategically for this country!

As followers of Jesus Christ, how do we make decisions? Unfortunately, we often find ourselves afraid of moving forward because of past mistakes or current uncertainty. Thankfully, in His word, the Lord gives direction for our lives that provides confidence for His children in every decision we encounter. Over 8 days, we will study the will and wisdom of God to guide our next steps.

Pastor Bayless Conley unpacks from the Bible how and why you should develop God’s heart toward everyone in your world: your children, your enemies, the government, your boss, someone you know isn’t living right, and even in romance and marriage.

Join us in this 9-Day study about The Worship Leader. Church culture has coined this title in reference refer to one that leads music. We hope this study will serve as a catalyst to drive deeper our church conversation regarding worship. We pray you come away with a bigger picture of Christ's role in the cosmos, church, and culture. 

Generational sin is real, and it can be difficult to move from hurt to healing. This 9-day plan aims to help you cling to Jesus in your home, to start a new legacy for your family, and build a stronger faith to fight the temptation of generational sin.

God has sovereignly ordained two institutions in this world: the church and the state. How should Christians think about the government? Must we always submit to civil authorities, even if they are ungodly? This 9-day study helps you navigate the relationship between civil government and the church of Jesus Christ.

30-Second Spark 2, a 10-day devotional, sparks Bible-centric thoughts that light a fire to carry with you and share with others. Read each 100-word essay in 30 seconds or less. Additionally, explore Scripture references in their context and association with one another, put into practice what you’ve learned, and let each Spark prompt a prayer. Quinn Schipper is a published author with four decades of diverse experience following Jesus.

Boys will be boys unless we train them to be men. In this devotional, we will explore 10 critical lessons every boy must learn on his journey to become a man.