Actes 5:29

If Satan can’t convince you to put your faith in him or in yourself, he will convince you to put your faith in others. When we decide to trust people over God, it can lead us down a path of destruction. Anytime our faith is divided between God and man, we enter troubled waters. In this 3-day Reading Plan, we’ll discuss King Solomon’s fall from faithful servant to people-pleasing monarch.

As believers, we are called to be shining examples in our communities. But what does faith look like when it comes to taxes, traffic lights, and workplace rules? In a culture that often resists authority, the Bible calls us to submit to governing leaders as a reflection of our trust in God. Discover how honoring earthly authority—while keeping God first—transforms your everyday routine into a powerful testimony. This 3-day plan explores how living responsibly honors God, silences critics, and positively impacts the world around you.

The key to greatness in Christ is to have total reliance on Him. As you surrender fully to His perfect will to serve His purpose and His people, God will bestow favor upon your life. As Christians, our highest aspiration should be to follow Jesus’ example of being a servant to all, carrying the attitude of humility. At the same time, the Bible is clear that our calling is to "obey God rather than men" (Acts 5:29). So when it comes to man, have an attitude of humility; but when it comes to God, let your attitude be one of total obedience!

Jesus calls us to die to ourselves in order to find eternal life, and it is this paradox—dying in order to live—that lies at the heart of all reality and yields the life of meaning we were always meant to live. Dare we believe that? Dietrich Bonhoeffer dares us to dare.