Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Genesis 21:2

Have you ever tried to make a season happen before its time? Just as the Earth tilts to create the seasons, God allows distinct phases in our lives to teach us to trust His perfect timing. Hannah and Sarah both endured long winters, but they discovered that there’s no use in masking pain or rushing the bloom. There is beauty in seasons of waiting, for it’s in those moments that our roots grow deeper in God. The same God who stays silent for a time is the One who brings spring.

God works through time and seasons—both the ordinary and the appointed. Every season tells a story—some filled with growth, others marked by pruning, waiting, or harvest. Yet each one reveals God’s faithful plan. In this 5-Day plan by Krista Pettiford, you’re invited to recognize His hand in every season, discover its beauty, blessings, purpose, and lessons, and learn to trust His perfect timing as you await your due season.

Through this 5-day devotional, we will explore how the pressure of waiting can lead us toward alternative solutions, and how faith calls us back to trust God’s perfect design and timing.

Life unfolds in seasons, guided by God’s wisdom. The sun rises and sets by His order; creation moves to His timing. Some seasons are for waiting, others for fulfillment; some for sowing, others for reaping. Our journey aligns when we trust God’s plan. We push when called to pause, linger when called to move. Freedom comes when we rest in His timing. Walk in step with heaven’s rhythm. Receive strength, courage, and peace, trusting that God makes all things beautiful in His perfect time.

Many of us know the story of Abraham and Sarah—the couple who, against all odds, birthed the nation that would become God's chosen people. But there's a second narrative within that story: two women, the promises they longed to see fulfilled, the secrets they kept, the unique relationship they shared—not always given the weight it's due. In this 5-day devotional based on episode 1 of FOX Entertainment's The Faithful, we'll explore the story of Sarah and Hagar: two women whose faith led to the rise of great nations, reminding us that nothing is impossible with God.

Regardless of our age, we often long for someone else’s life, especially when the going in our own life gets a little tough. Like the woman who can’t wait to be married; or the couple who can’t wait to have a child; or the teenager who can’t wait to get out of his parents’ house and live on his own. But it’s on the waiting that God perfects our soul.        

God bless you! Welcome to Life in Christ. We want to give you great news, which is that God is waiting for you, to have a life with you, and for you to make Him King of your heart. God loves you and wants you to meet his Son Jesus, who made a sacrifice of love for you and now invites you to have a new life with Him.

"We all have 'Isaacs'—good Gifts from God that become idols in our hearts. This 6-day Plan follows Abraham's journey of surrender to help you identify and release what has replaced God as your Ultimate Source of Hope. Arrive at Easter ready to celebrate the Freedom Christ's Resurrection provides."

Sometimes we pray, trust, and wait… but God seems to remain silent. However, His silence is not absence. This plan, based on the story of Lazarus and other passages in Scripture, will show you that God is never late—His delays are part of His purpose. Learn to recognize His voice in the silence, His hand in the waiting, and His power in the process.

'The Bible' is a powerful telling of stories from the Scriptures mixing live action with state-of-the-art CGI. From executive producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, 'The Bible' airs every Sunday night in March on the History channel (United States). This six-day plan will take you straight to the source, where you can read the Bible stories from Week 1 of this powerful television series.