Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Isaiah 58:8

This devotional invites you on a five-day journey through the story of Nehemiah, drawing parallels between his mission to rebuild Jerusalem’s walls and our modern quest for healing. Through daily scripture, reflection, and prayer, this plan explores themes of empathy, mercy, justice, and action, encouraging you to live out your faith with courage and contribute to lasting change in your community.

Being in mission with Jesus can involve many activities (church planting, disciple-making, evangelism, etc.). It can take place in different places (large cities, small towns, remote rural villages). But amid that diversity of tasks and locations, there is one essential element for every all-in missional follower of Jesus: wholeness of heart. More important than the going and the doing is the being—being people with hearts of integrity, hearts with a singular loyalty, hearts that have been formed, reformed, and transformed by the Holy Spirit as he makes us more and more like Jesus.

Lent is more than a tradition; it is an intentional time to calibrate our spirit. In this 5-day plan, we will prepare our hearts and minds to remember Jesus' sacrifice. Through reflection, repentance, and humility, we will walk together toward the cross, rediscovering the cost of our freedom and the immensity of His love.

Feeding the poor is celebrated. Questioning why poverty exists is resisted. This plan invites you to move beyond surface compassion into biblical justice, where mercy confronts systems, love asks hard questions, and faith refuses to accept suffering as normal. Rooted in Scripture, this plan challenges us to see poverty not as a moral failure, but as a call to truth, courage, and transformation.

Be the light to the world Jesus intended you to be! This is part eight of eight in the "Jesus, I Need You" series by Thistlebend Ministries, focusing on drawing closer to Jesus. The plans in this series can be done in any order. See also "Jesus, I Need You" (companion prayer).

The Lord longs to see justice established on the earth. He calls us—His people, to act on His behalf so there is freedom, comfort and healing for those who are captive and oppressed. This study, brought to you by Tearfund, explores how we can do just that. 

If you've sown time, talent, or treasure into God's Kingdom but haven't received your harvest yet, consider going on a 5-day "harvest fast." This easy, 5-day prayer plan gives you bullet points to pray over your spiritual harvest each day. Tap into the power of fasting and prayer through this guided prayer journey.

We all want to be successful… but what does that even mean? The world defines success as having money, power, and influence. But God defines it differently. So differently, in fact, that being successful in God’s eyes might look unsuccessful to the world. Join Pete Portal for this six-day plan to consider whether you’re willing to ignore the world’s definition of success and learn How to be Unsuccessful instead.

When something has a hold on you, when you want to do the right thing, but don’t. And wish you could break free... When you are in a sinful pattern, or have a heavy burden, anytime you need more of what only God can provide you need to develop the discipline of fasting. Learn about this spiritual discipline, and let it ignite your hunger for God and increase your capacity to choose that which truly satisfies.

God’s wants His people to walk in unity. But that unity is hindered when we judge, criticize, complain, gossip, or use sarcasm or negative words. This kind of speech brings death to our fellowship with other believers. In this seven-day devotional, author Tim Cameron encourages readers to fast from these kinds of words. In so doing, they can break chains of the past, restore relationships, and become offense-proof.