Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Isaiah 61:4

Have you been feeling stuck or overwhelmed lately, no matter how hard you try to “move on” from past pain? In this week’s devotional, leadership coach and author Christopher Cook shows us why healing what you can’t change is about moving forward through every loss, scars and all, while finding wholeness for your body, mind, heart, and spirit.

Sometimes life hurts. Sometimes life is hard. Sometimes life can be dark. And it leaves its mark—like ashes of grief—in the deepest parts of our souls, where no one but God can really see. In this plan, Darcie Stephens, Finding Hope Coordinator for Hope is Alive Ministries, shares some of her own story of loving those in the midst of substance abuse and how God brought her HOPE.

You know that “off” feeling you have in your life? You don’t have to live with that restlessness, those feelings of inadequacy. You don’t have to let your past define who you are today. Dr. Zoe Shaw reminds us that when we recognize shame in our lives and bring that pain to God, we can find emotional freedom, self-empowerment, compassion, acceptance, and true transformation.

This reading plan serves as a guide through the Advent season, traditionally celebrated during the four weeks leading up to Christmas. We’ll explore the biblical themes of hope, peace, joy, and love, diving deeper into human longings for healing and restoration—our anticipation for God’s new world.

This world is full of a million reasons to be anxious. Concerns over health, money, relationships, and the unknown future can cripple us if we let them. But that is not what God wants for you. Join Andrew and Wendy Palau for this five day devotional, and be reminded that God knows and wants to carry all your anxiety. Find your rest in Him.

Worship is more than just singing and praying. When we worship, we engage in a spiritual battle. Worship is a counterstrike against the forces of darkness and all their work in our broken, spiritually enslaved world. This plan focuses on that fight, and how to fight it. It’s the fourth of four plans on the spiritual battle of worship.

Join us on this journey to deepen your relationship with Jesus. This is part one of eight in the "Jesus, I Need You" series by Thistlebend Ministries. See also Jesus, I Need You (companion prayer).

We invite you to join us in preparing room in our hearts for Christ. It’s the cry of our hearts to which God responds with His Son, “Emmanuel” - God is with us. Giving time and attention to the coming Light of the world can spark a tiny hope, ignite a thrill of joy and give us a glimpse of love in a time that otherwise may be exhausting, overwhelming and stressful.

Mary Marantz draws on her story of growing up in poverty in West Virginia to remind us that sometimes we find redemption not in spite of the dirt and pain in our lives, but because of it.

Join Pastor Darlene Zschech for a 6-day study on the Sisters of Zelophehad, who stepped out of their comfort zones and dared to ask for something very radical in their time. We believe their story can inspire women today, who are called to be strong pillars of faith and destined to be witnesses in our culture.