Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Zechariah 7:13

Do you wonder if God has anything to say about your work? Explore key verses from each chapter of the Bible that offer wisdom, guidance, and purpose for everyday work. Part 9: Zephaniah-Malachi

More than 150 million children globally are classified as orphaned or vulnerable. They live in broken systems, fractured families, and forgotten places. But they are not invisible to God, and they shouldn't be invisible to us. This plan looks honestly at what leaves children without families: unjust systems, sin's consequences, unexpected tragedy, and family loss. It doesn't look away from hard realities, because you cannot advocate for what you refuse to see. But it does not end in despair. God's justice is not abstract. It is a personal commitment, and He has desired His people to bring hope and healing.

Like Haggai, Zechariah prophesies during the post-exilic period as Israel began resettling in the Promised Land. Zechariah encourages Israel to remain faithful and prophesies of a coming righteous King who will bring salvation to His people (Zechariah 9:10). This book reminds us that we too must be to what God has called us to, always hopefully anticipating when God Himself “will be king over all the earth” (Zechariah 14:9).

This Advent Guide comes from students, faculty and staff at Belmont University. Advent is that season of waiting that carefully and purposefully helps us to realign our priorities and to glimpse, anew, our place before God. Our humble hope is this guide helps people focus more fully on Jesus Christ through the Advent season.