Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 1 Samuel 30:1

Vance K. Jackson leads readers in this heart-transforming leadership devotional. Choose to seek the Lord. Seek His Face continually. Seek God in all seasons. Seek Him in all situations. Seek Him in all circumstances. Choose to diligently seek God in everything that you do. Pursue God with all of your heart as you read this life-transforming message.

The Holy Spirit played a major role in the life of Jesus. Jesus depended on Him and defended Him in front of others. Similarly, He desires that we live a life dependent on Him. As believers, the sacrifice of Jesus gives us access to be born again, filled and led by the Holy Spirit. Learn more about how you can be led by the Holy Spirit in your daily life.

There is nothing wrong with feeling hurt or sad. Feeling and expressing sorrow or anguish is natural, and it is a helpful first step in any healing process. Pastor Bayless Conley shows you how to take the next steps in that process, moving beyond your deepest hurts by taking responsibility, strengthening yourself in the Lord, and discovering what God has next for you.

This 4-day reading plan shows how God can bless us with ‘Unexpected Divine Appointments’ when we are confronted by unexpected challenges. God works in unexpected ways to bring about 'Divine Appointments' for His children.

Despair can creep in right after a major victory, after we are mistreated or betrayed by those closest to us, or if we are running out of patience for something we're excited about. In this series, we'll cover such topics and how to step out of that despair by connecting with Jesus.

It’s easy to get discouraged in today’s world. But life is a lot better when you’re encouraged, and a lot harder when you’re discouraged. We can learn how to encourage ourselves in the Lord, especially in hard situations. Being encouraged strengthens and blesses us and those around us, and — as we’ll see in this plan — sometimes it’s even a matter of life and death. Being encouraged matters!

The Lord is calling His people to an era of exploits. He is redeeming the time, and we need to partner with people to accomplish the Kingdom mandate. This devotional highlights the example of King Cyrus, and gives us present day life applications to break out of self-imposed mental and social limitations for a more effective life of ministry.

Author and pastor Debra B. Morton reveals the secret to surviving and even thriving in the midst of setbacks and painful circumstances.

It never crossed anyone’s mind to be living in a world that’s fighting a pandemic. Giving the right response will help us not only survive, but also thrive and become a better version of ourselves once this pandemic ends. For the next five days, learn how to guard your faith, focus on God’s goodness, listen to the Holy Spirit, do good, and build yourself as you look up to God.

Are you at a point in your life where you believe you’ll never recover from your setback or defeat? Have you given up hope of ever becoming victorious since everything in your life is challenging? In this 5-day plan, we will see David’s approach towards recovering from loss and defeat, and you will find hope, courage and faith for restoration and recovery.

Any of you out there feel as though you are struggling to keep your head above water? Do you feel at any moment the waves of despair, chaos, or suffering will crash over you for the last time, breaking you, tossing you into the depths of the ocean floor? What are we to do in times such as these? “Be strong and courageous!” Remember: Our God is big and strong!

If you’ve ever put someone in charge of something, you know the one thing you value more than anything else is faithfulness. The parable of the talents gives us the encouragement we need. The master returned from his journey and wanted to know what the servants did with the talents he gave to them. The Lord will do the same with us!

God is aware of everything you’re going through. Although there are moments in your life that appear as if God’s time is taking a long time, remember God always comes through on time in every situation you encounter in life. In this Bible plan, readers will discover through scripture that God’s timing and your obedience to follow Him is linked to your victory!

“In the presence of the Lord is the fullness of joy.” Then why aren’t we joyful all the time? It’s because we still have this flesh and if we allow it, it can keep us in this emotional rollercoaster. This reading plan aims to help you get off this emotional ride by learning to walk and abide in Christ so you can live in the fullness of joy.

This reading plan uses excerpts from Dannah Gresh’s book, Happily Even After: Let God Redeem Your Marriage. It’s for women who have experienced betrayal trauma. God has already equipped you for this trial. Dannah will point your gaze toward five powerful tools you need to participate in God’s redemption for your marriage.

As a man, you have a responsibility to your loved ones, your community, and your nation. Right now, more than ever, God is calling men to be men. Tim Clinton, president of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), challenges you to take up your sword and fight for what is right.

Raising Joy-Filled Kids plan offers 7 invigorating lessons to reflect on what Scripture and brain science say is essential for relationships: glad-to-be-together joy. In John 15:11, Jesus prayed our joy would be full while brain science says 4 key habits grow more mature children and lead to joyful parents. Each day of this plan offers practice steps to apply what you are learning.

1 Samuel charts the rise and fall of several of Israel’s leaders. You’ll meet the notoriously arrogant king Saul and see the ascent of the man after God’s own heart – David. You’ll read of dangerous battles, murder plots, giants and even more surprises in this book.  You’ll see that despite turbulence in leadership, seemingly strong enemies and spiritual decay God is very much at work orchestrating the fall of the proud and the rise of the humble. What an encouragement for us today when we are faced with challenges not too dissimilar to these!