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"At times God puts us through the discipline of darkness to teach us to heed Him. Song birds are taught to sing in the dark, and we are put into the shadow of God’s hand until we learn to hear Him...” Oswald Chambers

Vance K. Jackson leads readers in the life-transforming devotional. You were sent by God to let His Light shine through you in dark places. Choose to let God’s Light radiate in everything that you both say and do. Let His Light shine through your countenance and communication. Let His Light be revealed through your work and through your character. Let God lead your heart as you read this timely message.

“Sin” is a key concept in the Bible. Sin is rebellion against God, be it in words, deeds, or desires. It destroys the relationship between God and humans and also has disastrous consequences for people’s relationship with each other and with their natural environment. This reading plan covers some key Bible verses about sin’s origins, its essence, its consequences, and God’s solution for the problem of human sin.

With the current state of the world it is easy to lose hope. The power of God's voice is a light that gives us vision for dark days. How do you hold onto that light of vision? How do you keep faith in times of hardship? Habakkuk gives us some insight into holding tight and moving forward. God is speaking. God is responding.

While Christ’s death saves us from sin’s penalty and power, there’s no denying that we still live in a fallen world marked by sin’s presence. When facing tragedy and sorrow amid dark, uncertain days, where do we turn for comfort? In this Bible plan, Alistair Begg leads us through a series of readings that remind us of the hope that lies in the sovereignty and goodness of our heavenly Father.

In a world where sin is sugar-coated to make it seem easier to take part in, it’s refreshing to see the exchange between David and Nathan. Join us as we study what it looks like to confront sin with Truth and Grace.

Many Christians become stuck in sin patterns and have little hope breaking free. This can lead to deep guilt, shame, and discouragement. In this three-day plan, you will begin a journey toward overcoming habitual sin by getting to the root of the issues through the power of Christ. Join us today.

How do you keep your hope anchored in Christ in the face of so much suffering and injustice in the world? One of our former aid workers shares three testimonies of how God lifted the darkness in three different circumstances while she was serving the most vulnerable on the frontlines. **The photos used for these devotionals are from Medair locations not associated with the stories. **

Most people living in our day take sin very lightly. In this devotional, we’re talking about a battle against sin on the internal level. As Christians, we want to be careful not to exalt physical satisfaction over our soul’s well-being. We want to be vigilant with that which would elevate us and diminish God.

In this one-week devotional author, Kirt A. Schneider takes us on a journey to overcome struggles and dark moments in our life. The Bible speaks to every aspect of our lives, and only when we are grounded in the truth of God’s Word, are we able to walk in the strength, peace, and victory of God’s promises.

This reading plan offers hope and encouragement for the times our world feels really dark. God is here with his gospel light of love.

The apostle John wrote a book about Jesus, “so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name” (John 20:31). This reading plan goes through many Scripture verses, and the first chapters of John’s gospel, to discover who Jesus is.

Ever wonder what’s going on inside your head? Do you ever have vague feelings of guilt or wonder why you do the things you do? Use this 12-day reading plan to help identify Sinful Roots in your heart. Learn to acknowledge your sin, calling it what God calls it, so you can confess it to Him and then walk by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Watch this video plan and get an unconventional perspective of dealing with the evil in our world by looking at the Bible book of Habakkuk.

Whether it's poor health, financial struggles or job loss, life sometimes feels like a lottery where the odds are stacked against us. The Bible has many accounts of people who were blessed by God because they trusted him during the hardest times. We can learn a great deal from them about perseverance.

A desire for deliverance always stems from a hunger to break free from bondage. Learn how to cry out to God and experience true deliverance from whatever holds you back.

Share this devotional with others as Vance K. Jackson leads readers in this timely message. Fear God and depart from evil. Honor and reverence the Lord. Completely turn away from evil. Turn away from evil in business. Turn away from evil in ministry. Turn away from evil in your family. Turn away from evil in every area of your life and turn to Christ..

In the midst of health concerns, economic uncertainty, and civil unrest, it's easy for our brains to succumb to fear and even despair. But as Christians, God calls us to be people of hope. No matter what is happening, we can choose the mindsets that move us from despair to hope and take the actions that shift us from surviving to thriving.

Self-discipline—whether with your time, food, or money—is a good and God-honoring thing. But it can easily become an ultimate thing and thus turn into a soul-sucking idol. How can you avoid crossing over to the dark side of discipline? That’s the question you’ll answer in this 3-day reading plan.

Discover a more personal relationship with God in the midst of your adversity with this devotional from the director of Rescued from Darkness, a film about a Ugandan community that survived genocide and clung to Jesus Christ! Go behind the scenes of Dan Tarrant's filmmaking journey and let the Scriptures that guided him guide you as well.

When thinking about our sins, we often remember the familiar line in the Lord’s Prayer: “Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.” This four-day devotion series, shared by The Lutheran Home Association’s chaplains, focuses on how, with God’s grace through Jesus, we have a victory over sin.

Most of us list death in our top 5 list of fears. As a hospice chaplain, April Knoke deals with death on a regular basis and shares lessons of life through death. Through this 7 day journey you’ll be empowered through April’s stories to bury and put away the old parts of your life, and live life to the fullest now.

If you were to define ‘the greatest evil,’ you might think of murder, child abuse, or human trafficking. C.S. Lewis mentions something else: pride. He considers this the ultimate rebellion against God, from which all other sins spring. In this reading plan, we want to explore what the Bible says about pride and which consequences pride has for our lives.

It's not just small children that moan 'not fair'! Even as adults we struggle with injustice (or if we're honest, just not getting our own ways!). Habakkuk was no exception, and God graciously answered him. Let's dive in to his book to grasp the depths of God's reply to the question of injustice.

To shine the light of Christ in these days of uncertainty requires leaning into God, His Word, and those closest to us. In this plan, we'll lean into stories of our lives and connect them to truths from God's Word. These devotions are a collective of daily thoughts provided by staff members of the Global Leadership Network.