Connect the sunday message to your week!
These short devotionals help bridge the gap between sunday services. We pray this resource will help you grow in your journey with Jesus! If you'd like to join the New Testament-in-a-year reading, additional scripture for that is provided at the bottom of each section.
Day 1
You Are Not an Accident
Reading: Psalm 139:13-16
Devotional: Before a single day of your life unfolded, God already knew your name. Psalm 139 reminds us that God knit you together with intention and care, that every detail of your design was deliberate. The enemy works hard to convince you that you are a mistake, that you carry no value, that no one would notice your absence. But the truth of Scripture stands firm against every one of those lies. You are not the result of chance. You are the result of a sovereign God who decided the world needed exactly you. Today, reject the voice that diminishes your worth and receive the voice of the Father who calls you His masterpiece.
New Testament-in-a-Year Reading: Galatians 4
Reading: Psalm 139:13-16
Devotional: Before a single day of your life unfolded, God already knew your name. Psalm 139 reminds us that God knit you together with intention and care, that every detail of your design was deliberate. The enemy works hard to convince you that you are a mistake, that you carry no value, that no one would notice your absence. But the truth of Scripture stands firm against every one of those lies. You are not the result of chance. You are the result of a sovereign God who decided the world needed exactly you. Today, reject the voice that diminishes your worth and receive the voice of the Father who calls you His masterpiece.
New Testament-in-a-Year Reading: Galatians 4
Day 2
Saved for a Purpose, Not by Performance
Reading: Ephesians 2:8-10
Devotional: One of the most liberating truths in all of Scripture is found in Ephesians 2. Salvation is not something you earn through effort or maintain through perfection. It is a gift, freely given by a God whose grace exceeds every failure you have ever committed. But the passage does not stop at rescue. It moves forward into calling. You were not simply saved from something. You were saved for something. Good works are not the ladder you climb to reach God. They are the evidence that God has already reached you. The fruit of a transformed life flows naturally from a heart that is genuinely rooted in Christ.
New Testament-in-a-Year Reading: Galatians 5
Reading: Ephesians 2:8-10
Devotional: One of the most liberating truths in all of Scripture is found in Ephesians 2. Salvation is not something you earn through effort or maintain through perfection. It is a gift, freely given by a God whose grace exceeds every failure you have ever committed. But the passage does not stop at rescue. It moves forward into calling. You were not simply saved from something. You were saved for something. Good works are not the ladder you climb to reach God. They are the evidence that God has already reached you. The fruit of a transformed life flows naturally from a heart that is genuinely rooted in Christ.
New Testament-in-a-Year Reading: Galatians 5
Day 3
Created to Know Him
Reading: Jeremiah 1:4-5 and John 17:3
Devotional: Before Jeremiah was formed in his mother's womb, God had already ordained a purpose for his life. This was not a plan Jeremiah developed on his own. It was a plan God prepared beforehand and invited Jeremiah to walk into. The same is true for you. But notice that before the purpose comes the relationship. In John 17:3, Jesus defines eternal life not as a destination but as a relationship, knowing the Father and knowing the Son. You were made first and foremost to know God. Every other purpose flows from that central calling. When you pursue knowing Him above all else, everything else begins to find its proper place.
New Testament-in-a-Year Reading: Galatians 6
Reading: Jeremiah 1:4-5 and John 17:3
Devotional: Before Jeremiah was formed in his mother's womb, God had already ordained a purpose for his life. This was not a plan Jeremiah developed on his own. It was a plan God prepared beforehand and invited Jeremiah to walk into. The same is true for you. But notice that before the purpose comes the relationship. In John 17:3, Jesus defines eternal life not as a destination but as a relationship, knowing the Father and knowing the Son. You were made first and foremost to know God. Every other purpose flows from that central calling. When you pursue knowing Him above all else, everything else begins to find its proper place.
New Testament-in-a-Year Reading: Galatians 6
Day 4
You Have a Sphere of Influence
Reading: Matthew 28:18-20 and 1 Peter 2:9
Devotional: The Great Commission was not given only to pastors, missionaries, or full-time ministry workers. It was given to every follower of Jesus. First Peter 2:9 describes believers as a royal priesthood, a people called out of darkness to proclaim the excellencies of the One who called them. God has placed you exactly where you are, in your workplace, on your team, in your neighborhood, and in your family, not by accident but by divine design. Your sphere of influence is your mission field. The people around you, even the ones who challenge you, are the very people God is calling you to love and point toward Him.
New Testament-in-a-Year Reading: Ephesians 1
Reading: Matthew 28:18-20 and 1 Peter 2:9
Devotional: The Great Commission was not given only to pastors, missionaries, or full-time ministry workers. It was given to every follower of Jesus. First Peter 2:9 describes believers as a royal priesthood, a people called out of darkness to proclaim the excellencies of the One who called them. God has placed you exactly where you are, in your workplace, on your team, in your neighborhood, and in your family, not by accident but by divine design. Your sphere of influence is your mission field. The people around you, even the ones who challenge you, are the very people God is calling you to love and point toward Him.
New Testament-in-a-Year Reading: Ephesians 1
Day 5
Come Home and Walk It Out
Reading: Luke 15:11-24 and Ephesians 2:10
Devotional: The parable of the prodigal son is not simply a story about a wayward child finding his way back. It is a portrait of a Father who never stopped watching the horizon, who ran toward his son while the son was still a long way off. If you have been wandering, if you have felt lost with your face in your hands wondering where God has gone, hear this truth today: He has been looking for you the entire time. And for those who have already come home, Ephesians 2:10 calls you to walk in the good works God prepared for you before the world began. Coming home is the beginning, not the destination. Now walk it out.
New Testament-in-a-Year Reading: Ephesians 2
Reading: Luke 15:11-24 and Ephesians 2:10
Devotional: The parable of the prodigal son is not simply a story about a wayward child finding his way back. It is a portrait of a Father who never stopped watching the horizon, who ran toward his son while the son was still a long way off. If you have been wandering, if you have felt lost with your face in your hands wondering where God has gone, hear this truth today: He has been looking for you the entire time. And for those who have already come home, Ephesians 2:10 calls you to walk in the good works God prepared for you before the world began. Coming home is the beginning, not the destination. Now walk it out.
New Testament-in-a-Year Reading: Ephesians 2