With the start of the new year Bible Gateway is offering several new Bible Reading Plans and Devotionals. One of them is The NIV 365-Day Devotional Reading Plan. Sign up to get it in your email inbox every day.
This year-long reading plan is comprised of inspirational Bible passages and devotions from the following Bibles to help you gain knowledge and wisdom as you explore the Word of God each day:
- The Case for Christ Study Bible (NIV): Investigating the Evidence for Belief
- Fulfilled: The NIV Devotional Bible for the Single Woman
- The Game Plan for Life Bible (NIV): Notes by Joe Gibbs
- The Great Rescue (NIV): Discover Your Part in God’s Plan
- NIV Busy Dad’s Bible: Daily Inspiration Even If You Only Have One Minute
- NIV Busy Mom’s Bible: Daily Inspiration Even If You Only Have One Minute
- NIV Celebrate Recovery Bible
- NIV Couples’ Devotional Bible
- NIV Discover God’s Heart Devotional Bible: Explore the King’s Love for His People on a Cover-to-Cover Journey Through the Bible
- NIV Essentials of the Christian Faith New Testament: Knowing Jesus and Living the Christian Faith
- NIV Essentials Study Bible
- NIV Fast Facts Bible: Fascinating Trivia from the Most Read Book in History
- NIV First-Century Study Bible
- NIV Life Journey Bible: Find the Answers for Your Whole Life
- NIV Integrated Study Bible: A Chronological Approach for Exploring Scripture
- NIV Leadership Bible: Leading by The Book
- NIV Life Application Study Bible
- NIV MacArthur Study Bible
- NIV Men’s Devotional Bible
- NIV Once-A-Day: 25 Days of Advent
- NIV Once-A-Day: 31 Days of Wisdom
- NIV Once-A-Day: 40 Days of Easter
- NIV Once-A-Day at the Table Family Devotional
- NIV Once-A-Day Morning and Evening Bible
- NIV Once-A-Day Devotional for Nurturing Great Kids
- NIV Once-A-Day Bible Promises
- NIV Once A Day: Why Did I Lose My Job If God Loves Me—Help and Hope for Those in Career Transition
- NIV Quest Study Bible: The Question and Answer Bible
- NIV Ragamuffin Bible: Meditations for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Brokenhearted
- The NIV Spiritual Renewal Bible
- NIV Student Bible
- NIV Study Bible
- NIV The Journey Bible: Revealing God and How You Fit into His Plan
- NIV Women’s Devotional Bible
- NIV The Woman’s Study Bible
- NIV Worship Together Bible: Discover Scripture through Classic and Contemporary Music
Here’s a sample devotional, taken from Once a Day Bible Promises:
God Is Bigger Than Your Worldly Troubles (John 16:33)
Have you ever stopped to think how different life would be if we were still living in Eden? No broken relationships. No difficult pregnancies. No squabbles with spouses. No financial woes. No cancer. No feeling far away from God. (And this list doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface!)
Instead we live in a world marred by the effects of sin. We daily face all kinds of pain, trouble, suffering, weeping, loss and despair.
The temptation is to blame our woes on God, but let’s be honest: The human race did this to itself. All God ever did was love us, and—when we rebelled—implement a plan to rescue us.
The promise above—a statement by Jesus to his followers—is a sobering assessment of the way things are. But it is also a hopeful reminder of the once and future Paradise for which we were created.
In light of such truth, author Elisabeth Elliot counsels us: “Refuse self-pity. Refuse it absolutely. It is a deadly thing with power to destroy you. Turn your thoughts to Christ who has already carried your griefs and sorrows.”
God’s Promise to Me
- Trials and sorrows are part of living in a fallen world.
- I am bigger and more powerful than any worldly troubles you face.
My Prayer to God
Heavenly Father, trials and sorrows are a normal part of life. I don’t like this truth, but it reminds me of my need for you, God. I can take heart in the fact that you will have the final word. I praise you because you are powerful and sovereign over my life—even the hard times. Always keep me looking to you.
So take a look at all our free email devotionals and customizable reading plans, and sign up for as many as you’d like. Happy New Year!
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