7-day plan: Grace
God saves us as a gift: what we cannot earn, he gives.
One passage a day, with a question to think it over. Your progress stays on this device, no account needed.
Day 1 · We all need to be saved
Paul gathers old words: on their own, no one seeks God
as it is written: There is no righteous one, not even one; there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. All have turned aside, together they have become worthless; there is no one who does kindness, there is not even one.
Romans 3:10–12 · Read the whole chapterTo think about
Paul speaks of a gift that is not earned (v. 24). How can you live today with gratitude for what you have received without deserving it?
Day 2 · By grace, not by works
Salvation is God's gift, not a prize to boast about
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not from yourselves; it is the gift of God; not from works, so that no one may boast.
Ephesians 2:8–9 · Read the whole chapterTo think about
The chapter speaks of people once far off who are now near (v. 13-19). Whom could you draw near to today, with respect and kindness?
Day 3 · What God has done for us
Christ died for us while we were still sinners
But God shows his own love for us in that while we were still sinners, the Messiah died for us.
Romans 5:8 · Read the whole chapterTo think about
Paul speaks of peace with God and of hope (vv. 1-2). What can you do today to live with more peace and hope?
Day 4 · Children of God
Those who receive Jesus are given the right to become God's children
But to all who received him, he gave them the right to become children of God, to those who believe in his name, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a man, but of God.
John 1:12–13 · Read the whole chapterTo think about
Jesus asked the first disciples, “What are you looking for?” and invited them, “Come and you will see” (vv. 38-39). What are you looking for today?
Day 5 · Safe in his hands
Jesus says no one will snatch his sheep from his hand
My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; and I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, ever; and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father —what he has given me is greater than all, and no one can snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
John 10:27–29 · Read the whole chapterTo think about
Jesus says he came so that they may have life in abundance (v. 10). In what part of your life do you need to hear his voice today?
Day 6 · We all need to be saved
God looks down from heaven for anyone who seeks him
YHWH from the heavens looked down upon human beings to see if there is anyone who understands, who seeks Elohim. All have turned aside, together they have become perverted; there is no one who does good, there is not even one.
Psalms 14:2–3 · Read the whole chapterTo think about
What would you like to say to God after reading it?
Day 7 · By grace, not by works
All fell short; those who believe are declared righteous freely by his grace
But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been made manifest, being testified to by the law and the prophets, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus the Messiah for all who believe; for there is no distinction, for all sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being declared righteous freely by his grace through the redemption that is in the Messiah Jesus,
Romans 3:21–24 · Read the whole chapterTo think about
Paul speaks of a gift that is not earned (v. 24). How can you live today with gratitude for what you have received without deserving it?