Study God's word with us this month!
September 2026
DAY 1
Hosea prophesied to a complacent Israel whose hearts had grown like neglected fields, hard and overrun with weeds. “Break up your unplowed ground,” (Hosea 10:12) he urged, using an agrarian metaphor his listeners would understand: fallow soil must be tilled before it can receive seed. In our lives, this means inviting God to expose areas of pride, distraction, or idolatry. When we neglect spiritual disciplines, our hearts become compacted by busyness and sin. The psalmist offers a model prayer: “Search me, God, and know my heart…see if there is any offensive way in me” (Psalm 139:23–24). Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal hardened soil today.
Reflection and S.O.A.P.:
Scripture – Write Hosea 10:12 or another verse that stands out.
Observation – What does the imagery of unplowed ground reveal about your heart?
Application – Identify one habit or attitude that needs repentance or change.
Prayer – Ask God to gently till the soil of your heart and to give you courage to confess and change.
Prayer: Father, I confess that parts of my heart have grown hard. Plow deeply and expose whatever keeps me from You. Create in me a clean heart and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Hosea prophesied to a complacent Israel whose hearts had grown like neglected fields, hard and overrun with weeds. “Break up your unplowed ground,” (Hosea 10:12) he urged, using an agrarian metaphor his listeners would understand: fallow soil must be tilled before it can receive seed. In our lives, this means inviting God to expose areas of pride, distraction, or idolatry. When we neglect spiritual disciplines, our hearts become compacted by busyness and sin. The psalmist offers a model prayer: “Search me, God, and know my heart…see if there is any offensive way in me” (Psalm 139:23–24). Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal hardened soil today.
Reflection and S.O.A.P.:
Scripture – Write Hosea 10:12 or another verse that stands out.
Observation – What does the imagery of unplowed ground reveal about your heart?
Application – Identify one habit or attitude that needs repentance or change.
Prayer – Ask God to gently till the soil of your heart and to give you courage to confess and change.
Prayer: Father, I confess that parts of my heart have grown hard. Plow deeply and expose whatever keeps me from You. Create in me a clean heart and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
August 2026
Nobody likes waiting. We want answers, direction, and resolution now. But some of life's most important seasons happen in the in-between. Through Psalms, Romans, and Galatians, this 5-day study explores how God meets us in uncertainty and forms us through seasons that don't unfold as quickly as we'd like. If you're feeling stuck, restless, or tired of waiting, this plan is for you.
