Mature Believer
Rebuilding and Waiting.
Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.
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Why this plan
The last four Minor Prophets: a warning before the exile, then a people rebuilding afterwards and waiting on God's promises. Malachi closes with the promise of Elijah's return, which the Gospels pick up in John the Baptist.
What you'll read
One stream, read in order.
Zephaniah–Malachi
Zephaniah → Haggai → Zechariah → Malachi
Week by week
The plan for the next 5 weeks.
Every reading, in the order the app gives them.
Week 1Zephaniah 1 – Haggai 2
- Day 1Zephaniah 1
- Day 2Zephaniah 2
- Day 3Zephaniah 3
- Day 4Haggai 1
- Day 5Haggai 2
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 2Zechariah 1 – Zechariah 5
- Day 6Zechariah 1
- Day 7Zechariah 2
- Day 8Zechariah 3
- Day 9Zechariah 4
- Day 10Zechariah 5
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 3Zechariah 6 – Zechariah 10
- Day 11Zechariah 6
- Day 12Zechariah 7
- Day 13Zechariah 8
- Day 14Zechariah 9
- Day 15Zechariah 10
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 4Zechariah 11 – Malachi 1
- Day 16Zechariah 11
- Day 17Zechariah 12
- Day 18Zechariah 13
- Day 19Zechariah 14
- Day 20Malachi 1
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 5Malachi 2 – Malachi 4
- Day 21Malachi 2
- Day 22Malachi 3
- Day 23Malachi 4
- Rest dayReflect on the plan you've just finished
Weekly rhythm
Five days to read. One to reflect.
Each reading day has one reading per stream. On your rest day, look back over the week. You choose your rest day in the app: Saturday, Sunday or the whole weekend. Your place only moves on when you mark a reading done, so a missed day never leaves you behind.
How to read
Read, Reflect, Respond.
The same three steps every day, in any plan. Fifteen to thirty minutes is plenty.
- 1
Read
Read slowly and on purpose, with a pen in hand. Mark the words and verses that stand out, the big words to look up, the repeated ideas, and the connecting words like therefore and because.
- 2
Reflect
Ask why you marked what you did. What did it mean to the people it was first written to? What does it mean for you today? What does it show you about God?
- 3
Respond
Turn it into prayer: thanksgiving, praise, repentance, or asking for help, using the words you marked. Optionally, write down one thing to carry into the day.
Optional, in the app
Add a companion reading.
Alongside this plan, you can add a short daily reading. Turn on any of them, or alternate the Psalm and Proverb from day to day.
Psalm of the Day
One psalm a day, working through the whole Psalter.
Proverb of the Day
One chapter of Proverbs a day, cycling every 31 days.
Gospel of the Day
This plan doesn't include a Gospel, so Gospel of the Day keeps you reading the words and works of Jesus alongside it, one Gospel at a time.
Companion readings need a free account in the Standfirm app.
When you finish
Keep going.
Every plan in this stage covers different books. Pick another. There's no rush.