Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: Matthew 4:18-22 Santiago quickly scribbled a note for his mother—“Gone fishin’”—then grabbed his pole and bait and hurried down to the river. When he reached his favorite spot, he saw a boy already sitting there. He hesitated, then decided to stay at that spot anyway. “Catch anything?” he asked as the boy jerked… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 15:14; Philippians 3:17-21 “I can hardly see anything!” exclaimed Maya as snow swirled around the car. “Everything is so white!” “Yes,” said Mom. “It’s hard to even see the lines on the road!” Vivian pointed ahead. “Look, Dad! There’s a truck up ahead of us. Couldn’t we make better time if we… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 4:16; 5:14 Ray found a table in the coffee shop and opened her computer while her brother went to get a cup of coffee. When Rick came to sit next to her with his chai latte, he noticed Ray staring at her computer screen, frowning. “What are you looking at?” he asked…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 37:23-24, 39-40 Silas grinned as he and his sister stood in line for their first ride on the new Thrillinator roller coaster. “Before you know it, we’ll be zooming down those slick metal rails—upside down, downside up, and every which way in between,” said Silas. “I can hardly wait!” “I can!” replied… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 9:9-13; 2 Corinthians 5:17 Brooklyn put the pencil down. Other than a couple scribbles, the page was blank. She sighed. Tuesday seemed like weeks ago. It was the day she did something she never thought she would do. Brooklyn picked up the paper and looked at it again. It’s like my life,… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 5:43-48; Romans 12:14-18 The moment he saw the basketball roll off the nearby court, Boris Halligan snatched it, kicked it over the fence, and walked away. “Blam!” he yelled at Jordan and the other players. “Stupid game for stupid sheep!” When school finally ended that day, Jordan headed home, thankful it was… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 119:92-103; John 6:35 Jason watched as a chipmunk in the bird feeder stuffed sunflower seeds into his cheeks. Then he climbed down the post and dashed away. Moments later he returned with his mouth empty. “How could he have eaten so much so quickly?” Jason asked his dad. “He’s not eating the… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 8 Derin laughed and tickled harder as Moji’s baby sister giggled with delight. “Lola is so cute!” she said. “Yeah, yeah.” Moji yawned and rubbed a hand over her eyes. “I’m sick of everyone going on about how cute Lola is. They don’t hear her screaming the house down or have to… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 139:1-18; Romans 8:14-17 Petra stared at the sparkling chandelier on her ceiling and blinked back tears of frustration. Nothing was going right at school this month. Everything she tried just seemed to fail—drama class, dance, swimming. Even though she was working really hard in her classes, Petra was still struggling with her… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Leviticus 5:15-16; 6:4-5; Luke 19:1-10 “Please forgive me, Lord,” prayed Mateo one night at bedtime. “I didn’t mean to run into Mrs. Allen’s fence this afternoon. Though I guess I shouldn’t have been cutting across her lawn, since she told me not to do that. I won’t do it again. Please forgive me… Continue Reading…