Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: Psalm 32:7-8; 56:3-4 As Mom adjusted the rearview mirror, she caught a glimpse of Braden’s worried face. “Is everything all right?” she asked. “I’m afraid to go to the dentist, Mom,” Braden moaned. “It’s making my stomach hurt.” “I’m sorry, honey,” said Mom. “You always liked Dr. Kent, and I’m sure you’ll like… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 27:1 “You’ll never capture me!” Ava yelled to her friend Jack. They were in Ava’s backyard pretending to be medieval knights. “On my noble steed, you’ll never outlast me!” cried a galloping Jack. As Jack caught up to Ava, they both drew foam swords and shields. “On my honor as a knight,… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 37:23-29 “This is going to be so pretty!” Emily exclaimed as she helped her grandmother work on a quilt—a wedding gift for Emily’s cousin. “Madison will love this!” Grandma smiled. “Each square is cut from one of her old shirts or dresses,” she said. “I plan to make this kind of quilt… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 119:9-11; Romans 12:2 As Alexander began his report for school, lines of gibberish flashed across the monitor. “Will!” he called, seeing that he needed help from his older brother. “The computer’s acting weird!” Will came into the room and typed some commands into the computer. After a moment, he turned to Alexander…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 95:1-7; 100 Golden, orange, and scarlet leaves blanketed the ground as Mya, Micha, Maylee, and Matthew tramped through the woods together. “Anyone find a decent branch yet?” Mom called from behind them. “How about this one?” Matthew held a branch with no leaves high above his head. “It’s taller than me!” Maylee… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 1:1, 10-12 Chris sat up in bed, startled. Something woke me up. What was it? he wondered. The floors creaked downstairs, and Chris thought he heard footsteps. Is somebody down there? Or am I just imagining things? Feeling scared, Chris tiptoed across the hall and tapped lightly on his parents’ bedroom door…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Genesis 1:27; Romans 5:10 Charlotte was upset when she got home from school. “Some kids were being mean to Imani today, and I don’t know what to do,” she told her mom. “I’m sorry to hear that,” said Mom. “I know you two are close. What were the kids saying?” “Well, first they… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 139:1-6; Matthew 10:29-31 As Devin and Jake walked home from school, Devin spied a penny on the sidewalk. “Mine!” he declared, picking it up. “You can’t buy much with a penny, but at least now I won’t have bad luck today.” Jake frowned. “What does a penny have to do with luck?”… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 58:11; Ephesians 4:25-32 “Look over there, Bridger—under those tall weeds!” Lizzy said as she and her brother explored the area behind the barn at their new home in the country. “Are those tomatoes?” “Looks like tomato plants to me,” said Bridger. “Let’s pull up the weeds around them so we can see… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 2 Timothy 3:14-17 “Grandma, that reporter totally messed up our story!” Isabella pointed to a page in her grandmother’s newspaper. “I was so excited when he interviewed us about the food drive some of us fifth graders helped start at our school, but he changed almost everything we said!” “I’m sorry, Izzy,” said… Continue Reading…