Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: Philippians 2:12-13; 2 Peter 1:3-4 “Mom! Pepper sharpened his claws on the couch again!” called Emma as she and her friend Olivia went into the living room to play a game. “Oh no!” Mom exclaimed, coming in and inspecting the couch. “We’re going to have to get that cat a scratching post.” “When… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Colossians 3:12-15 Ana felt her face burn with embarrassment and anger. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see Conner and Amos looking at her and laughing. “All those freckles,” she heard Amos whisper, and then they laughed again. “Amos! Conner!” Mrs. Bootsma spoke sternly. “Settle down!” At recess time, Ana… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Philippians 4:4-7 “I.don’t know why I agreed to play my guitar in the school concert,” Jude said at the dinner table. “I’m really scared about performing in front of so many people!” “Hmm…I remember another time you were really scared,” Mom replied. “That was the first time you had a toothache and had… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 31:1-3, 14-15 “I.think we made a big mistake coming here,” Kate told her dad. “Everything’s so different. Are you sure we shouldn’t have stayed where we were?” Dad smiled. “I’m sure,” he said. “After praying a lot about it, Mom and I both sensed it was time to move on to a… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 10:8-13 Elias knew he wasn’t supposed to go on his homemade raft by himself, but he stepped onto it anyway. It’s not like I’m going anywhere, he thought. It’s tied to a sturdy elm tree. So he sat down and enjoyed the feeling of the raft gently rocking back and forth with… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Exodus 3:1-15; Isaiah 9:6-7 “Whew! This is hard work!” Hunter stopped to wipe sweat off his forehead after tossing a log onto the back of the trailer. “Just imagine how much work this would be without you two helping me!” Dad said with a grin. Wynter giggled. “You would be lost without us,… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 15:1-6 “Tell me again,” said Tyler as he followed his friend Sam to the lake. “Why are we here?” Sam sighed. “My mom told me to come here, watch a blue heron, and bring back a word—one that applies to God and should apply to me too. You’re here to help me… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 119:9-16 “First I got an email from Juliana today,” Piper told her brother one afternoon. Juliana was their cousin who lived in another state. “She has to learn about three hundred Bible verses for church,” Piper said. “Three hundred!” exclaimed Tanner. “Well, she doesn’t have to learn that many, but she hopes… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Genesis 1:20-31 “I sure don’t like spiders, do you?” Alana asked her friend Summer. A spider had stretched its web across a section of fence in Alana’s backyard, and the girls had gone to look at it. “Ugh! No! I hate those things!” Summer shuddered. “They’re creepy.” “The web sure is pretty though,”… Continue Reading…