Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:5-6; Isaiah 53:6; Hebrews 8:10 “Let’s see the animals!” Kaylee was excited to spend the weekend at Emma’s house. She only had a Chihuahua at her family’s apartment. “Okay, hold on!” Emma said, laughing. The girls skipped along the path, serenading the goats and pigs as they passed their pens. They had… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 40:28-31 “I wish I could live up here,” said Emma with a sigh. “It’s so peaceful.” She twirled around in the mountain meadow grass. Grandpa grinned. “After helping take care of those three little brothers of yours, an erupting volcano would probably seem peaceful.” Emma laughed. “Sometimes the boys do drive me… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 21:12-17 Ava stomped off the bus and to the front door where her mom was waiting. “I hate Mrs. Larson!” “You hate her?” Mom asked as she opened the front door. “Those are some strong words. What happened?” “Well, I forgot to do my homework, so Mrs. Larson took points away from… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 121:1-8 “Hi, Mom! I want to see Snowball and the kittens,” said Destiny as she came into the house. She had been running up the porch steps so fast she almost fell through the doorway. “Whoa! Slow down, honey.” Mom laughed as she caught her daughter. Snowball, Destiny’s cat, had appeared during… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 2 Kings 6:11-18; Psalm 135:5-6 “Are you reading the comics page, Grandpa?” asked Rowan as he came into the living room. “Or can I have it?” “You want the comics page?” asked Grandpa, pretending to be surprised. “Are you sure you don’t want to read the front page news?” Rowan shook his head…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 46; Hebrews 4:14-16 Tina froze in the hallway as Melanie walked up to her. “Hey, Tina! I’m sorry about everything I said to you and everything I did. Want to come over to my house after school?” Tina’s mouth felt like cotton. She didn’t want to say no because she was afraid… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 41:10-13 Tina pushed her bowl of cereal away. “Tina, are you feeling okay?” Dad asked. “You haven’t finished your breakfast all week. I’m taking you to school in ten minutes, so you need to finish up.” Tina’s eyes filled with tears. “Dad, I don’t want to go to school!” “Honey, talk to… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Jeremiah 29:11-13 “Okay, we need another one!” Dad yelled from the top of the house where he and Grandpa were reshingling Grandpa and Grandma’s roof. Cody and his little sister, Abby, raced to get more shingles to hand up to Dad. “Boy, it’s hot out here!” Cody exclaimed as he watched the men… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: James 2:1-5 “We have three new girls in my class,” Mae told her mom. “I really like one of them. Her name is Olivia. Can I invite her to my birthday party?” “Sure,” said Mom. “But you’re inviting all the girls in your class, aren’t you? The party will give the new girls… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 17:20-23; Romans 12:10, 16-18 Tyrone blasted his trumpet in frustration. He still was having a hard time playing the song for the upcoming school concert. “Ugh,” he grumbled to himself. “Why doesn’t this sound right?” “Ty? Are you okay in there?” his mom called out from the kitchen. Tyrone’s older brother, Marcus,… Continue Reading…