Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: John 3:16 Natalie and her twin sister, Samantha, burst into the house after school. “Dad! Dad! You’ll never guess what we learned today,” said Natalie. “Something big!” Dad was changing a light bulb in his office. “What did you learn?” “The biggest thing ever!” Samantha said. “It’s big—real big. Big big.” “I can’t… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 40:29-31; 41:9-10 More than a dozen kids stood in line waiting for their turn on the diving board. Will’s stomach churned. He quickly got out of line and joined his dad, who was waiting at the edge of the pool. “I can’t jump, Dad. I’m afraid.” Dad took a deep breath and… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Timothy 2:5; 1 John 5:11-12 “My dad says we can only go to heaven if we do more good than bad in our lives,” Katrina told her friend Joanne as she inspected an orange. The girls had tagged along with Joanne’s mother to the grocery store. Joanne sighed. She had tried explaining… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 121:1-8 Grrrrr! The dark thing chasing Delaney snarled as it lunged at her heels. She ran as fast as she could. She was unable to see what chased her, but it was making all sorts of terrifying noises, and it was getting closer. Suddenly, the road dropped away under her feet, and… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 18:23-35 “I can’t wait for the game on Saturday,” TJ said as he dribbled his new basketball. He and his mom and little sister, Lucy, were walking up a steep hill on their way home from the park. “You have been practicing a lot,” Mom replied. Just then Lucy stopped to tie… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 46:1-3; Isaiah 41:10 “Look out!” yelled George. Too late! Ivan’s front wheel hit the pothole, sending his bike skidding toward the curb. “Are you okay?” asked George. Ivan frowned. “I am, but my tire’s not!” “You definitely need a new one!” said George. Ivan looked away. “Well, I never told you this,… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Luke 10:25-37 “I can’t play with the kids here,” Marley told Dad as they washed dishes after supper. “They don’t understand anything I say!” Marley’s family had gone overseas to help some missionaries in Papua New Guinea. They were living in a village in the mountains, and making new friends hadn’t been easy…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 “You dust real good now,” Darrell’s grandma ordered. “The other maid left cobwebs everywhere.” Darrell fought back tears as he ran the feathers of a duster over Grandma’s pictures and keepsakes. When he came to a small shadow box with a butterfly inside, he couldn’t take it anymore. Grabbing it… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 53:3-7; 1 Peter 2:20-25 “Oh, Jude! How am I going to survive without you?” wailed Rory as her brother packed for boot camp. “I don’t know if I’m a strong enough Christian to take Mom’s and Dad’s teasing about going to church and believing in Jesus. I need you to help me!… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 50:10-12; 2 Corinthians 9:7-8 “Mine! Mine!” Raya’s little brother, Sawyer, toddled over to his cousin Jacob and grabbed a toy out of his hands. “Share your toys, Sawyer,” Raya told him. “Let Jacob play with them too.” But Sawyer ignored her and continued taking toys away from Jacob, who was soon in… Continue Reading…