Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:4-9 As Cypress sat down at the kitchen table to eat breakfast, an advertisement on the cereal box caught his attention. “Free gift!” he read. “Turbo power race car! See details on back.” Cypress turned the box around so he could see the back. “Mom, look! I can get a turbo power… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:11-12; 1 John 5:1-3 Aurora’s new puppy wriggled in her arms. “I’ll call him Duke!” she announced. “Duke has a lot to learn,” said Dad. “You’ll need to train him by rewarding him when he’s good and disciplining him when he’s bad.” Aurora laughed as Duke licked her face. “He won’t be… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 15:5; 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 One breezy afternoon, Dad took Alena and Theo to the park to try out their new kites. “My kite will fly higher than yours,” said Theo, looking proudly at his bright yellow kite with dark blue borders. “We’ll see about that!” said Alena, tossing her red and white… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 5:13; John 3:16-17; Colossians 4:2-6 “This sure is a good breakfast, Grandma,” said Nathan, taking another bite of ham and eggs. “I love this ham you fixed!” “Well, thank you,” said Grandpa. Nathan grinned. “Sounds like you’re taking credit for Grandma’s cooking.” “I’ll take partial credit, and Grandma can have the rest.”… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 11:28-30 “Ainsley!” Mom’s voice was stern. “I told you it’s time to eat!” Ainsley hurried to the table. She had noticed her mother wasn’t as patient as she used to be before Dad left. And she always looked tired and sad. “I’m sorry,” Ainsley said as she took her seat. “I’m not… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Mark 3:7-12; Luke 5:17-26 Jenna hurried to get ready for the concert. Her dad had bought them good tickets, and she wanted to get to their seats as soon as possible. As soon as she was finished putting her hair in a ponytail, she hurried down the stairs. “Let’s go!” Her dad chuckled… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 10:27-28; Romans 8:35-39 “I want to ask you something, Mom,” Emma said hesitantly as her mother tucked her into bed one evening. “I trusted Jesus as my Savior last summer, but it seems like I’m still always doing something wrong—like being mean to Colson tonight. When I do stuff like that, I… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 119:103; Proverbs 12:18; Colossians 4:6 “My turn!” Junior shouted as he laid the next block. He and his brother were playing a tower-building game, and the tower was getting high. Carefully, he laid down the next piece and held his breath as the tower wobbled, wobbled—then, thankfully, stopped. “Okay. Your turn, Max.”… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Proverbs 2:1-6 “We had such cool visitors in our social studies class today!” Ollie told his parents one evening. “Mrs. Berg invited a Vietnamese family to talk to us about their culture and tell us what it’s like to try to fit into the American way of life without losing their heritage.” “Interesting,”… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 2:14-16 Karina and her friend Dan rushed into the kitchen after practice. “Perfect timing!” said Karina’s mom, taking a pan out of the oven. “Mmmm!” exclaimed Karina. “That fish smells yummy—Dan? Where did you go?” “I’m outside!” Dan yelled from the porch. Karina walked outside and saw Dan putting on his… Continue Reading…