Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: Psalm 103:8-13; Romans 3:21-26; 6:23 “It’s not fair,” said Kate as she stomped up to her teacher’s desk. “I don’t have any wrong answers on these word problems, but you still gave me a B instead of an A.” “You didn’t show your work,” Mrs. Castillo replied patiently. “That was part of the… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 37:3; Romans 8:28, 31-32 “No, Jena!” Kegan’s words startled his little sister as he pulled her hand away from the lamp. Jena started to cry and squirmed out of her brother’s grasp. “What’s going on?” asked Mom as she entered the living room. “Jena was trying to reach the light bulb. I… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 16:6-12; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 “I can hardly wait to see the old mansion!” exclaimed Camilla. She and her family were on their way to visit Grandma and Grandpa Garcia, who had recently become caretakers of a large estate. As they drove, Camilla talked about her day at school. “There’s a new… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Galatians 5:22-26 Tina and Amy were lying on their backs on a big checkered tablecloth that Tina’s mother had put on the grass for them. They had just finished their peanut butter sandwiches. “Look at that cloud,” said Amy, pointing up at the blue sky. “It looks just like a big bird flying… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 21:3-4 Cara heard the floor squeak under her tennis shoes as she followed her mom down the hospital corridor. Her dad was in the hospital again, and her mom had picked her up from school so they could visit him. “Dad!” Cara cried as they entered his room. She… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 12:9-16; 1 Peter 2:21-25 Clay picked up his fork, sorted the peas out of his mixed vegetables, and pushed them off to the side of his plate. Two-year-old Penelope did the same thing. “Why aren’t you eating your peas?” asked Mom. “I don’t like them,” Clay answered. “Don’t like ’em,” Penelope repeated…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 37:23-24; 1 John 1:8-9 Alannah pulled on her ice skates and grinned at her aunt. “I’m ready to learn to skate, Aunt Rachel.” Her aunt smiled, took Alannah’s hands, and pulled her to her feet. As they started across the ice, Alannah wobbled back and forth, trying to keep her balance. “Whoa!”… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Luke 5:4-11 Josiah knew two things for sure about Gramps—he loved God and he loved to fish! Josiah couldn’t wait to spend the weekend fishing with his grandpa. They were going to fish all day and then spend the night at the cabin on the lake. “Hi, Gramps!” Josiah shouted as he jumped… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 19:14; Proverbs 18:21; Galatians 5:22-26 “Ouch! My tummy hurts,” Micah said on the way home from his friend’s birthday sleepover. “What did you eat at the party?” Mom asked. “Well, last night we had tacos for dinner—I ate four. Then I had some birthday cake, ice cream, and chips. I finished off… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 103:8-14; Romans 3:23-24; 5:6-8 “Please don’t tell Dad,” Ethan begged his sister, stuffing his science test into his backpack. “I didn’t expect to get a high grade, but I sure didn’t think it would be this bad. I did my best. Promise you won’t tell.” “I won’t,” said Mira. “But Mom and… Continue Reading…