Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: Romans 8:35-39 Tears ran down Makayla’s cheeks as Dad drove off. She pulled away from her mother and ran down the street. She heard Mom call her name, but she ran faster. Today was the worst day of her life! Earlier that morning, Mom and Dad had sat on opposite ends of the… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 32:1-5; 1 John 1:9 Knox tore open another box and eagerly started unpacking more of his clothes, putting some away in his closet and others in drawers. His family had moved into a new home, and he finally had a room all to himself! Mom came in to see how he was… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:42-44, 51-57 “Grandma, do you really think a pretty butterfly will ever come out of this thing?” asked Grant, bringing a large jar to the sofa where his grandmother was resting. He had caught a caterpillar, and it had spun itself into a chrysalis. “We’ve been watching it for so long.”… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 13:31-33 “I’m ready to make bread!” said Katie as she slipped on her apron. Mom pulled the flour down off the top shelf, then grabbed sugar, a package of yeast, and salt. “We need eggs, butter, and milk.” Katie carried the items from the fridge to the kitchen table, where her mom… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Galatians 5:22-23; 1 John 4:7-13 “Mom, look at this old mirror!” Leah called to her mother, who was going through boxes on the other side of the attic. As she looked in the mirror, Leah giggled at her short, squat reflection. “This mirror makes me look so funny.” Mom came up behind her… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 149:2-5; Zephaniah 3:14-17 “Do we have to go to the grocery store, Mom?” Shiloh asked as her family pulled out of the church parking lot. Shiloh, her brothers and sisters, and her mother had just finished attending their weekly homeschool group. Now Mom informed them that a trip to the store was… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 18:28-33; Matthew 5:14-16 “Mom, did you know that you can carry a light into a dark room and light it up, but you can’t carry darkness anywhere at all?” Brody said. He and his sister Rey had begun a unit study on light and shadow. Rey said, “That’s silly! You can trap… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 37:23-31 “You know how I’ve always wanted to be a doctor?” asked Ethan as he helped himself to a drumstick at his grandparents’ house. “Well, we had a special visitor at church last week—a surgeon from a mission hospital in Africa. They need lots more doctors there, so maybe I’ll go to… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:8-9; Revelation 21:2, 23-27 Judah played outside near his dad, who was working on his car and listening to a sermon on his phone. Judah heard clips of the message—something about a very important book God keeps. The pastor called it the Book of Life. He said only people whose names were… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 26:69-75 Maddie buried her face in her pillow. She heard footsteps come into her room and then her mom’s voice. “Maddie, what happened?” “Alexa.” Maddie didn’t move. “I was waiting for her by the bus, and she walked right past me.” “She did?” Mom frowned. “Did you two have a fight?” “No,”… Continue Reading…