Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: Luke 6:45; James 3:8-13 “Your turn to pray, Carlos,” said Maria when their family sat down to eat. “Okay.” Carlos bowed his head. “Thank you, God, for this day and this food…” When Carlos looked up a moment later, he groaned. “Oh no! Not broccoli again! I hate broccoli—and I don’t like chicken… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Philippians 4:4, 11-13 It’s not fair, Tayden thought as he pulled weeds out of the flower beds in front of his house. All my friends are at the water park today, but because I can’t get the bandage on my foot wet, I’m stuck weeding. He thought of everything that had happened that… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Galatians 6:7-10 Mia and her brother Caden were getting ready to plant a small vegetable garden. “I’ll get the seeds,” said Caden. “They’re in my room.” But Caden soon returned empty-handed. “I put the seeds on my desk, but they’re gone!” he said. “Let’s go ask Mom if she’s seen them.” Mia and… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 6:19-21 Amelia looked down at her paint-splattered T-shirt and jeans and shook her head. “I’m trying to keep it on the wall.” Her dad grinned. “Me too, but look at my hair.” Amelia’s eyes widened. “What if the blue never comes out?” “Then I guess I’ll have blue hair,” Dad said. “You… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 8:31-36 “Grandpa, look at that one!” exclaimed Easton as a burst of colorful sparks filled the air. He watched in awe as the twirling sparks wove patterns of color in the sky as they made their way down to the earth. “It’s the best one yet.” The fireworks display was spectacular. Amid… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 4:5-8; Ephesians 2:8-9 “Gotcha!” Eli shouted as he took another of Adrian’s game pieces off the board. Adrian groaned, then gave Eli a playful shove. “Adrian,” said Eli’s mom as she came into the room, “you’re welcome to stay for dinner if you’d like. I’m making roast chicken and biscuits.” “Really? Thanks!”… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 119:97-104 Gabriella read Mom’s grocery list as she walked down the familiar aisles at the store. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a box of chocolate cream-filled snack cakes sitting on the shelf, and her mouth watered. I wish Mom had put Choco-Cakes on this list, she thought. As… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Hebrews 11:17-29 Dimitri stood in place on the race track, alert and ready to spring into action for the final lap of the relay race. When his teammate passed him the baton, Dimitri sprinted down the track and was soon at full speed. Pushing himself to his limit, he zoomed ahead of his… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 43:1-5; Hebrews 4:14-16 As Noel stood near the visitor center on Trail Ridge Road, she could see patches of snow far up on the mountainsides. The few trees in the area above the timberline had been dwarfed and twisted by the icy winds of winter. But summer had come, and tiny white… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 13:34-35; Romans 5:6-8; Galatians 5:22-23 On a Saturday morning hike, Jude and his father came to the entrance of a tunnel that went under a road. “Hello in there!” Jude called out. “Hello!” “Hello…” came the sound of an echo. “Hello…” Jude grinned. “I’m Jude!” he shouted. “Jude!” “Jude…Jude…” his voice echoed… Continue Reading…