Jeremiah 3

“I myself said, ““‘How gladly would I treat you like sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of any nation.”’ I thought you would call me ‘Father’ and not turn away from following me.”
– Jeremiah 3:19

1 Kings 14

“Because of this, I am going to bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam. I will cut off from Jeroboam every last male in Israel—slave and free. I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns dung, until it is gone.”
– 1 Kings 14:10

Nehemiah 4

“Hear us, O our God, for we are despised. Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over as plunder in a land of captivity.”
– Nehemiah 4:4

Jonah 2

“He said: ‘“In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry.”
– Jonah 2:2

Matthew 23

“For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
– Matthew 23:12

John 12

“There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day.”
– John 12:48

1 Corinthians 2

“The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritual discerned.”
– 1 Corinthians 2:14

Psalm 54

“Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.”
– Psalm 54:4

Proverbs 18

“He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.”
– Proverbs 18:22

Ezekiel 22

“I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none.”
– Ezekiel 22:30

Short Stories and Devotional Letters to Grandchildren on Every Book and Chapter of the Bible

Recent Devotionals

Luke 20

“Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.”
~ Luke 20:46

Ezekiel 42

“Then he said to me, ““The north and south rooms facing the temple courtyard are the priests’ rooms, where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. There they will put the most holy offerings—the grain offerings, the sin offerings and the guilt offerings—for the place is holy.”
~ Ezekiel 42:13

Psalm 33

“But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love.”
~ Psalm 33:18

Psalm 112

“Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands.”
~ Psalm 112:1

Revelation 10

“And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, “‘There will be no more delay!”
~ Revelation 10:6

Isaiah 2

“Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?”
~ Isaiah 2:22

2 Corinthians 4

“For God, who said, “‘Let light shine out of darkness,”’ make his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.”
~ 2 Corinthians 4:6

2 Thessalonians 3

“May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.”
~ 2 Thessalonians 3:5

Job 1

“and said: “‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked will I depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away: may the name of the LORD be praised.”
~ Job 1:21

2 Kings 16

“He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, following the detestable ways of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.”
~ 2 Kings 16:3

1 Peter 1

“Praise be to the God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
~ 1 Peter 1:3

Esther 9

“These days should be remembered and observed in every generation by every family, and in every province and in every city. And these days of Purim should never cease to be celebrated by the Jews, nor should the memory of them die out among their descendants.”
~ Esther 8:28