Short Stories and Devotional Letters to Grandchildren on Every Book and Chapter of the Bible
Recent Devotionals
Jeremiah 13
“For as a belt is bound around a man’s waist, so I bound the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to me’’, declares the LORD, ‘‘to be my people for my renown and praise and honor. But they have not listened.”
~ Jeremiah 13:11
Daniel 6
“At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent.”
~ Daniel 6:4
Psalm 123
“Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.”
~ Psalm 123:3
Habakkuk 2
“See, he is puffed up; his desires are not upright—but the righteous will live by his faithfulness—”
~ Habakkuk 2:4
Psalm 11
“The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes the sons of men; his eyes examine them.”
~ Psalm 11:4
Exodus 6
“And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.”
~ Exodus 6:8
John 11
“But the chief priest and Pharisees had given orders that if anyone found out where Jesus was, he should report it so that they might arrest him.”
~ John 11:57
Isaiah 50
“The Sovereign God has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary, He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.”
~ Isaiah 50:4
Amos 6
“Woe to you who are complacent in Zion, and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria, you notable men of the foremost nation, to whom the people of Israel come!”
~ Amos 6:1
1 Kings 15
“Although he did not remove the high places, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the LORD all his life.”
~ 1 Kings 15:14
Ecclesiastes 6
“God gives a man wealth, possessions and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires, but God does not enable him to enjoy them, and a stranger enjoys them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil.
~ Ecclesiastes 6:2
2 Timothy 2
“And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.”
~ 2 Timothy 2:24
John 1
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
~ John 1:14
Job 30
“The churning inside me never stops: days of suffering confront me.”
~ Job 30:27
Malachi 2
“If you do not listen, and if you do not set your heart to honor my name,”’ says the LORD Almighty, “‘I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not set your heart to honor me.”
~ Malachi 2:2
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