Mark 6

“because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, “‘Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
– Mark 6:50

Ezekiel 45

“You are to do the same on the seventh day of the month for anyone who sins unintentionally or through ignorance; so that you are to make atonement in the temple.”
– Ezekiel 45:20

Numbers 20

“Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to the rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink.”
– Numbers 20:8

1 Chronicles 19

“When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench in David’s nostrils, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah and Zobah.”
– 1 Chronicles 19:6

Zephaniah 1

“Be silent before the Sovereign LORD, for the day of the LORD is near. The LORD has prepared a sacrifice; he has consecrated those he has invited.”
– Zephaniah 1:7

Judges 15

“Because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the LORD, “‘You have given your servant this great victory. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”
– Judges 15:18

Psalm 16

“As for the saints who are in the land, they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight.”
– Psalm 16:3

2 Chronicles 24

“But they plotted against him, and by order of the king they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the LORD’s temple.”
– 2 Chronicles 24:21

2 Chronicles 34

“Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for the remnant in Israel and Judah about what is written in this book that has been found. Great is the LORD’s anger that is poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD; they have not acted in accordance with all that is written in this book.”
– 2 Chronicles 34:21

Isaiah 53

“We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
– Isaiah 53:6

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

Recent Devotionals

Numbers 5

Numbers 5

“Say to the Israelites: ‘When a man or woman wrongs another in any way and so is unfaithful to the LORD, that person is guilty”
~ Numbers 5:6

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Job 29

Job 29

“Men listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel.”
~ Job 29:21

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Genesis 36

Genesis 36

“Their possessions were too great for them to remain together; the land where they were staying could not support them both because of their livestock.”
~ Genesis 36:7

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Proverbs 2

Proverbs 2

“For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.”
~ Proverbs 2:6

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James 2

James 2

“Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?”
~ James 2:5

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2 Chronicles 13

2 Chronicles 13

“and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. At the sound of their battle cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.”
~ 2 Chronicles 13:15

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Exodus 13

Exodus 13

“When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “‘If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”
~ Exodus 13:17

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Luke 11

Luke 11

“Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.”
~ Luke 11:39

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Matthew 12

Matthew 12

“And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.”
~ Matthew 12:31

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Isaiah 30

Isaiah 30

“Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them.”
~ Isaiah 30:20

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James 5

James 5

“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.”
~ James 5:16

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2 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 2

“But who is able to build a temple for him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens cannot contain him? Who then am I to build a temple for him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before him?”
~ 2 Chronicles 2:6

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Isaiah 56

Isaiah 56

“Blessed is the man who does this, the man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
~ Isaiah 56:2

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Job 35

Job 35

“How much less, then, will he listen when you say that you do not see him, that your case is before him and you must wait for him,”
~ Job 35:14

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Jeremiah 23

Jeremiah 23

“Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him?”’ declares the LORD, “‘Do not I fill heaven and earth?”’ declares the Lord.”
~ Jeremiah 23:24

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Ezekiel 36

Ezekiel 36

“I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Sovereign LORD, when I show myself holy through you before their eyes.”
~ Ezekiel 36:23

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Psalm 4

Psalm 4

“I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.”
~ Psalm 4:8

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Exodus 3

Exodus 3

“So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.”
~ Exodus 3:8

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