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

“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

Isaiah 51

“Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.”
~ Isaiah 51:6

James 4

“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
~ James 4:7

Luke 7

“And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee, go in peace.”
~ Luke 7:30

Judges 11

“Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah. He crossed Gilead and Manasseh, passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from there he advanced against the Ammonites.”
~ Judges 11:29

1 Thessalonians 3

“May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.”
~ 1 Thessalonian 3:13

Psalm 25

“Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths;”
~ Psalm 25:4

Isaiah 59

“He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.”
~ Isaiah 59:17

1 King 20

“When the Israelites were also mustered and given provisions, they marched out to meet them. The Israelites camped opposite them like two small flocks of goats, while the Arameans covered the countryside.”
~ 1 King 20:27

Proverbs 7

“Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.”
~ Proverbs 7:2

Jeremiah 40

“However, before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “‘Go back to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the towns of Judah, and live with him among the people, or go anywhere else you please.”’ Then the commander gave him provisions and a present and let him go.”
~ Jeremiah 40:5