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

Mark 12

“The second is this: “‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” There is no commandment greater than these.”
~ Mark 12:31

Isaiah 17

“You have forgotten God the Savior: you have not remembered the Rock, your fortress. There, though you set out the finest plants and plant imported vines”
~ Isaiah 17:10

Luke 21

“Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”
~ Luke 21:36

Ruth 2

“May the LORD repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”
~ Ruth 2:12

Daniel 12

“Many will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.”
~ Daniel 12:10

Psalm 119

“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.”
~ Psalm 119:11

Psalm 40

“Be pleased, O LORD, to save me; O LORD, come quickly to help me.
~ Psalm 40:13

Proverbs 20

“A man’s steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand his own way.”
~ Proverbs 20:24

1 Kings 16

“So Zimri destroyed the whole family of Baasha, in accordance with the word of the LORD spoken against Baasha through the prophet Jehu—”
~ 1 Kings 16:12

1 Corinthians 12

“Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.”
~ 1 Corinthians 12:27

Judges 1

“The LORD was with the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country, but they were unable to drive the people from the plains, because they had iron chariots.”
~ Judges 1:19

Zechariah 1

“But did not my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, overtake your forefathers? “Then they repented and said, “‘The LORD Almighty has done to us what our ways and practices deserve, just as he determined to do.”
~ Zechariah 1:6