Daily Devotionals
Start Your Day In God's Word
No matter your stage, age, or season, there's a devotional here for you. Choose where you'd like to begin.
adults
Cracked Mortar
October 21, 2026
Psalm 147:3 promises that God heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds, but that healing starts with honesty. Like sellers sitting on a cracked hearth to hide the damage, we get skilled at covering our brokenness with a smile. God doesn't patch the surface; he rebuilds from the inside, and the invitation is to get off the hearth and bring the hidden wounds to him.
students
Show Me the Scars
October 21, 2026
John 20:24-29 teaches us through Thomas that Jesus does not reject us for having honest doubts but invites us to seek answers and discover the truth of who He is. Instead of hiding our questions or pretending to have perfect faith, we can bring our doubts to Jesus, examine the evidence, and grow in a deeper, more personal trust in Him.
KIDS
When the Brook Dried Up
October 21, 2026
1 Kings 17:7-9 teaches us that even when something good comes to an end, God’s care never stops, and He already knows what comes next. When life changes or we feel sad about what we have lost, we can trust that God is still with us, guiding us toward His next step.

Daily Reading & Prayer
Grow In Your Faith
Read or listen to the Bible 5 minutes a day through the life of Jesus.
April 26, 2026
Friends, Not Servants
John 15:15 reminds us that Jesus does not relate to us as distant servants but as beloved friends, inviting us into intimacy, trust, and shared life with Him. Instead of striving to perform for God, we can rest in His love and spend time with Him today with the openness, security, and closeness of true friendship.
April 25, 2026
Complete Joy
John 15:11 teaches that complete joy is found not in changing our circumstances but in abiding closely with Jesus, whose own steady, unshakable joy becomes ours. This invites us to protect our connection with Him through simple daily presence, trusting that true joy is received from Christ, not manufactured on our own.
April 24, 2026
Fruit That Lasts
John 15:16 reminds us that Jesus chose us to bear fruit that lasts, not the kind the world applauds for a moment but the kind that grows through abiding in Him. As we stay connected to Christ, He produces enduring character and eternal impact through our quiet faithfulness.
April 23, 2026
Remain
John 15:9–10 calls us to remain in Jesus’ love on purpose, choosing daily closeness through small, faithful acts of obedience instead of drifting into fear, distraction, or self-made narratives. His love is already secure and unwavering, and as we make our home in it, our lives are steadily shaped by his presence.
April 22, 2026
The Pruning
John 15:2 reminds us that God’s pruning, though painful, is not abandonment but loving preparation, cutting away even good things to make room for deeper fruitfulness. When life feels like loss, we can trust that the Gardener is still tending us with purpose, shaping us for something better than we can yet see.
April 21, 2026
Apart From Me
John 15:4–5 reminds us that real, lasting fruit in our lives does not come from hustle, talent, or self-reliance, but from staying deeply connected to Jesus as our source. This calls us to stop striving in our own strength and bring every burden, goal, and struggle back to Him in honest dependence.
April 20, 2026
The Vine
John 15:1–2 reminds us that Jesus is the true source of life, and our calling is not to force spiritual fruit through effort but to remain connected to Him and let His life flow through us. As we abide in Christ, we can trust the Father’s pruning as part of His loving work to grow us into greater fruitfulness.
April 19, 2026
Say Something
Matthew 22:39 calls us to love our neighbors with courage and compassion, speaking the truth about Jesus not to win arguments, but to lovingly point people to the only bridge that saves. This means sharing our story with gentleness and respect, trusting that real love does not stay silent when someone needs hope.
April 18, 2026
The Empty Tomb
1 Corinthians 15:3-6 declares that Jesus’ resurrection is the defining truth of our faith, proving that the empty tomb is not just history but the source of living hope and power for us today. Because Christ is alive, we can trust God to bring life to the places in us that feel dead, defeated, or beyond repair.
April 17, 2026
Faith With No Math
Galatians 2:16 reminds us that we are made right with God by faith in Jesus alone, not by piling up good works, religious effort, or spiritual credentials. This frees us to stop measuring ourselves and others by performance and to rest in the finished work of Christ with open hands.