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

Start with God

November 7, 2026

Psalm 139:1-6 describes a God who searches us, knows us, and hems us in behind and before. Drawing on his mother’s long illness, Ed Young shows that when we start our day with the pain, the pain becomes the lens for everything. The invitation is to reorder our mornings and start with God’s character, his sovereignty, goodness, and presence, before the fear gets the first word.

students

If You Had Been Here

November 7, 2026

John 11:17-22 shows Martha running to Jesus with grief and faith mixed together, telling Him that if He had been there her brother would not have died. God is not threatened by our honesty, so we can stop editing our prayers, tell Him what we wish had happened, and still leave room for trust beside the disappointment.

KIDS

Every Person Is a Masterpiece

November 7, 2026

James 3:9-10 reminds us that every person is made in God’s likeness, so our words matter. The same mouth shouldn’t praise God and then tear down the people He made. Before we speak, we can ask, “Would I say this to one of God’s masterpieces?” and choose words that build others up.

Daily Reading & Prayer

Grow In Your Faith

Read or listen to the Bible 5 minutes a day through the life of Jesus.

October 15, 2026

Time to Move

Exodus 14:15-16 teaches us that trusting God means knowing when to be still and when to take a brave step forward, even when the path seems impossible. We can listen for His direction and obey with courage, knowing that God goes with us and makes a way where we cannot see one.

October 15, 2026

What You Can’t See

Proverbs 12:15 says the way of fools seems right to them, which is exactly what makes blind spots so dangerous. We fixate on one attractive feature, like staring at a hood ornament while missing the whole car, and lose perspective on everything else. The wise listen to advice because others can see what we can't, and the call is to give trusted voices permission to tell us what we don't want to hear.

October 14, 2026

Hold Still

Exodus 14:13-14 teaches us that when we feel afraid or overwhelmed, we do not have to figure everything out or fight every battle on our own because God is with us. We can be still, stop worrying, and trust Him to take care of what we cannot, remembering that God’s got it.

October 14, 2026

Bad Connections

Proverbs 13:20 states a law, not a suggestion: walk with the wise and become wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. Just as a car's maintenance records reveal its history, the people in our inner circle reveal our values and our direction. Nobody stays neutral, and the invitation is to take an honest look at who we walk with and invest intentionally in friendships marked by wisdom and faithfulness.

October 14, 2026

Now We Have Heard for Ourselves

John 4:39-42 teaches us that our role is not to make someone believe, but simply to introduce them to Jesus by sharing what He has done in our lives. We can faithfully tell our story and invite others to come and see, trusting Jesus to speak to them for Himself.

October 13, 2026

Nowhere to Go

Exodus 14:9-10 teaches us that even when we feel scared, trapped, or unsure what to do, God is never stuck and always knows the way forward. When we cannot see a way out, we can turn to God in prayer and trust Him to help us through.

October 13, 2026

The Check Engine Light

1 Corinthians 15:33-34 warns that bad company corrupts good character, and the word "misled" shows how quietly that erosion happens. Every relationship has a check engine light that points to what is happening under the hood, and most of us see it but would rather turn up the radio. Integrity means wholeness, and the call is to pay attention to the warning lights in our relationships and in ourselves before the engine seizes.

October 13, 2026

She Left Her Water Jar

John 4:28-30 teaches us that we do not need all the answers to point others toward Jesus; we can simply share what He has done in our lives and invite them to come and see. Like the Samaritan woman, God can even use the parts of our story we once wanted to hide to help others find Him.

October 12, 2026

The Long Way Around

Exodus 13:17-18 teaches us that God knows the road ahead and sometimes leads us on a longer path because He sees things we cannot. When life does not go as planned, we can be patient and trust that God knows the way, even when we do not understand it.

October 12, 2026

Windshield and Rearview

Philippians 3:13-14 captures Paul's decision to forget what is behind and strain toward what is ahead. Like a car with a massive windshield and a tiny rearview mirror, our lives were designed for the road in front of us, not the one behind. The past is worth a quick glance to learn from, but it was never meant to drive, and the invitation is to stop staring backward and press on toward the future God has planned.