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
The Grit in Integrity
August 23, 2026
Nehemiah 6:15-16 declares the wall completed in fifty-two days, and the surrounding nations lost their confidence because they saw God's hand in it. The devotional finds grit hiding in the middle of the word integrity, and defines integrity as wholeness, a wall with no gaps and a life with no gap between public and private. The challenge is to close the gaps out of reverence for God and to finish, with grit, what others said could not be done.
students
Look at Us
August 23, 2026
Acts 3:2-6 hangs on a phrase easy to skip: the beggar was put at the gate "every day." The crowd had walked past him so many times they'd stopped seeing him—he'd become part of the building. Then Peter looked straight at him. Before the miracle, before the sermon, there's just a man deciding to actually see one person. Boldness almost never starts on a stage; it starts with noticing someone and refusing to walk past. And you'll rarely know what's really going on with the person you stop for—you're not responsible for the miracle, just for looking straight at somebody.
KIDS
The Hardest Kind of Love
August 23, 2026
Matthew 5:43-44 says something that probably made the whole crowd go quiet: love your enemies and pray for the people who are mean to you. Everybody had been taught to love friends and hate the ones who hurt you, but Jesus flipped it upside down. This doesn't mean bullying is okay—if a kid is being mean, always tell a grownup. But praying for a hard person is like a secret superpower: it's hard to keep hating someone while you pray for them, and God softens your heart even if the other kid hasn't changed yet.
Daily Reading & Prayer
Grow In Your Faith
Read or listen to the Bible 5 minutes a day through the life of Jesus.
February 19, 2024
Lead
John 21:15-17 teaches us that leadership in the Christian sense transcends conventional roles, emphasizing a spiritual calling to influence and guide others towards love and good deeds through our actions and decisions, aligning with Jesus' example of servant leadership and his charge to "feed my sheep," which signifies nurturing and caring for those in our sphere of influence with wisdom and integrity.
February 18, 2024
Love Bears and Believes
1 Corinthians 13:7 and 1 Peter 4:8 illustrate that true love acts as a protective covering, shielding loved ones from harm and believing the best in them, urging us to extend grace, understanding, and the benefit of the doubt in all situations, fostering trust and positivity.
February 17, 2024
Love’s Delight
1 Corinthians 13:6 teaches that true love does not delight in wrongdoing but finds joy in truth and righteousness, guiding us to seek the well-being and spiritual growth of others, and to cultivate environments of positivity and encouragement, reflecting God’s grace and mercy in our interactions.
February 16, 2024
Love Isn’t Rude or Crude
1 Corinthians 13:4-5 emphasizes that God's love transcends shock value and rudeness, urging us to embody respect, courtesy, and kindness in all interactions, and to navigate life's challenges with grace, ensuring our actions reflect divine love in every word and deed.
February 15, 2024
Love Doesn’t Boast
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 contrasts the humility of love with the arrogance of figures like Napoleon, teaching us that true love embodies endurance and humility, prioritizing others' well-being over self-interest and boasting, and calling us to love selflessly as Jesus did, with actions that speak louder than words.
February 14, 2024
Kindness Goes A Long Way
1 Corinthians 13:4 and Ephesians 4:32 highlight the profound impact of kindness as a tangible expression of love, urging us to go beyond mere feelings to actively demonstrate graciousness and generosity in our daily interactions, thereby reflecting Christ's love and service to others, even in challenging situations.
February 13, 2024
Testy
1 Corinthians 13:4 and James 1:3-4 emphasize the essence of love as patient and kind, a love that restrains from retaliation and actively benefits others, teaching us to embrace patience as a deliberate choice to maintain emotional calm and kindness in the face of provocation, reflecting Jesus' enduring love and patience with us.
February 12, 2024
Wait For It
1 Corinthians 13:4 and Ecclesiastes 7:8 highlight patience as a core aspect of love, teaching us that true love involves selflessness, faith, and humility, trusting God's control over our lives and choosing to seek the happiness of others over our immediate desires.
February 11, 2024
WWJD
Romans 8:9 and John 14:26 inspire us to ask "What Would Jesus Do?" not as an impossible standard to meet on our own but as a call to rely on the Holy Spirit's power within us, transforming us to reflect Jesus' actions and decisions through the Spirit's guidance and strength.
February 10, 2024
Self-Control
James 4:7-8a and Galatians 5:22-23 illuminate the concept that self-control is a finite resource, akin to a muscle that requires supernatural strength from the Holy Spirit to be effectively exercised and replenished, guiding us to resist temptation by drawing closer to God and relying on His power.