Here are 365 daily family devotionals that I created and used when raising my children. These are written to benefit all ages, from little children to mature Christian adults.
January
- January 1 – Before the Beginning
- January 2 – Consequences of Sin
- January 3 – When Godly Isn’t Popular
- January 4 – Keep GOD in Your Plans
- January 5 – Sometimes Greener Isn’t Better
- January 6 – When GOD Speaks
- January 7 – For Ten Righteous
- January 8 – If They Had Only Trusted GOD
- January 9 – When GOD Tests
- January 10 – GOD Answers the Prayer of Abraham’s Servant
- January 11 – The Power of the Flesh
- January 12 – Deception Brings Pain
- January 13 – Dealing with Dishonest People
- January 14 – Trusting GOD can be Scary
- January 15 – Dealing with Disappointment
- January 16 – When GOD Promises
- January 17 – Be Careful What You Say
- January 18 – Obeying GOD Always Pays Off
- January 19 – The Weight of a Guilty Conscience
- January 20 – True Forgiveness and Seventeen Years
- January 21 – Recognizing GOD’s Blessings
- January 22 – So GOD Heard
- January 23 – The Danger of Pride
- January 24 – For This Purpose
- January 25 – The Importance of Memorials
- January 26 – GOD’s Deliverance; Man’s Response
- January 27 – How Quickly We Forget
- January 28 – When GOD Shows Himself
- January 29 – Pattern is Important
- January 30 – Animal Sacrifices
- January 31 – Yahweh (Jehovah) is a Jealous GOD
February
- February 1 – Willing to Give
- February 2 – As the LORD Commanded
- February 3 – GOD Must be Regarded as Holy
- February 4 – The Levites Shall be Mine
- February 5 – GOD Organizes
- February 6 – Packing the Tabernacle
- February 7 – Complain or Give Thanks
- February 8 – A Different Spirit
- February 9 – Lessons from Korah
- February 10 – Good People Mess Up
- February 11 – Who are You Seeking to Please?
- February 12 – Be Zealous for GOD
- February 13 – Receiving an Inheritance
- February 14 – Your Sin will Find You Out
- February 15 – Remember the Past and Learn the Lessons
- February 16 – Parents, Teach Your Kids
- February 17 – The LORD Crosses Ahead of You
- February 18 – Have No Idols
- February 19 – Do Not Misuse GOD’s Name
- February 20 – Making Atonement
- February 21 – Whose Opinion Matters?
- February 22 – Ignorance is No Excuse
- February 23 – Give GOD Your Best
- February 24 – Do Not Take Advantage of One Another
- February 25 – Purification
- February 26 – Be Holy, for I Am Holy
- February 27 – Personal Responsibility
- February 28 – Attitude Matters
March
- March 1 – Care for the Poor
- March 2 – Laws Concerning Sexual Purity
- March 3 – Send Away the Unclean
- March 4 – Obey Whether You Understand or Not
- March 5 – Duties of Respect and Support
- March 6 – Blessed if You Obey, Cursed if You Disobey
- March 7 – GOD is Forgiving
- March 8 – Take These Words to Heart
- March 9 – Moses Dies
- March 10 – Crossing the Jordan
- March 11 – Conquest of Jericho and Ai
- March 12 – Always Ask GOD for Wisdom
- March 13 – Caleb Receives His Land
- March 14 – Land Promise Fulfilled
- March 15 – Standing for Truth
- March 16 – Man’s Wisdom Versus GOD’s
- March 17 – The Next Generation
- March 18 – Deborah and Barak
- March 19 – Gideon: Fearful to Faithful
- March 20 – What Goes Around Comes Around
- March 21 – Don’t be Quick to Promise
- March 22 – The Loyalty of Ruth
- March 23 – Be Careful Who You Trust
- March 24 – Sincerity Alone isn’t Enough
- March 25 – Civil War in Israel
- March 26 – Opposites: Hannah and Eli
- March 27 – Signs of GOD Working
- March 28 – Who Knows Best?
- March 29 – Wait on GOD
- March 30 – Partially Obeying is Disobeying
- March 31 – A Cause Worth Fighting For
April
- April 1 – Loyalty Versus Jealousy
- April 2 – David Flees Saul and Gains Support
- April 3 – GOD Saves David but not Priests
- April 4 – David’s Further Travels
- April 5 – Saul and His Sons Die
- April 6 – David Becomes King
- April 7 – David Captures Jerusalem; Uzzah Struck Dead
- April 8 – The Ark Returns to Jerusalem
- April 9 – David is Rewarded for Obeying God
- April 10 – David Commits a Terrible Sin
- April 11 – GOD Gives the Victory
- April 12 – Amnon, Tamar and Absalom
- April 13 – Absalom Rebels Against David
- April 14 – Absalom is Killed in Battle
- April 15 – David Returns to Jerusalem
- April 16 – The Discipline of GOD
- April 17 – David Organizes the Levites in Preparation for the Temple
- April 18 – Solomon Made King
- April 19 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 1)
- April 20 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 2)
- April 21 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 3)
- April 22 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 4)
- April 23 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 5)
- April 24 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 6)
- April 25 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 7)
- April 26 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 8)
- April 27 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 9)
- April 28 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 10)
- April 29 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 11)
- April 30 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 12)
May
- May 1 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 13)
- May 2 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 14)
- May 3 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 15)
- May 4 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 16)
- May 5 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 17)
- May 6 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 18)
- May 7 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 19)
- May 8 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 20)
- May 9 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 21)
- May 10 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 22)
- May 11 – The Desire of Power Corrupts Many
- May 12 – Recognizing the Value of Wisdom
- May 13 – Solomon Builds the Temple
- May 14 – Solomon Dedicates the Temple
- May 15 – Solomon’s Prosperity
- May 16 – The Importance of Wisdom
- May 17 – Fear GOD and Trust in Him
- May 18 – The Importance of Discipline
- May 19 – Pride and Humility
- May 20 – Self-control, Patience and Tempers
- May 21 – Wise and Truthful Speech
- May 22 – Disharmony and Strife
- May 23 – Wealth, Giving and Work
- May 24 – Proverbs About Children
- May 25 – The Virtuous Wife
- May 26 – The Beauty of True Love
- May 27 – Solomon Turns Away from GOD
- May 28 – The Search for Meaning
- May 29 – Meaningless Human Pursuits
- May 30 – Wisdom in Considering Man’s End
- May 31 – Life’s True Meaning
June
- June 1 – Judah and Israel Divide
- June 2 – Idolatry and Strife Continue in Judah, Israel
- June 3 – Asa and Jehoshaphat
- June 4 – Elijah’s Roller Coaster
- June 5 – Ahab, the Pouting King
- June 6 – GOD Fights for Judah
- June 7 – Elijah Taken Up
- June 8 – GOD Defeats Moab with Water
- June 9 – Obadiah’s Prophecy Against Edom
- June 10 – Chariots of Fire and Naaman is Healed
- June 11 – GOD Purges Judah and Israel
- June 12 – Joash Becomes King of Judah
- June 13 – The Prophecy of Joel
- June 14 – Joash Abandons GOD
- June 15 – Amaziah in Judah; Jeroboam II in Israel
- June 16 – Lessons from Jonah
- June 17 – Hosea: GOD’s Object Lesson to Israel
- June 18 – GOD’s Case Against Israel
- June 19 – GOD Stands Ever Ready to Forgive
- June 20 – Amos: Prepare to Meet Your GOD, O Israel
- June 21 – Judgment is Coming; Turn and Live
- June 22 – The Sins Keep Piling Up for Judah, Israel
- June 23 – GOD Sends Isaiah to Judah
- June 24 – Isaiah Volunteers to be GOD’s Messenger
- June 25 – Micah’s Prophecy to Judah (Part 1)
- June 26 – Micah’s Prophecy to Judah (Part 2)
- June 27 – Micah’s Prophecy to Judah (Part 3)
- June 28 – Early Beginnings of Captivity
- June 29 – Isaiah Prophesies about the Savior
- June 30 – Judah Defeated by Israel and Aram
July
- July 1 – Isaiah’s Prophecy against Assyria, Moab, and Damascus
- July 2 – Hezekiah: A Son Unlike His Father
- July 3 – Isaiah Prophesies about Babylon’s Fall
- July 4 – One Life to Live; Make it Count
- July 5 – Isaiah Foretells of the LORD’s Salvation
- July 6 – Meaningless Worship
- July 7 – Isaiah Prophesies of a Spiritual Awakening
- July 8 – Israel Falls
- July 9 – Isaiah Warns Judah Against Trusting in Egypt, Ethiopia
- July 10 – Hezekiah’s Last Years
- July 11 – Manasseh Leads Judah to Sin
- July 12 – Isaiah Prophesies GOD’s Message of Comfort
- July 13 – GOD’s Future for Israel
- July 14 – Cyrus, GOD’s Future Instrument
- July 15 – Babylon Will Fall
- July 16 – Exiled, but Never Forgotten
- July 17 – Isaiah Foretells the Messiah’s Suffering and Victory
- July 18 – A Future of Hope
- July 19 – Three Important Truths from the Mind of GOD
- July 20 – A Message of Hope in Times of Despair
- July 21 – A Sober Reminder from GOD
- July 22 – Nahum’s Prophecy against Nineveh
- July 23 – Josiah, the Child King
- July 24 – Zephaniah: The Coming Day of the LORD
- July 25 – Jeremiah Called to Prophesy
- July 26 – GOD Doesn’t Enjoy Punishing His Children
- July 27 – Ask for the Ancient Paths
- July 28 – Half-hearted Won’t Work
- July 29 – Three Examples of GOD’s Wisdom
- July 30 – Jeremiah’s Linen Belt
- July 31 – Trust in the LORD, not in Man
August
- August 1 – GOD’s Pottery Lessons
- August 2 – Josiah’s Sweeping Reforms
- August 3 – Josiah Dies in Battle
- August 4 – Destruction Coming for Egypt, Philistines
- August 5 – Habakkuk Questions, GOD Responds
- August 6 – First Deportation from Judah
- August 7 – Jehoiakim Burns Jeremiah’s Scroll
- August 8 – Daniel Rises to Power in Babylon
- August 9 – Jehoiakim Dies
- August 10 – The Great Deportation
- August 11 – Satan’s False Message of ‘Peace’
- August 12 – GOD Rebukes False Prophets
- August 13 – GOD Will Destroy Babylon
- August 14 – GOD Says Medes Will Defeat Babylon
- August 15 – GOD Calls Ezekiel
- August 16 – GOD Shows Ezekiel Israel’s Idolatry
- August 17 – When GOD Punishes a Country
- August 18 – Personal Accountability
- August 19 – GOD Protects His Name
- August 20 – GOD Equates Israel, Judah to Prostitutes
- August 21 – GOD Kills Ezekiel’s Wife As A Sign
- August 22 – King Zedekiah Refuses Mercy
- August 23 – Prosperity Will Return for Israel
- August 24 – GOD Reveals More Details of the Messiah, New Covenant
- August 25 – GOD Will Avenge His People
- August 26 – Ezekiel’s Theme: Jehovah is the Sovereign LORD
- August 27 – Suffering Humbles the Proud
- August 28 – Jerusalem Falls
- August 29 – Lamentations (Part 1)
- August 30 – Lamentations (Part 2)
- August 31 – A Remnant of Judah Flees to Egypt
September
- September 1 – Bad Shepherds and The Good Shepherd
- September 2 – Ezekiel’s Vision of Dry Bones
- September 3 – Repent and Live
- September 4 – The Fiery Furnace
- September 5 – Ezekiel’s Vision of a New Temple (Part 1)
- September 6 – Ezekiel’s Vision of a New Temple (Part 2)
- September 7 – Nebuchadnezzar Humbled
- September 8 – Job’s Great Loss
- September 9 – Only GOD Knows Why
- September 10 – Longing for an Advocate
- September 11 – Life is Short, Hope in Resurrection
- September 12 – Effectively Comforting the Grieving
- September 13 – My Redeemer Lives
- September 14 – Wicked People May Prosper Temporarily
- September 15 – Wisdom Comes from GOD
- September 16 – Sometimes Young People Must Confront the Older
- September 17 – GOD Corrects Job and His Friends
- September 18 – Psalms from Exile
- September 19 – Exiles Remember Jerusalem
- September 20 – Daniel’s Visions of Future Kingdoms
- September 21 – The Writing on the Wall
- September 22 – Daniel in the Lions’ Den
- September 23 – First Return to Jerusalem
- September 24 – Daniel’s Final Vision
- September 25 – Temple Construction Opposed
- September 26 – Preaching of Haggai and Zechariah
- September 27 – Zechariah’s Eight Visions
- September 28 – What GOD Wants
- September 29 – The Inconsistency of Man
- September 30 – Praise GOD for His Goodness
October
- October 1 – It’s Good to Sing to GOD
- October 2 – Zechariah’s Final Vision
- October 3 – Esther Becomes Queen
- October 4 – Esther Saves the Jews
- October 5 – Malachi’s Message of Repentance
- October 6 – Ezra Leads the Second Return to Jerusalem
- October 7 – The Cost of Repentance
- October 8 – Nehemiah Starts Rebuilding Jerusalem’s Walls
- October 9 – Nehemiah Completes Rebuilding the Walls
- October 10 – Redistribution of the Population
- October 11 – Ezra Reads the Law of Moses
- October 12 – Without Strong Leadership, People Fall Away
- October 13 – Genealogies of Israel
- October 14 – Conclusion of the Genealogies
- October 15 – Old Testament Recap
- October 16 – Summary of the Apocrypha
- October 17 – Changes Between the Testaments
- October 18 – Jesus is God the Word
- October 19 – The Genealogies of Jesus
- October 20 – Jesus is Born
- October 21 – Jesus, the Wise Young Boy
- October 22 – Jesus is Baptized, Commended, and Tempted
- October 23 – Jesus’ Early Work in Judea, Samaria, and Galilee
- October 24 – Jesus Begins the Great Galilean Ministry
- October 25 – Jesus Heals, Opposition Grows
- October 26 – The Sermon on the Mount
- October 27 – Which One Loved More?
- October 28 – Jesus’ Strong Rebukes
- October 29 – Jesus Taught in Parables
- October 30 – Jesus, Don’t You Care?
- October 31 – Jesus Promises Conflict
November
- November 1 – Jesus Walks on Water
- November 2 – Jesus Feeds 4,000 People
- November 3 – Losing for the Sake of Finding
- November 4 – If Anyone is Thirsty
- November 5 – Jesus: the Light, the Gate, and the Good Shepherd
- November 6 – Who is My Neighbor?
- November 7 – Jesus Continues Teaching by Parables
- November 8 – Jesus Raises Lazarus
- November 9 – For the Love of Money
- November 10 – The Final Week, Sunday and Monday
- November 11 – The Final Week, Tuesday Morning
- November 12 – Prophecy of Judgments
- November 13 – The Final Week, Wednesday
- November 14 – The Upper Room
- November 15 – The Vine and the Branches
- November 16 – Jesus is Betrayed, Arrested
- November 17 – Jesus is Sentenced to Death
- November 18 – Jesus Dies Upon the Cross
- November 19 – Jesus is Raised from the Dead
- November 20 – The Holy Spirit Comes, Peter Preaches Jesus
- November 21 – Persecution of Christians Begins; the Church Grows
- November 22 – Stephen Dies for Jesus
- November 23 – Jesus Calls Saul of Tarsus
- November 24 – Salvation Spreads to All Nations
- November 25 – Simple Christianity
- November 26 – Galatians: True Children of Abraham
- November 27 – Paul’s Second Missionary Journey
- November 28 – 1 Thessalonians: Details of Jesus’ Return, Judgment
- November 29 – 2 Thessalonians: Work Hard
- November 30 – 1 Corinthians (part 1)
December
- December 1 – 1 Corinthians (part 2) – Don’t Divorce
- December 2 – 1 Corinthians (part 3) – The Greatest Gift is Love
- December 3 – 1 Corinthians (part 4) – Promises of the Resurrection
- December 4 – Godly Repentance and Cheerful Giving
- December 5 – Christ’s Strength Perfected in Weakness
- December 6 – Every Person is Guilty of Sin
- December 7 – Romans: Salvation at Work
- December 8 – The Gospel Produces Faith
- December 9 – Practical Life Lessons
- December 10 – Paul Travels to Jerusalem
- December 11 – Paul Arrested in Jerusalem
- December 12 – Paul before Felix, Festus and Agrippa
- December 13 – Paul Travels to Rome
- December 14 – Paul’s Letter to the Colossians
- December 15 – Ephesians: Relationships and Armor
- December 16 – Philippians: Always Rejoice
- December 17 – Pursue Godliness, Don’t Love Money
- December 18 – The Kindness of GOD
- December 19 – 2 Timothy: Paul’s Final Letter
- December 20 – Letters from James and Jude
- December 21 – Your Redemption Payment
- December 22 – GOD’s Will for You
- December 23 – The Roles of Christ
- December 24 – When You Follow a Shadow
- December 25 – Run While Looking at Jesus
- December 26 – Love GOD, Love Each Other
- December 27 – Revelation (part 1)
- December 28 – Revelation (part 2)
- December 29 – Revelation (part 3)
- December 30 – Revelation (part 4)
- December 31 – Revelation (part 5)