Category: Devotional
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Faith, Humility, and God’s Unfailing Mercy Devotional Day 1: God Can Be Trusted Even When He Seems Silent When it feels like God is not answering, it can be deeply discouraging and confusing, especially when you are desperate for His help. Yet, what may feel like abandonment is often preparation—God is working behind the scenes…
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Finding Jesus in the Storms of Life Devotional Day 1: Jesus Meets Us in the Storm No matter how hard we try or how stuck we feel, Jesus does not leave us alone in our storms. Even when we are doing exactly what He has asked of us and still find ourselves battered by life’s…
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Asking For A Friend Week 4 Devotional Day 1: Building on the Rock: Obedience to Jesus’ Words A life that endures the storms is not built merely on hearing Jesus’ words, but on acting upon them—submitting every part of life to His teaching. Jesus’ parable of the wise and foolish builders reminds us that both…
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Elijah and Elisha Devotional Following God’s great display of power at Mount Carmel, Elijah fled for his life and traveled to Mount Horeb where he encountered God in a soft whisper. God instructed Elijah to anoint a man named Elisha as his successor. Elijah found Elisha plowing a field. Elijah put his cloak over Elisha…
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The Ark Was Captured Family Devotional The ark of God (also called “the ark of the covenant”) was an important symbol in the lives of God’s people. Not only was the ark the original container for the Ten Commandments, it symbolized God’s presence with His people. In Exodus 25, God gave Moses instructions for creating…
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Gideon Devotional Last week, your kids learned about Deborah and Barak. This week, Judges 6 starts out in a familiar way: “The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.” The period of Judges was not a good time for the Israelites. Their cycle of sin, bondage, deliverance, and peace clearly showed…
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Crossing the Jordan Family Devotional Thank you for choosing to use the Gospel Project for Kids. You and your children have been learning about the Israelites’ wandering in the wilderness. Forty years later, it was time for the next generation to enter the land. Only one geographical barrier separated the Israelites from the promised land…
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The Bronze Snake Family Devotionals Last week, kids learned that the Israelites believed the discouraging report of the land of Canaan instead of Joshua and Caleb’s good report. As a result, God punished the Israelites for their lack of faith. The Israelites had been wandering in the wilderness when they complained to Moses and to…
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Rules for Sacrifice Family Devotionals The tabernacle was complete. God now had a place where His glory could dwell without causing the Israelites to fear death. God had given His people laws from the mountain, and He gave them more rules for living and worshiping Him in the tabernacle. These rules are recorded in the…
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The Tabernacle Was Built Family Devotionals Thirteen of the last sixteen chapters of the Book of Exodus contain instructions for building the tabernacle. The word tabernacle means “dwelling place.” The tabernacle was a portable tent where God met with His people. God wanted to dwell among them. (See Ex. 29:45-46.) Moses had been on the…
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The Golden Calf Family Devotional God led His people into the wilderness, but He did not leave them there alone. The Lord was with His people. He provided meat, bread, and water. He guided them to Mount Sinai, where He met with their leader, Moses. The Lord came down on the mountain in fire, and…
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The Ten Commandments Family Devotional As the rescued people of Israel traveled toward the promised land, God gave them laws to guide them in how to live and to help them understand God’s perfect holiness. God’s laws covered every part of their lives and were summed up in the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments can…
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Jethro Helped Moses Family Devotional Moses and the Israelites had experienced a harrowing journey from Egypt into the wilderness. They made their way toward Midian, a land familiar to Moses. As a young man, Moses had fled from Egypt to Midian after he killed an Egyptian. (See Ex. 2:11-15.) Exodus 2 describes Moses’ first interaction…
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Family Devotional: Bread from Heaven The Israelites’ future looked bright. The Lord, through Moses, had rescued them from slavery in Egypt. He fought for them, displaying His power by parting the Red Sea and subsequently destroying Egypt’s army. God was working out His plan to bring the Israelites to the promised land, the land God…
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The Red Sea Crossing Family Devotional The crossing of the Red Sea is an event in history that displays God’s grace, remembered for generations as God’s mighty redemptive act. God had clearly shown His power in Egypt through the plagues; now He was about to do something even greater. Instead of leading the Israelites into…
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Moses Was Born and Called Family Devotional Moses was born into a culture that hated his people. If you remember, the Israelites—descendants of Israel (Jacob)—had set up their home in Egypt when a famine forced them to seek out food. They became so numerous that Pharaoh felt threatened and forced them into slavery. But their…
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Joseph Saved His Family Family Devotional Last week, kids learned that God had a plan for Joseph’s suffering. The land of Egypt enjoyed seven years of plenty before a famine struck, just as Pharaoh had dreamed. During that time, Joseph gathered all the excess food and stored it in the cities. The famine was severe…