Keys for Kids - daily devotions and Bible stories for kids

Bible Reading: Matthew 5:14-16; John 3:16-21

Emily licked the icing off her fingers and carefully added another snowflake sprinkle to her Christmas cookie. Christmas parties were the best! She grinned…

Bible Reading: Luke 10:38-42

Jade squeezed her new teddy bear tight as she ran to the living room. She waded through piles of wrapping paper to find the family Bible on the coffee table.

"Momma," she …

Bible Reading: Psalm 139:1-6, 23-24; Jeremiah 17:9-10; Hebrews 4:13

"We're finally going to Seattle!" Mom exclaimed after checking in at the airport.

"Attle?" Billy said. "Who's Attle?"

Susan gave him …

Bible Reading: 1 John 4:7-16

"Look! I had just the right amount of string to attach the candy cane message about Jesus to each candy cane!" Loralee declared.

"Great! Now we're ready to deliver them," L…

Bible Reading: Galatians 6:2-10

Brenda put down the birthday card she'd gotten from her relatives. "Bobby, when's the last time we saw Aunt Vicky and Uncle Al?"

Her brother shrugged. "It's been a long…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 53:4-6; Matthew 1:21-23; Philippians 2:5-8

"I don't know what I'm going to do, Seth," Jaden told his big brother. They were playing one of their favorite video games while waitin…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 32:17-18; Luke 2:8-16

When she got home from school, Sybil collapsed into a chair so forcefully it scraped across the floor.

"Sybil!" said Mom. "Be careful! You're going to leave …

Bible Reading: John 3:16-18

"Can we have a candy cane?" asked Josh as he looked at the striped candy canes hanging on the Christmas tree.

"Yeah, can we? Please?" echoed his sisters, Adriane and Nicole.

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Bible Reading: Psalm 77:7-14

Tears started to fill Ashley's eyes as she stared at the movie playing on the TV without really watching it, and she brushed them away. Her dad was having heart surgery to…

Bible Reading: Psalms 34:15-17; 145:17-19

"Why are you watching the football game?" Arcelia asked her older brother. "You said you wanted to watch basketball."

"Yeah, but I'm recording the basketball g…

Bible Reading: Matthew 5:14-16

"Wow! Look at that!" exclaimed Leah. She and her father were taking their annual Christmas lights tour around the city. Dad pulled to the side of the street so they coul…

Bible Reading: John 6:5-11

Maria burst into the kitchen, tears streaming down her face. "I'm a terrible dancer!" she cried. "I'll never be a great ballerina. Everyone else in the class can grand jeté,…

Bible Reading: Jeremiah 9:23-24

Amy scrolled through the pictures on her tablet as her family began driving back to their hotel. "Wait until my friends see these!" she exclaimed. She and her family we…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 61:1-4

Josiah sat in front of the woodstove, soaking up the warmth and staring at the flickering flames. It was very cold outside, and he was happy his grandpa kept the fire goin…

Bible Reading: Luke 2:8-20

"Time to leave!" called Mom.

"I'm almost done with this level," said Timothy, eyes glued to the computer screen.

Mom stepped into his bedroom. "Get dressed now," she said. "W…

Bible Reading: Romans 8:1-9

"Hey, Reece! Did you forget that flying is for birds?" joked Uncle Ryan as he looked at the cast plastered around Reece's ankle. "Your mother tells me you jumped off the ga…

Bible Reading: Psalms 121; 139:2-5

Joel was used to the sound of sirens, squealing tires, and people's loud voices all through the night. Living in the city, he heard those things all the time. But he…

Bible Reading: 1 John 3:18-19; 4:19

Each month, Annie went with her grandma to the nursing home to do craft time with the residents. Annie was beginning to love all the residents, especially Miss Till…

Bible Reading: Psalm 119:127-135; Hebrews 4:12

Caden watched as his sister put on her coat, ready to leave for the children's program at their church. "It's too bad you have a cold and can't come," sa…

Bible Reading: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-6

"Oh no! The squirrel is back!" exclaimed Grandpa. "I thought we had seen the last of him."

"Why don't you like that little squirrel, Grandpa?" asked Cooper.

"Yeah, …