Keys for Kids - daily devotions and Bible stories for kids

Bible Reading: Psalm 62:5-8

Layla and Benton ran to the car and jumped into the back seat. "Don't forget to buckle up!" said Benton.

"Way ahead of you!" Layla said as she buckled in.

Mom turned around …

Bible Reading: Romans 3:21-24

"Mom, where's Rudy?" asked Joel as he came in after school, looking for his dog. "She's not in the yard."

Mom sighed heavily. "I'm sorry to have to tell you this, Joel, b…

Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 2:14-17

"Oh no!" exclaimed Mom when she heard a wail from upstairs.

"I bet Katelyn broke something again," said Timothy. "Kate!" Mom called. "What's the problem?" There was…

Bible Reading: John 10:1-5, 14, 27-30

"Brielle, I have a surprise to show you," announced Dad one morning. "Remember the bird's nest I showed you out here?" Dad pointed to a large plant that hung outs…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10

"Mom! Mom!" called Wyatt one morning. "Look what happened!" He clutched a glass jar with holes punched in the lid and some twigs and leaves on the inside.

Mom and Emily,…

Bible Reading: Matthew 4:18-22

Ruben sighed. He wished a fish would take the bait on his hook. At last the bobber began to jiggle. "I've finally got

a bite!" Ruben jerked the pole quickly, but there w…

Bible Reading: Colossians 3:12-17

Thea turned a page and showed a picture of Papa Bear to her little sister, then continued to read the story aloud. "'Who's been eating my porridge?' growled Papa Bear…

Bible Reading: Mark 4:1-9; Romans 10:17; Philippians 4:8-9

"Sea lion caves," read Graham. He pointed to a sign next to the road along the Oregon coast. "We're there!"

Dad nodded and drove into the park…

Bible Reading: Matthew 19:23-26; John 13:34; Romans 5:6-8

Bandit, Amelia's little piglet, lay in a box. Her faint, wheezing breath was the only clue that she was still alive. As Amelia hung a bulb ove…

Bible Reading: Luke 15:11-24

Amelia was fascinated by the ten tiny piglets squirming around their mother in the pig pen behind the barn.

A little piglet with a black spot over her eye became Amelia's …

Bible Reading: John 3:16-17; Romans 6:23; 10:13

Nelson and his parents were spending a few days at the beach, and Nelson loved playing in the water. Today he was having a great time letting the waves …

Bible Reading: Psalm 27:1-3; Isaiah 41:10

If I don't make any noise when I walk by that house, maybe the dog won't see me, Nolan thought. But the barking, growling dog across the street jumped against…

Bible Reading: Romans 8:22-25

Within a few minutes of getting home from school, Mateo talked back to his mother, hit his brother, and gave the dog table food even though Mom had told him not to. He wa…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

Elodie had just started taking piano lessons with her mom, and she couldn't wait to learn more. However, right after Mom explained how to find middle C, her brothe…

Bible Reading: Psalm 63:1-5; 1 Peter 1:24-2:4

"The baby is crying again," said Brexley.

Mom walked over to the cradle and picked up the fussy little bundle. "The baby's name is Michael, and you need to…

Bible Reading: Psalm 51:1-2, 7-10; 103:8-12

"Give me my red sweater, you jerk!" shouted Brynn as she chased her twin sister down the stairs. "You're always taking my things!"

"This isn't yours, dummy. …

Bible Reading: John 3:16-17; 1 John 4:19-21

"I have to do a project with Dayton Lander," Hazel told her dad as they biked around the block. "I'm not looking forward to it--everyone says he's weird." D…

Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 9:6-9; 1 Timothy 6:17-19; James 1:17

"Mom, what exactly are you doing?" asked Jimmy.

"I'm balancing our budget," Mom answered as she looked up from her computer.

"But why …

Bible Reading: Romans 3:23; Ephesians 2:1-7

Jackson was so excited he could hardly open his birthday gift. He hoped it was a puppet--something he'd been wanting ever since a ventriloquist had performe…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:14-20, 26-27

"Hi, Mom!" called Adalyn when she got home from school. She found her mother staring out the window, a sad expression on her face. "What's wrong?" asked Ad…