Keys for Kids - daily devotions and Bible stories for kids

Bible Reading: Romans 8:26-27

Kyleigh walked out into the garage. "I want to wear my new blue shirt, Mom. Did you wash it?"

Mom, who was stripping paint off a desk, looked up and nodded. "Yes, I washe…

Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:13-18

"Oh, she's so cute!" squealed Kelsey, looking at the baby her mother held. The baby wrapped her tiny fingers around Kelsey's thumb and stared at her face. "I wish …

Bible Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9

"Hurry, Dad!" urged Archer as he and his father sped down the freeway toward the baseball stadium. It was his first time going to a major league baseball game, and he didn…

Bible Reading: Psalm 105:1-8; Luke 12:22-31

Emma lay in bed, listening to her parents' voices on the other side of the wall.

"We can't afford a vacation this year, Lindsey." Dad's voice sounded sad.

E…

Bible Reading: Galatians 5:13-14; 6:9-10

Fifty cents is all the money I have left, and that won't buy much of a gift for Mrs. Morgan, Ivy thought as she passed Mrs. Morgan's house. It was just the kin…

Bible Reading: Job 29:1-3; Psalm 119:105

"How did your driving test go?" Alex asked her older sister when Becky walked into the house with Dad.

Becky gave a sigh. "I failed!"

"What happened?" asked Alex…

Bible Reading: Luke 6:45; James 3:8-13

"Your turn to pray, Carlos," said Maria when their family sat down to eat.

"Okay." Carlos bowed his head. "Thank you, God, for this day and this food…"

When Carlos…

Bible Reading: Philippians 4:4, 11-13

It's not fair, Tayden thought as he pulled weeds out of the flower beds in front of his house. All my friends are at the water park today, but because I can't get…

Bible Reading: Galatians 6:7-10

Mia and her brother Caden were getting ready to plant a small vegetable garden. "I'll get the seeds," said Caden. "They're in my room."

But Caden soon returned empty-ha…

Bible Reading: Matthew 6:19-21

Amelia looked down at her paint-splattered T-shirt and jeans and shook her head. "I'm trying to keep it on the wall."

Her dad grinned. "Me too, but look at my hair."

Ameli…

Bible Reading: John 8:31-36

"Grandpa, look at that one!" exclaimed Easton as a burst of colorful sparks filled the air. He watched in awe as the twirling sparks wove patterns of color in the sky as th…

Bible Reading: Romans 4:5-8; Ephesians 2:8-9

"Gotcha!" Eli shouted as he took another of Adrian's game pieces off the board. Adrian groaned, then gave Eli a playful shove.

"Adrian," said Eli's mom as …

Bible Reading: Psalm 119:97-104

Gabriella read Mom's grocery list as she walked down the familiar aisles at the store. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a box of chocolate cream-filled snack cakes…

Bible Reading: Hebrews 11:17-29

Dimitri stood in place on the race track, alert and ready to spring into action for the final lap of the relay race. When his teammate passed him the baton, Dimitri spr…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 43:1-5; Hebrews 4:14-16

As Noel stood near the visitor center on Trail Ridge Road, she could see patches of snow far up on the mountainsides. The few trees in the area above the …

Bible Reading: John 13:34-35; Romans 5:6-8; Galatians 5:22-23

On a Saturday morning hike, Jude and his father came to the entrance of a tunnel that went under a road. "Hello in there!" Jude called out…

Bible Reading: Psalm 56:3-4; 1 Peter 5:7

Casey sat on the porch swing clutching her favorite stuffed animal, an elephant named Tiny. "Tiny, I'm scared! I don't want to have my tonsils out tomorrow."

Mo…

Bible Reading: Mark 4:13-20

"Mom! Dad!" called Jayden as he raced into the house. "Come quick! I think a watermelon is growing in the backyard!"

"Really?" asked Dad. "That ground out back is so poor an…

Bible Reading: Luke 6:38; 2 Corinthians 9:6-8

"What are you going to do with that?" Chloe asked when she saw her sister grab five dollars from her dresser before church.

"We're taking an offering today…

Bible Reading: John 3:16-17

It was a perfect day out on the lake--the air was hot and the water was cool. Gracie enjoyed the breeze as her dad motored their boat across the water.

"Okay, Teddy, you sit…