Keys for Kids - daily devotions and Bible stories for kids

Bible Reading: John 10:7-10

Jayla's black and white kitten dug his claws into the leg of her jeans. She shook him off and started loading the dishwasher. Meow! protested the kitten.

"What do you want, …

Bible Reading: Philippians 3:20-21; 1 John 3:1-3

Armel sighed as he looked out the window. He had planned to spend the day fishing with Grandpa, but it was raining. "This is going to be the most borin…

Bible Reading: Philippians 4:11-13; 1 Timothy 6:6-8

"Hey, Mr. Watson," said Thiago as he walked across the courtyard of his apartment complex. His neighbor was watering pink and white impatiens in a f…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:12-14

As Charlotte carefully counted out the money she had taken from her drawer, her sister Rachel watched from the bed. The girls had decided to pool their money and …

Bible Reading: 1 Timothy 2:1-8

Alex frowned as he poured some cereal and looked out the window. Joanna never quits talking! he thought as he saw his sister coming up the driveway. I wish she'd leave m…

Bible Reading: Psalms 34:17-18; 147:3; Hebrews 4:14-16

"I can't wait for the school carnival on Friday!" said Skylar. "My mom's working at the slushy booth. She's gonna make me a slushy with every fla…

Bible Reading: Matthew 25:31-40

"Are you ready to go, Elizabeth?" asked Mom. Elizabeth frowned. They were going to visit Mom's grandma, who had Alzheimer's disease.

"I'm not sure why we visit every wee…

Bible Reading: Exodus 20:1-17; Romans 8:1-4

Tristan sighed as the bell signaling the end of recess rang. "Come on," he said to his friend Aria. "We'd better hurry or we'll get in trouble."

"Yeah," Ari…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:17-25

"Hi, Dad," Zander said as he entered his father's workshop. "Can you help me build a birdhouse now?"

Dad looked up. "I'm ready if you are. Let's pick out some wood." He…

Bible Reading: Philippians 1:3-6; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Astrid plopped down on the porch swing. She looked up as her Uncle Tim came up the porch steps. "Hi, Astrid," he said. "Do I see a frown on th…

Bible Reading: Matthew 18:12-14

Rain pelted against Jack's face as he tried to ride his bike. Three more blocks and he would be home. However, it seemed like he wasn't getting anywhere with the wind p…

Bible Reading: Luke 12:16-21, 31

"Hey, you want a monkey for a pet?" asked Anthony's friend Obi one day.

"Sure, but how would I catch one?" asked Anthony. He and his parents had recently arrived in Afr…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 25:4-5

Gwen did a belly flop on her bed and began to sob uncontrollably. After a couple minutes, there was a light knocking on her door. "Come in," Gwen said into her pillow.

Mom…

Bible Reading: Psalms 63:6-8; 73:23-28

"How does she sleep like that?" Lennon asked, staring at her baby sister. Lennon had been having nightmares that just wouldn't stop. "How is she so peaceful?"

Mom…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:35-44

"It's a nice sunny day," said Mom. "Want to help me plant seeds in the garden? We can plant the flower seeds we found at Grandma's house."

"Okay!" said Leo. "I'll …

Bible Reading: 1 John 5:10-13

Bruno frowned and kicked at a stone as he walked home from school. As he approached Mr. Burk's house, he saw his Sunday school teacher working in the yard. "Hi there, Bru…

Bible Reading: Exodus 4:10-12; Ephesians 6:18-20

As the curtain dropped at the end of her school play, Hazel's dad and brother made their way backstage. "You remembered every line perfectly," Dad said…

Bible Reading: Psalm 130

Where's Pippi? wondered Monica when she got home from school. She always meets me at the door. Then she saw it--a trail of tissue paper from the bathroom down the hall. "Oh, y…

Bible Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; James 1:17

"What a great day!" Colby told his dad as they said goodbye to their friends at the park. They'd joined other families to hang out and have fun. Colb…

Bible Reading: Colossians 3:23-24

Plink! Plink! Plink! One by one, Abbie slowly picked out the notes of the music for her piano recital. This is so hard, she thought. I'm not sure I'll ever get it goo…