Daily Devotionals
There are many excellent places to find daily devotionals, depending on your preferred format. Here are the most popular options:
📱 Devotional Apps & Online Resources (Often Free) Many ministries and publishers offer their devotionals for free online or through apps, which is great for daily convenience.
You Version Bible App: https://www.bible.com/app Includes countless free reading plans and devotionals from various ministries and authors.
Our Daily Bread Ministries: https://www.odbm.org/ Offers a classic daily devotional online and via their dedicated app.
Glorify App: https://www.glorifyapp.com/ Focuses on daily devotionals, guided meditation, and prayer.
First15: https://www.first15.org/ Provides a daily devotional, curated worship music, and guided prayer, available online, by email, or via their app.
In Touch Ministries (Charles Stanley): https://www.intouch.org/ https://www.intouch.org/read/daily-devotions Offers daily devotionals on their website and through their app.
Proverbs 31 Ministries: https://proverbs31.org/ Offers devotionals geared toward women.
📚 Devotional Books (Printed & E-Books)
You can find a vast selection of devotional books at any major bookstore or online retailer. Some popular and classic titles include:
My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers
Jesus Calling, Enjoying Peace in His Presence, by Sarah Young,
Morning and Evening, by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
New Morning Mercies, A Daily Gospel Devotional, by Paul David Tripp
Streams in the Desert, by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman
For Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence by Sarah Young, the official product page provides links to various major retailers where you can purchase it:
https://www.jesuscalling.com/books/jesus-calling/.
The classic devotional Morning and Evening by Charles Haddon Spurgeon is often provided for free online, with an option to access it daily here:
https://www.heartlight.org/devotionals/.
You can purchase New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional by Paul David Tripp through major retailers; a representative link to a Christian bookstore is:
Lastly, the beloved classic Streams in the Desert by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman is also available to read daily online via sites like Crosswalk:
https://www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/desert/.
📧 Email Subscriptions
Many ministries offer to deliver a daily devotional right to your inbox, making it easy to start your morning with it. Look for a "Subscribe" option on the websites of the organizations listed above.
⛪ Your Local Church Check with your local church. They may: Recommend a specific devotional that the congregation is reading. Provide a free print devotional booklet. Offer an in-house daily email or print devotional written by their staff.
Daily Devotional Websites and Apps
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Our Daily Bread Ministries: https://www.odbm.org/
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Lutheran Hour Ministries Daily Devotions: https://www.lhm.org/dailydevotions/
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Today in the Word (Moody Bible Institute): https://www.todayintheword.org/
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In Touch Ministries (Charles Stanley): https://www.intouch.org/read/daily-devotions
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First15: https://www.first15.org/
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Proverbs 31 Ministries Devotions: https://proverbs31.org/read/devotions
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Joyce Meyer Daily Devotional: https://joycemeyer.org/DailyDevo
Daily Scripture Messages
The best way to get daily scripture passages is through a free email subscription from a major Bible website.
Here are the best places to subscribe to daily scripture passages, often delivered straight to your email inbox:
📧 Email Subscriptions for Daily Bible Verses
These services are specifically designed to send one or more scripture passages to you every day.
Bible Gateway Offers a "Verse of the Day" newsletter in up to five different translations (NIV, KJV, ESV, etc.). You can also choose a Visual Verse of the Day with an image.
https://www.biblegateway.com/newsletters/
Daily Verses.net Provides a free daily Bible verse email. You can select your preferred translation (NIV, KJV, NLT, etc.) before subscribing.
https://dailyverses.net/subscribe
The NIV Bible Offers a "Verse of the Day" email specifically in the New International Version (NIV), a very popular modern translation. They also offer a daily devotional email.
https://www.thenivbible.com/niv-scripture-email-sign-ups/
Bible Study Tools Offers a "Verse of the Day" email which often includes a short devotional or commentary to go along with the scripture passage.
https://www.biblestudytools.com/ (Look for the Verse of the Day signup box)
USCCB (Daily Readings) If you follow the Catholic lectionary, this site provides the specific daily mass readings (Old Testament, Psalm, Gospel) which you can receive by email.
https://bible.usccb.org/ (Look for "Get Daily Readings E-mails")
📱 App Option (Recommended for Reading Plans)
If you prefer an app on your phone, you can set up notifications to send you a daily verse or passage: I highly recommend this app..
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YouVersion Bible App:
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https://www.bible.com/app You can choose from thousands of reading plans (e.g., "Bible in a Year," "Psalms & Proverbs," topical plans) and set reminders to read the daily passages.
For direct links to the stores:
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Apple App Store (iOS): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bible/id282935706
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Google Play Store (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sirma.mobile.bible.android