Grow Your Faith: 5 Inspiring and Free Christian Devotionals

What are Christian devotionals? A devotional is often a short piece intended to turn one’s thoughts back to God. With so many distractions and things to think about, it is valuable to set aside time to turn our eyes upon Jesus.

For me, personally, I prioritize times to read the Bible directly, verse-by-verse through a book of the Bible. When I can, on top of that, I find it helpful to read or listen to a Christian devotional from a trusted source.

With so many Christian teachers, preachers, and writers out there, it can be hard to know who to listen to. That’s why I’ve collected this short list of some of my go-to devotionals. I have included a variety of types of media (online, paper book, audio, podcast) so you can choose what best suits your current stage of life.

Of course, as with any Bible teaching, viewer discretion is required. I do not always agree with everything stated by these sources.

1. My Utmost for His Highest – Oswald Chambers

First published in 1927, this well-loved daily devotional book has been translated into 39 languages and printed more than 13 million times. It has one verse and a written reflection on that verse for every day of the year. The Modern Classic Edition of the book was released in 2023, making it easier to read for today’s audience.

• Paper Book
• Kindle
• Audiobook
• Email (Daily)
  • https://utmost.org/sign-up/
• Read online
  • https://utmost.org/

2. Look At the Book (LABs) – John Piper

Read through a passage with well-known Pastor John Piper as he models how to study the Bible for yourself.

• Online videos (8-12 minutes long)
  • https://www.desiringgod.org/labs/
• Podcast (Every few days)

3. Enduring Words for Troubled Times – David Guzik

Short audio reflections by Pastor David Guzik as he works his way through a book of the Bible. His full-length sermons and other video, audio, and written Bible study resources, as well as his Bible Commentary, can be found here: https://enduringword.com/

• Podcast (~5minutes long) (Daily)
  • https://enduringword.com/category/podcast/enduring-words-for-troubled-times/
• Online Posts
  • https://enduringword.com/category/weekly-devotional/

4. Christian Allegories – S. J. Little

Bite-sized Christian devotionals recalling Biblical lessons learned through daily life allegories.

• Online Posts 
  • https://sjlittle.ca/christian-allegory/
• Email (Monthly)
  • https://sjlittle.ca/email-list-sign-up/

5. Through the Word

Audio Bible teaching, including an 8-10 minute overview of every chapter of the Bible. Their goal is to “Equip the world to read the Bible, understand it, apply it, and make it a habit.”

• App (Audio + Resources)
• Online (Audio)
  • https://throughtheword.org/
• Podcast (8-10 minutes long)

Bonus: Verse-By-Verse Sermons – Glen Nudd

This is not a devotional, but rather a collection of years of Sunday sermons teaching verse by verse through the entire Bible. This is a great resource if, in your own Bible reading, you come across a passage you would like to understand better. You can quickly find the sermon, teaching about any specific passage, using their search tool.

• Audio (Online and Downloadable)
  • https://messages.calvarychapel.ca/