Lori here:
I’m rethinking Christmas gifts this year. Maybe you are too. I’m getting older and more intentional. I want to make every moment, every dollar, and every gift-giving opportunity count.
This is why I’m giving gifts that can impact those I love in spiritual ways. Eternal ways. God-directed ways.
This year, I’m giving devotionals to friends, neighbors, co-workers, and beloved family members.
I love Christian devotionals because they’re a source of bite-sized daily encouragement to make people think and point them to Jesus. They’re easy to pick up and put down, take only a few minutes a day to read, and are very affordable. Most are less than $15.
Here are a few of my favorite devotionals (and a few from my work with Our Daily Bread), along with affiliate links, in case you’d like to share a few devotionals as gifts this Christmas season.
Do You Know Couples Who Need to Draw Closer to God and Each Other?
Whether you’ve been married for a month or 50 years, reclaim the joy in your relationship that sometimes gets lost amid personality differences, moments of pride, and life circumstances. This volume will help you and your spouse make space to reflect Christ in your marriage every day through relatable stories, relevant Bible verses, and practical applications. With topics like, “It’s Not About You,” “Better than Sex,” and “What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do,” this He Said/She Said devotional is relatable, down-to-earth, and husband-friendly.
Night Light: A Devotional for Couples
Whether you’re just married or are celebrating your golden anniversary, you need regular, quiet moments with your husband or wife―times to renew love and intimacy with each other and with the Lord. Night Light, by Dr. James Dobson and his wife, Shirley, will help you do just that. This 6-month, daily devotional offers the personal, practical, and biblical insights that have sustained the Dobsons’ marriage for forty years and encouraged Christian couples and families around the world.
Do You Know Someone Who Needs Peace?
Everyone goes through difficult seasons, tough losses, and moments that feel unbearable. In today’s world, people thirst more than ever for reassurance and guidance. Streams in the Desert provides a river of wisdom, encouragement, and inspiration to weary travelers.
Each day, reset your mind by meditating on what’s true, right, pure, and praiseworthy, and lean on God in the midst of the messy and mundane. Discover how to have joy, hope, strength, and deep-rooted peace when you focus on Jesus no matter what’s happening around you.
Do You Know Children Who Need to Know God?
Our Daily Bread for Kids: 365 Devotions from Genesis to Revelation
Our Daily Bread for Kids: 365 Devotions from Genesis to Revelation provides boys and girls ages 6 to 10 with everything they need for a year of daily devotions:
- Engaging stories from Genesis to Revelation
- Bible text from easy-to-understand versions
- Reading suggestions for exploring more
- Prayer starters
- Daily truths to remember
- And fun facts ranging through history and spanning the globe
Children will grow in their knowledge of Scripture as they learn of God’s desire for us to know Him, understand how He made a way through Jesus, and discover how the Holy Spirit guides us in our everyday lives.
Do You Know Someone Who’s Reading Through the Bible?
Allow God’s Word to change your life, one word at a time! This 66-day devotional highlights one relevant, sometimes unexpected, word from each book of the Bible. Lori Hatcher, the best-selling author of Refresh Your Faith and Refresh Your Prayers, shares simple—but never simplistic—truths. She continues to remind us that every part of Scripture is active, alive, and applicable. From beginning in Genesis to new in Revelation, ponder each significant word as you move through your day and allow God to transform your heart and mind.
Refresh Your Faith contains 66 culturally relevant, story-driven devotions, one from each book of the Bible. Each real-life story spotlights an unusual verse or Bible passage that you may have overlooked in your usual Bible reading. Lori Hatcher challenges you with additional features like an uncommon thought to ponder; an unusual faith action step; and an unfamiliar passage suggestion for additional Bible reading.
Do You Know Someone with a Strong Faith Who’s Facing a Tough Situation?
What do you believe about God? Do you believe that He can restore? Or that He answers prayers? Do you believe that He delights in you?
As you spend 60 days in these devotions, Lori Hatcher will reassure you of who God is and who He says you are. In each meditation, you’ll find:
- A biblical truth you can claim to rebuild your faith in the toughest circumstances
- Comforting assurances from Scripture that God is with you and for you, no matter what
- Encouragement of God’s delight and joy in you always
- A prayer and biblical affirmation to remind you of God’s steadfast presence and unwavering promises
- Heartwarming, story-centered readings from popular devotional writer Lori Hatcher
Spend just a few minutes each day with these devotions, and let your heart find strength in the reassurance of God’s unending love for you.
I hope you decide to give at least one Christian devotional to someone on your Christmas list this year. It just might change their life—and their eternity!
Now it’s your turn—leave a comment below and share your favorite devotional.
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