Little by Little Daily Devotional
Little by Little Daily Devotional is a daily Bible reading podcast. Each day features one or two key verses from the Bible, providing a big picture overview and an action step. Starting January 1st, 2025, listeners can follow along to read through the entire Bible in a year. The podcast aims to make daily Bible reading accessible and structured for those short on time.
Episodes
Everyone’s Included Right From the Start
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them and they were terrified.Luke 2:8-9
What’s Your Memory Like?
But Peter insisted emphatically, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you” and all the others said the same.Mark 14:31
Don’t Worry About Tomorrow
“Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back - whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn.”Mark 13:35
Just Get On With It!
“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”Mark 10:51
Stick With The Job in Hand!
Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.”Mark 5:22-23
Don’t Look Down Your Nose Like That!
On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”Mark 2:17
Don’t Argue With The Hard Facts
“He is not here; He has risen, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay.”Matthew 28:6
Always Be on Your Guard
“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.”Matthew 26:41
Don’t Miss Out!
“For many are invited but few are chosen.”Matthew 22:14
We Don’t Need Megaphone Diplomacy!
“If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.”Matthew 18:15
We All Have Our Part to Play
“And I tell you that you are Peter and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.”Matthew 16:18
God is Bigger than You Think!
“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”Matthew 12:40
One Small Step For a Man or a Woman
Then John’s disciples came and asked Him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often but your disciples do not fast?”Matthew 9:14
Are You Listening?
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”Matthew 7:24
Seek and You Will Find
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi (wise men) from the east came to Jerusalem… Matthew 2:1
Give God the Benefit of the Doubt!
‘Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of Heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.’Malachi 3:10
Don’t Be Such an Ostrich!
“...Great is the Lord - even beyond the borders of Israel”Malachi 1:5
How Big is Your God?
“It will be a unique day - a day known only to the Lord - with no distinction between day and night. When evening comes, there will be light.”Zechariah 14:7
Do You Earn What You Are Paid?
I told them, ‘If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it.’ So they paid me thirty pieces of silver.Zechariah 11:12
Don’t Let Pride Get in the Way
“Rejoice greatly, Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”Zechariah 9:9
Hands Together, Eyes Closed
“But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly they turned their backs and covered their ears. They made their hearts as hard as flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the Lord Almighty had sent by his Spirit through the earlier prophets...”Zechariah 7:11-12
No Such Thing as a Little White Sin!
And he said to me, ‘This is the curse that is going out over the whole land; for according to what it says on one side, every thief will be banished, and according to what it says on the other, everyone who swears falsely will be banished.’Zechariah 5:3
With God We Can’t Fail
So he (an angel) said to me, ‘This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty’.Zechariah 4:6
Why Not Give It One More Go?
“Be still before the Lord, all mankind, because He has roused himself from His holy dwelling.”Zechariah 2:13
Trust God Now and Get On With It!
‘But now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ declares the Lord. ‘Be strong, Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land,’ declares the Lord, ‘and work. For I am with you,’ declares the Lord Almighty.Haggai 2:4
The Day of the Lord is Coming
“Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord’s anger.”Zephaniah 2:3
Always Be Ready to Progress
“I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint.”Habakkuk 2:1
What a Privilege We Have!
“Look, there on the mountains, the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace!...”Nahum 1:15
How Can You Be Godly Today?
“Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.”Micah 7:18
God Is Not a Vague Concept!
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”Micah 5:2
Have You Lost Your Focus?
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price and her prophets tell fortunes for money. Yet they look for the Lord’s support and say, ‘Is not the Lord among us? No disaster will come upon us.’Micah 3:11
Our God Cares
“Look! The Lord is coming from His dwelling place; He comes down and treads on the heights of the earth.”Micah 1:3
Get God’s Word Right
When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, He relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.Jonah 3:10
Real Self Exposed
From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.Jonah 2:1
Don’t Hold Grudges
“Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame; you will be destroyed forever.”Obadiah 10
Make Haste - Slowly!
“...When will the New Moon be over that we may sell grain and the Sabbath be ended that we may market wheat -skimping on the measure, boosting the price and cheating with dishonest scales?”Amos 8:5
Just Do It!
Amos answered Amaziah, ‘I was neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet but I was a shepherd and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees - but the Lord took me from tending the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’Amos 7:14-15
I Mean It Most Sincerely!
“Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.”Amos 5:23
Problems Can be Possibilities!
“I will send fire on Judah that will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem.”Amos 2:5
Be Thankful in Good Times
“Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love and He relents from sending calamity.”Joel 2:13
Real Security
“I will deliver this people from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. Where, O death, are your plagues? Where, O grave, is your destruction?”Hosea 13:14
Why Not Choose to Make God Smile?
“My people are determined to turn from me. Even though they call me God Most High, I will by no means exalt them.”Hosea 11:7
Don’t Worship Whatever You Make!
“They set up kings without My consent; they choose princes without My approval. With their silver and gold they make idols for themselves to their own destruction.”Hosea 8:4
True Change Doesn’t Come by Chance
“Then I will return to my lair until they have borne their guilt and seek my face - in their misery they will earnestly seek me.”Hosea 5:15
Guidance Can be Difficult at Times
When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him “Go, marry a promiscuous woman and have children with her...”Hosea 1:2
How Well Do You Know Him?
“...but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.”Daniel 11:32
No Sooner the Word than the Deed
“As soon as you began to pray, a word went out, which I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed. Therefore, consider the word and understand the vision.”Daniel 9:23
Trust God - You Know It Makes Sense
“My God sent His angel and He shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in His sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, Your Majesty.”Daniel 6:22
You Must Do What You Believe
But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way.Daniel 1:8
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
“Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live.”Ezekiel 47:9
You Never Know Who’s Watching!
“They are to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.”Ezekiel 44:23
We Are The Church of Christ
Then he measured the wall of the temple; it was six cubits (nine feet) thick and each side room around the temple was four cubits (six feet) wide.Ezekiel 41:5
Live it Up Like a Believer!
“I will put my Spirit in you and you will live...”Ezekiel 37:14
The Lord is My Shepherd
For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.”Ezekiel 34:11-12
Remember Who is Ultimately in Control
Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “Because the great cedar towered over the thick foliage and because it was proud of its height, I gave it into the hands of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with according to its wickedness. I cast it aside...”Ezekiel 31:10-11
Can You Keep a Promise?
This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “When I gather the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered, I will be proved holy through them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob.”Ezekiel 28:25
Does God Really Understand?
“Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears.”Ezekiel 24:16
Faithfully Stand in the Gap
“I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it but I found no one.”Ezekiel 22:30
Always Put God First
“Yet you say, “The way of the Lord is not just.” Hear, you Israelites: Is my way unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?”Ezekiel 18:25
You Can’t Decide for Others
Even if these three men - Noah, Daniel and Job - were in it (Jerusalem), they could save only themselves by their righteousness, declares the Sovereign Lord.Ezekiel 14:14
Actions Are Better Than Words
“Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people and I will be their God.”Ezekiel 11:20
Be Content to Do Your Best!
“But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn from their wickedness or from their evil ways, they will die for their sin; but you will have saved yourself.”Ezekiel 3:19
Learn From Your Own Mistakes
“The Lord is righteous, yet I rebelled against His command. Listen, all you peoples; look on my suffering. My young men and young women have gone into exile.”Lamentations 1:18
Our God Remains Faithful to the End
“My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray and caused them to roam on the mountains. They wandered over mountain and hill and forgot their own resting place.”Jeremiah 50:6
There is No Escape Clause
“Whoever flees from the terror will fall into a pit, whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a snare; for I will bring on Moab the year of her punishment,” declares the Lord.Jeremiah 48:44
Don’t be Afraid!
“Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear. Do not be afraid of him, declares the Lord, for I am with you and will save you and deliver you from his hands.”Jeremiah 42:11
How Many Times do You Need to Hear?
...Jeremiah replied. “Obey the Lord by doing what I tell you. Then it will go well with you and your life will be spared.”Jeremiah 38:20
God’s Word is Indestructible
Whenever Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll, the king cut them off with a scribe’s knife and threw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll was burned in the fire.Jeremiah 36:23
We are All Included in God’s Plans
“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.”Jeremiah 31:31
Maybe You Need to Look a Little Harder
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13
Why Don’t You Listen?
“But you did not listen to me,” declares the Lord, “and you have aroused my anger with what your hands have made and you have brought harm to yourselves.”Jeremiah 25:7
I’m not One to Complain but...
“Why did I ever come out of the womb to see trouble and sorrow and to end my days in shame?”Jeremiah 20:18
Return to God and Serve Him
Therefore this is what the Lord says: “If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me; if you utter worthy, not worthless, words, you will be my spokesman. Let this people turn to you, but you must not turn to them.”Jeremiah 15:19
Be Gentle - I’m No Match for You God!
“Discipline me Lord, but only in due measure - not in your anger, or you will reduce me to nothing.”Jeremiah 10:24
Don’t Say You Weren’t Warned
“Flee for safety, people of Benjamin! Flee from Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa! Raise the signal over Beth Hakkerem! For disaster looms out of the north, even terrible destruction.”Jeremiah 6:1
Learn From Other People’s Mistakes
“...Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every spreading tree and has committed adultery there... In spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to me...“Jeremiah 3:6,10
I Am Here For You
All day long I have held out my hands to an obstinate people, who walk in ways not good, pursuing their own imaginations.Isaiah 65:2
Live Today to The Full
I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For He has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of His righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.Isaiah 61:10
Your Move!
Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear but your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear.Isaiah 59:1-2
Beauty is Only Skin Deep
He grew up before him like a tender shoot and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to Him, nothing in His appearance that we should desire Him.Isaiah 53:2
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