Best Devotional Bibles and How to Choose Yours

Devotional Bibles are like reading your Bible with a good friend who knows who you are, what you love, how you read your Bible, and what you need to get you through the day.

What is a Devotional Bible?

A devotional is the complete Bible broken up into a series of daily readings and often feature commentary and articles from Christian teachers and speakers. They are a valuable tool for growing a routine of daily Bible reading and reflection. A great way to make the Bible a part of your routine.

Daily devotionals give you selected 'snapshot stills' from the Bible. Devotional Bibles give you the whole Bible's 'big picture' - but frame by frame, and add short devotional thoughts to help you remember, understand and apply it's meaning to your life.

The best devotional Bibles suit how you read. They are a guide through the complete Bible suited to your reading style.

Choosing a Devotional Bible for Yourself

Your Devotional Bible should be like reading the Bible with a good friend who gives you a little help along the way. So choose one that’ll make a good friend; one whose company you’ll look forward to enjoying as you open and share the Bible together.

Devotionals that Speak Your Language

If you love reading the Bible in the poetry and familiar verses of King James Version, or the slightly modernised New King James, choose a Devotional Bible based on one of those translations. Devotional Bibles based on these more traditional translations often use poetry and meditations from the classics of Christian literature.

Modern English devotionals make practical and welcome gifts for younger readers and an encouraging introduction to new Bible readers. The Daily Walk Bible and Daily Reader's Bible are two editions that use the New Living Translation Bible. Garry Chapman’s Love Languages Devotional Bible also uses the NLT for its Bible base.

Devotionals for Creative Reading

Journaling Bibles have grown to become one of the leading Bibles today. With a thicker paper, wider margins and space to draw, write and reflect on the text. Perfect for creative Chirstians. Now the popular Journaling Bibles are available in devotional editions, including The One Year Bible Expressions Devotional Bible for Women and THRIVE Creative Journaling Devotional Bible.

Devotionals that Know Who You Are

Just as a good friend always says something that’s helpful to you as an individual, there are Devotional Bibles designed and written specifically for whom you are, where you are on life’s journey, and how you read the Bible.

Separate NIV Devotional Bibles - for men and for women, give you the latest edition NIV and tailored daily reflections. If you read the Bible together as a couple, the NIV Devotional Bible for Couples - with ‘let’s talk’, 'how are we doing’ and ‘make a date’ devotions, might be perfect for you or make an encouraging gift for another couple.

…And Don’t Forget the Children

A colourful, Devotional Bible is the best way to introduce children to everyday Bible reading. For young readers, I don’t think there’s a more beautiful Bible story devotional than Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing. Ideal for bedtime – and for just browsing through for yourself, once they’re asleep!

For 7-9s I’d recommend The NIrV Kid’s Devotional Bible. This bright colourful hardback has the NIrV text printed in blue with short half-page devotional readings and thoughts throughout. Each has its own tick box to help children keep check of their progress.

Revitalise your own devotional reading and encourage another into a new friendship with the Bible. Click on any of the links and choose your ideal Devotional Bible.