Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

Your body matters. You might not think about that all the time. When was the last time you looked down at your hands or feet, noticing the way they look or feel? What did you think? Were you pleased…

The following is an allegory based on 2 Kings 22-23, which tells the story of King Josiah and the rediscovery of the book of the law. The lieutenant of the Fourth Galactic League rushed into General …

She must have been so frustrated. Martha was working, always working. Cooking, cleaning, doing everything possible to make their guest comfortable. And not just any guest: they were hosting Jesus, th…

You’ve probably heard it in youth group or Sunday school: It’s very important to have daily devotions. But you just can’t seem to make it happen, and you feel terrible. Between homework, extracurric…

*I shouldn’t have even brought this into the fitting room*, Mandy thought. *Dresses like these don’t look pretty on girls like me.* But her friends hadn’t understood her hesitation. They were tryin…

I was already asleep when my grandpa called, asking for help with my grandma’s diaper. I don’t feel especially loving when sleep-deprived, but the quiet stirring of God’s Spirit within me assured me …

When I was little, I spent countless afternoons with my brother and cousins raking leaves into enormous pilesand then leaping through them joyously. We always had a blast until somebody found the eve…

My cellphone was set to full volumethere was no way I could miss this call. A small tech company had expressed interest in hiring a freelance writer to create promotional material for a new app, and …

Death smiled as his followers swept down onto the farmlands below. For centuries, he had ruled in secret over the whole world, owning all men and ending them when he chose. But his wrath had been kin…

Life’s busywe all know that. Between school, friends, and extracurriculars, by the end of the day, we’re burned out. And then we have to start homework. God knows our lives are busy. That’s why He cr…

Editor’s Note: Today’s devotional reading discusses abuse. In this sinful, fallen world, abuse happens everywhere; we see it on the news, at our schools, and even in our churches. When we hear about…

*Judgment.* We hate that word. We don’t want people to judge us. One of the embarrassments of being a Christian is that the Bible is full of stories of judgment. And, of course, the Bible also promis…

Throughout the Bible, God makes it clear that falsehood and deceit are serious problems. Jesus, who is God, is the very definition of truth, so it makes sense that He takes lies so seriously, even in…

Ever since I learned to walk, I have had a tendency to look everywhereexcept where I am going. And this has caused a lot of bumping into things and other mishaps. It’s no wonder that as I was growi…

Moses, David, and Paul. When you read these names, do you think of them as great biblical leaders? How about as misfits? The amazing truth is, they were both. While they accomplished incredible thing…

Some rules are made to be broken. Even reading the Ten Commandments sends a shiver of intimidation down our necks, mixed, perhaps, with something darker. The laws God gave to Moses on the mountain a…

I want to be closer to You. I want to feel You when I breathe Feel You in all that I do, Know that You’ll never leave. I want my life to be about You Put Your wants over mine, Always do as You woul…

You know those days when you are overloaded with homework, you get bad news, and you feel rejected by others? It’s so easy in those moments to rely on doubts to shape our mindset rather than faith.…

God loves you. If you’ve grown up in church, you’ve probably heard that a thousand times (I hope!), but it is always worth repeating. So what does it mean that God loves us? To get the most accurate…

Over and over again, Scripture condemns the worship of idols. The Israelites, God’s chosen people, struggled with idolatry. Even though they repeatedly witnessed God’s power and saw Him work mightily…