Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

READ: GENESIS 3:1-9; ROMANS 8:14-17; 2 CORINTHIANS 6:16-18

Recently, as I was sitting on the porch enjoying the sunshine, I watched my dad start walking down the driveway. I instantly thought of r…

READ: PSALM 27:10; 139:1-10; HEBREWS 13:5, 8

One thing I’ve learned is that the people who are in our lives at one point in time may not be around later on. As we go through life, we lose some of …

READ: ISAIAH 61:10; 1 CORINTHIANS 13:8-12; PHILIPPIANS 1:6

When Jesus comes back, He’s going to make all sin go away. But you might ask, “How is He going to do that exactly? If doing wrong things …

READ: ROMANS 8:19-25

Have you ever been to a wedding, and when the ceremony was over and it was time for the reception, you had to wait a long time to eat? At the weddings I’ve been to, it’s often…

READ: GENESIS 1:27; GALATIANS 3:23-29; EPHESIANS 2:19-22; 1 THESSALONIANS 5:5-11

I was born into a family of Chinese-Singaporeans who immigrated to the United States. Throughout my life, I was exp…

READ: PSALM 56; LAMENTATIONS 3:22-23; JOHN 8:12

Here I am, Lord
Falling into the darkness
Waiting for someone to hear my cry
Here I am, wandering and broken
Dealing with the pains of my past

I want to …

READ: MATTHEW 9:10-13; ROMANS 7:21-8:14

Several years ago, I came down with the flu. Throughout the day I could feel all the classic symptoms coming on—fever, body aches, headache, cough—but I sur…

READ: ROMANS 5:8-19; 1 JOHN 2:1-2

How often do you think about words? Words are tools for describing reality, and sometimes, the reality is so deep and important, whole books of words hardly scrat…

READ: PSALM 32:1-5; 1 JOHN 1:7-9; 4:18

I watched as a droplet of shimmery liquid slipped to the floor. Regrettably, I realized too late that I shouldn’t have painted my nails while sitting on the …

READ: 2 CORINTHIANS 4:6-7

Have you ever visited a bulk food store for groceries? More and more of these environmentally-conscious shops are popping up as a way to help reduce waste and save money.…

READ: PSALM 55:22; MATTHEW 11:28-30; 1 PETER 5:7

Have you ever had an ache or pain that wouldn’t go away? It can be utterly exhausting—physically, mentally, and emotionally.

I experienced this …

READ: ISAIAH 2:1-5; 9:6; ROMANS 3:23-24; JOHN 14:25-29

Have you ever wondered why there is always a war going on somewhere? War causes so much death, so much destruction. It ravages the land, dest…

READ: EXODUS 17:7-15; ECCLESIASTES 4:9-12

Standing on the peak of the mountain outcropping, Shalish scanned the battlefield. The noonday sun glinted off armor as the battle raged on in the valley …

READ: PSALM 23; JOHN 10:10-16

Shepherds were not held in high regard in ancient Israel. They spent most of their time outdoors, the sheep didn’t smell great, and the job could be pretty dull…until…

READ: ZEPHANIAH 3:17; JOHN 3:16; EPHESIANS 2:8-10

“Does God really love me?” If we’re honest, this is a question we ask often. And the answer is a resounding yes! God loves us very much! But what …

READ: EPHESIANS 1:4-14; 2:4-10; 4:21-25

I am a full-fledged adult, and I still don’t feel like I know what to do when I let people down. Of course, I understand that we live in a world that’s been…

READ: GENESIS 1:27; PSALM 139:13-16; EPHESIANS 5:1-4

The human body is amazing! Did you know that the human heart, which is only about as big as a clenched fist, pumps over 4,000 gallons of blood …

READ: MATTHEW 11:28-30; HEBREWS 4:14-16; 12:15

Have you ever dealt with an ant infestation? If you start noticing a couple ants creeping in the cracks, it might not seem like a big deal. But if yo…

READ: GENESIS 1:26-27; 2:15; JOHN 6:25-29; COLOSSIANS 3:23

Did you know that work is part of God’s loving plan for us? Work is a good thing. The first thing God did after He created Adam and Eve w…

READ: JOHN 3:16; 1 CORINTHIANS 15:12-22

The tomb was not Jesus’s final resting place. When He was killed on the cross, that was not the end.

Three days later, Jesus rose to life again. The ston…