Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

Throughout history, people have asked the question, Who is Jesus?
Some consider Him to be a good man, a prophet, a teacher. Others believe
that He is in fact God, but consider Him to be distant, unkn…

One of Jesus’s names is the Lion of Judah. But what does this name mean?
We have to go way back to the beginning of the Bible for this question, to
the book of Genesis. The ancestors of the Israelite…

When we are falsely accused, it’s natural to try to defend ourselves to
prove our innocence. I used to try to defend myself by tarnishing the image
of my accusers. But now at age sixty, I have learne…

The Revana people, including Layla, had been flying at near-lightspeed
for close to three years to settle on the new planet they were missioned
with terraforming. It was going to be their new home.

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I like to take walks with my dog almost every day. One evening, I passed a
house that had so many flowers of all different colors, and it just made me
so happy! A woman was outside watering them, so …

“She does WHAT?” As we walked out of class, a friend told me something
surprising. A boy at our school, who I’ll call Henry, had persuaded his
girlfriend, Vanessa, to do his homework for him. When an…

Have you ever felt deeply satisfied after enjoying a meal that you love?
Have you found yourself eating slowly while savoring your favorite food,
thinking about each bite and fully tasting it?

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In P…

When my friend invited me to her twelfth birthday party, I couldn’t contain
my excitement! I anticipated the fun we’d haveplaying games, eating cake,
and swimming in her backyard pool. There was just…

When we lived in Guinea, West Africa, we witnessed the beauty of
hospitality. There’s even a proverb that states: “An unexpected visitor is
like an unexpected rain.”

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We lived through two seasons ea…

A storm is swirling around you, the winds howling. The rain falls hard from
the sky, stinging you as it hits. Terrified, you cry out for help.
Suddenly, something drapes over you. You are pulled clos…

I’m great at trusting God until I have to. Trusting God is easy when
things are going my way, but when I face a challenge or when life isn’t
lining up the way it’s supposed to, I start trying to tak…

On October 5, 1703, in East Windsor, Connecticut, Jonathan Edwards was
bornthe son of Timothy Edwards, a pastor, and Esther Edwards, his wife.
Young Jonathan soon found himself surrounded by ten sist…

Once there was a King whose wisdom and favor toward his subjects was
renowned. From the highest mountain peak to the smallest village in the
valley, the King’s care for His people and His justice in …

My grandmother had invited me to join her for a special event: the trip to
the airport to pick up her brother, my uncle Barton. I felt

grown up accompanying Nanny to the airport, so I decided to wear…

Have you ever been in the kind of situation where you were just screaming
out to God, painfully aware that you needed Him with you? Have you ever
been hurt or scared, and you needed to feel His prese…

She is leaving, and I feel so lost

I didn’t want it to be this way, but it is

Where are you, God?

I am hurting, but you’re not healing

I am falling, but you aren’t saving me

With the psalmist, I cry…

It was my turn to do laundry. At my house, wet laundry often gets hung out
on a backyard clothesline to dry in the sunshine and breeze. Sometimes,
though, we use our clothes dryer. But its timer brok…

“Search me, God, and know my heart. When my heart doesn’t know itself.
When my thoughts and my feelings are so jumbled and confused that I can’t
see the truth through the fog. Every day, O Father, se…

Kyle hesitated as he came to the doors of the library before opening them
and slipping inside. Book dust wafted in the air, illuminated by golden
shafts of light that poured in from the tall windows.…

Hannah took a swig from the can. It wasn’t like anyone cared what she did
anymore. Her parents were caught up in dealing with her little sister’s
illness; they wouldn’t notice if she came home drunk.