Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

READ: PSALMS 23:4; 37:1-9; 139:1-18; ROMANS 8:28-29

Somewhere along in my life, I realized I loved taking photos. To me, it was the most amazing thing to be able to capture a moment forever. A cam…

READ: JOHN 13:3-17; 15:7-17; ROMANS 10:9-13; EPHESIANS 2:1-10

The knight Yavain was on the verge of tears as he pulled off his dying comrade’s helmet. “Why on earth would you do that—my life is no…

READ: PSALM 63:1-5; JOHN 4:7-14; 6:35; 7:37-39; ROMANS 14:7-12

As two knights of the Carissian court traveled through the forest on a scouting mission, they passed the time discussing their differ…

READ: PSALM 25:16-17; 1 SAMUEL 18:1-4; 20:1-42; JOHN 15:13-15

When I was sixteen, it felt like my world was crumbling. My best friend had a boyfriend, spent all her time dancing for a prestigious …

READ: EXODUS 14:14; PSALM 32; LUKE 15:1-7; JOHN 20:11-16

Lost in the dark, Can’t see the light, Too tired, too weary, Too sad to fight. Burdened by shame, Haunted by the past. Looking for help, T…

READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 12:12-27; EPHESIANS 4:1-6

I attended the same church until I turned twenty-three. Through a service opportunity, I started attending a different church. But I wasn’t just switc…

READ: PHILIPPIANS 1:3-11

Imagine you pick up a violin and attempt to play it for the very first time. You tuck it under your chin, pick up your bow, and draw it gently across the strings. Would yo…

READ: ROMANS 8:31-39; EPHESIANS 3:14-21

"Could we with ink the ocean fill, and were the skies of parchment made; were ev’ry stalk on earth a quill, and ev’ryone a scribe by trade; to write the lov…

READ: GENESIS 29:16-35; COLOSSIANS 3:12; 1 PETER 2:9

I went through my first heartbreak in high school when a boy I liked chose another girl over me. Have you ever had something like that happen t…

READ: ISAIAH 1:18; 1 JOHN 1:6–2:2

Have you ever accidentally folded a basket of dirty laundry? At first, you probably didn’t even notice the clothes weren’t clean. But, when you took a closer look…

READ: PSALM 127:1-2; MATTHEW 7:24-29

At a youth group party, my friends and I gathered for a night of worship and fun. Afterwards, we piled paper plates with snack food and headed outside to eat. …

READ: PSALM 55:22; JOHN 14:27; ROMANS 8:15-39

He made the world, Yet He knows my name. With every glorious sunset And bright shimmering moon, God sighs the words, “I love you.” When ocean waves c…

READ: ROMANS 12:4-8; 1 PETER 4:7-11

When you watch or play a sport, do you expect everyone to be good at every part of the game? For example, if you watch baseball, does everyone who bats get the …

READ: JOHN 1:12-13; ROMANS 8:15-30; 1 JOHN 3:1-5

I look in the mirror and meet my gaze. Who am I? I can study my looks and see bits and pieces of my parents, and similarities to my siblings. I can…

READ: LUKE 12:13-48; 1 TIMOTHY 6:3-21

Greed is a treacherous sin. But, because Jesus died on the cross for us and rose from the grave, we can be free from the power of every sin, including greed. …

READ: MATTHEW 6:19-34; PHILIPPIANS 4:4-20

I am guilty of greed. It’s one of those sins that seems to keep popping up in my life, sometimes in the same old ways, sometimes in new and surprising way…

READ: PSALMS 19:1-4; 148:1-14

Have you ever looked around at nature and just felt in awe of how beautiful God’s creation is? God made a wonderful world, and He invites us to enjoy it with Him—from…

READ: JOHN 15:1-17

Have you ever seen someone prune a tree or another plant—or done some pruning yourself? Pruning involves cutting off part of a plant so there can be new growth. As a gardener cl…

READ: PSALM 51:7; ISAIAH 1:18; EPHESIANS 2:1-9; REVELATION 19:6-9

I squinted up at the castle as I waited for admittance to the feast. The King had to test all who came through, to see if they wer…

READ: LUKE 15

Have you ever wondered why Jesus often spoke in parables? Parables are short, metaphorical stories that point to a deeper truth. They illustrate what Jesus was teaching, and they can…