Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

READ: PSALM 25:4-9; ROMANS 8:31-39

You don’t have to do a lot of research to discover there’s an expert for pretty much everything. And these experts offer all kinds of advice, ranging from health…

READ: MATTHEW 27:27–28:10; 1 CORINTHIANS 11:23-26

Turiel glanced solemnly around the cemetery, noticing their planet’s tri-colored flag waving over many of the graves. He’d only lived on this plan…

READ: MATTHEW 12:36; ROMANS 14:10-14; COLOSSIANS 1:21-23

In the State of Michigan’s law, there is something called an FOIA request. FOIA stands for Freedom of Information Act and is pronounced “fo…

READ: PSALM 119:105; PROVERBS 7:1-3; ROMANS 12:2; COLOSSIANS 3:14-17

If you have a locker, is it easier to look up the locker combination every time, or to memorize the combination? You could just…

READ: GENESIS 24:1-28, 58-59; JAMES 1:5-8

In Genesis 24, we find a beautiful story of God leading and guiding a man who is called Abraham’s “servant, the elder of his household who managed all he …

READ: MATTHEW 6:25-34; LUKE 22:39-54; 1 PETER 5:6-7

I worry. I get stressed out. I spend hours or even days in dread. And then I regret it. I remember one year, I was at a fireworks show and there…

READ: ROMANS 8:18-39; HEBREWS 13:1-21

There is pouring rain outside my window as I type. November in Michigan—you never know what weather you’ll get. On November 1st, I was bundled in winter gear,…

READ: MATTHEW 5:43-47; LUKE 6:27-36; ROMANS 5:6-11; 12:14-21

It’s no secret that people can be grumpy, rude, and downright mean. Every day there’s that family member who’s being noisy, that driver…

READ: MATTHEW 23; ROMANS 12:1-2; JAMES 1:19-27

Every few weeks (or months—ahem), I have the disturbing realization that I haven’t cleaned inside the sink. I’m not talking about the basin where you…

READ: ISAIAH 62:5; 65:17; REVELATION 19:6-9; 21:1-5

Come, let’s run, laugh in God’s sun, ride on the wind, let the joy begin! Come, let’s bring a praise offering, a new melody, join the harmony! …

READ: PSALM 103:8-12; EPHESIANS 1:4-5; 2:1-10; 1 JOHN 1:9

Picture this: You and a friend are standing side by side. You each have an easel in front of you, and you’re working carefully on your own…

READ: ISAIAH 1:15-18; 57:15-21; EPHESIANS 2:1-13; 5:25-27

Some people have called the book of Isaiah the Gospel of the Old Testament. At first glance though, you might wonder why. The Gospels of M…

READ: ROMANS 6:1-4, 12-14, 20-23; 7:15-25

Nova Anadosha, Warrior of Light, drew her sword and held it ready as the enemy assassin approached. The wide hood of a jet-black cloak concealed the assas…

READ: GENESIS 32:1-12; 1 SAMUEL 30:1-6; HEBREWS 4:14-16

When you are afraid or in distress, where do you go? What do you do? Genesis 32 tells the story of Jacob preparing to see his brother Esau. …

READ: EXODUS 20:1-20; ISAIAH 53:5-12; 2 CORINTHIANS 5:21

Are you ever confused or discouraged when you read the Old Testament and see the Ten Commandments or all the long lists of laws God gave Hi…

READ: GALATIANS 6:8-10

I spend a lot of time at home, and sometimes that makes me feel like I’m not touching as many lives as I should. But as I thought about it more, I realized there are lots of…

READ: 1 PETER 2:9-12

Blessed That is what I am today Each day of my life Thanks to You Thankful You take care of me today Each day of my life My journey is with You Happy To never be alone Each …

READ: PSALM 142; ISAIAH 53:3-6

Imagine this: You walk into the room, and everyone reacts. Some point. Some stare. Some laugh. Apparently gossip spreads quickly, and so do videos. You look around a…

READ: GENESIS 37:1-36; 45:1-15; 50:15-21

Do you wish parts of your life were different? Perhaps a broken relationship, a shattered home, a selfish decision, or a misguided choice. Pieces that seem…

READ: EXODUS 4:10-12; LUKE 12:11-12; EPHESIANS 6:19-20

Have you ever gotten stage fright? Getting up and speaking in front of a group of people can be nerve-racking! The truth is, lots of people s…