Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

READ: MATTHEW 9:9-12; LUKE 5:27-32

Have you ever wished you were invited to an exclusive event? A movie premier, a party, or a concert with front row VIP seats? Years ago, I watched interviews wit…

READ: PHILIPPIANS 4:4-9; JAMES 1:21-27

Picture this: You’re walking through a beautiful garden, admiring the carefully planted flowers and foliage and appreciating their beauty. Then, you look clo…

READ: ISAIAH 54:7-14; JOHN 16:33; ROMANS 8:31-39

Eight centuries before Christ’s birth, a Hebrew girl clung to her mother’s leg. Rumors of war loomed over Judah like an ominous raincloud. The ruth…

READ: PSALMS 31:20; 62:6-8; JUDE 1:1, 20-21; 2 TIMOTHY 4:18

It’s hard to feel safe. Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, many of us have grown up with an awareness of terrorism and the need fo…

READ: PSALM 13; ISAIAH 41:9-13; 2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-11

Stuck in this grief I feel like You can’t see But You lift me up You comfort me, once more Eyes fill with tears Start to think of all my fears…

READ: ROMANS 12:4-8; 1 CORINTHIANS 12:4-27

Mehul balanced the mud-colored bowl in his palms as he stared out at the shore from his small workshop. Down at the ocean’s edge, his friend Sadira was t…

READ: MATTHEW 25:34-40; 2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-7

Have you ever visited a friend or family member in the hospital? Maybe you brought some of their favorite games or books or movies. While they might hav…

READ: GENESIS 1:26-31; PSALM 139:13-17

As I was washing dishes recently, I got to thinking about how amazing the human body is…and how great the God who created us is. As I picked up each dish and…

READ: MATTHEW 6:25-34; 11:28-30; LUKE 2:40-52; EPHESIANS 5:15-17

When you see little kids playing, do you ever find yourself getting a little nostalgic for those “good old days” when you didn’t ha…

READ: PSALM 116:1-2; PROVERBS 3:5-6; HEBREWS 13:8; 4:14-16

One of my coworkers approached me about examining our new employee handbook. We just hired a third-party organization as our human resour…

READ: ISAIAH 55:8-9; 2 CORINTHIANS 12:7-10

When I was in high school, I struggled with depression and anxiety. A boy broke my heart, none of my friends understood me, I struggled with family issue…

READ: PSALM 32:8; PROVERBS 16:9; MATTHEW 6:25-34; JAMES 4:13-15

I am a planner. I love to plan out my future and what I want to do next. Maybe you’re like me and you find yourself thinking a lot a…

READ: PROVERBS 19:11; EPHESIANS 4:31-32

"Oh no, I’ve been bitten!” I cried as my ankles began to itch and burn. Looking down, I saw the culprits scurrying away—tiny ants with the power to inflict …

READ: PSALM 119:130; PROVERBS 2:1-5

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a deep sea diver? If you’ve been to the ocean, you know how beautiful it is to see waves crashing on the shor…

READ: NUMBERS 23:19; PSALMS 100:5; 102:25-27; MALACHI 3:6

If you had asked me three years ago if I could ever see my life being what it is today, I would have given a definite “no.” At the time, m…

READ: GENESIS 3:1-9; PSALMS 89:9; 107:29; EPHESIANS 2:4-10

Nyoka twisted her scaly blue body around and laughed as she watched the other merpeople, who swam behind her. The chilly ocean water and …

READ: PSALM 139:7-10, LUKE 15:1-7, 11-32

My dog Ellie likes a good run around the neighborhood. She likes to escape out the front door, even if it’s only open a crack. She doesn’t come back withou…

READ: ISAIAH 9:6; ROMANS 5:1; COLOSSIANS 1:15-22

Jesus purchased peace for me, died upon that cursed tree; Now He is my hope and rest, beneath His blood our righteousness. Yes, He offers peace to …

READ: JOHN 16:33; ROMANS 1:12; 12:15; 2 CORINTHIANS 1:1-12

Second Corinthians 1:1-12 has been one of my favorite Bible passages for quite a while. Paul and Timothy are encouraging the Christians i…

READ: DEUTERONOMY 31:6; PSALM 94:14; JOHN 14:18

I am adopted from China. From what little I know (and understand), my biological mother abandoned me in a public area to be taken to an orphanage. E…