Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

READ: PSALM 4:8; JOHN 14:25-29; 16:33

As a younger teenager, I was so interested in reading fiction. It provided entertainment, romance, adventure, comedy, and interesting plots. Not to mention, i…

READ: JOHN 3:16; 14:1-3; REVELATION 21:1-6

Time passes so quickly. We go from being children to adults. We see ourselves in the mirror and notice changes happening right before our eyes. Technolog…

READ: PSALMS 13:1-6; 37:23-24; 2 CORINTHIANS 4:16-18

Are you going through a really difficult time? Do you wonder if there’s a way out? Perhaps you’re overwhelmed with grief, anger, or frustration…

READ: 2 TIMOTHY 2:15; 3:14-17

Do you ever find the Bible confusing and frustrating? That’s totally understandable! The books of the Bible were written thousands of years ago in different languages…

READ: ROMANS 5:1-11; 15:13; HEBREWS 11

Hope is a four-letter word. Yet, between those four letters is a tremendous range of nuance. People can use hope to convey an innocent wish. “I hope it doesn…

READ: ACTS 2:1-14; ROMANS 12:4-21; GALATIANS 5:22-23

When people first hear that Christians all receive the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13-14), there can be a sense of excitement as they anticipate a…

READ: ISAIAH 58:6-12; JOHN 4:14; 7:38-39; GALATIANS 5:13-23

"Look over there, Jett—under those tall weeds!” Kyra jumped over a stream as she and her brother explored the area behind their new home…

READ: PSALM 139; ROMANS 8:28-29, 38-39; PHILIPPIANS 1:6

At times, growing up is hard. Change is exciting, but at the same time such a difficult thing to go through. Feeling your body change. Seein…

READ: ISAIAH 53:4-12; COLOSSIANS 1:22; HEBREWS 9:11-28; REVELATION 5:12

You gave up Your life, You are the Perfect Sacrifice— God’s precious Son, The Holy, Just, and Righteous One. Speak to us so…

READ: GENESIS 1:26-31; PSALM 35:27; PROVERBS 3:11-12; ISAIAH 62:4

If you grew up in church, you’ve probably heard over and over that God loves you. And He does! But did you know that He also likes…

READ: EXODUS 34:6; PSALM 86; 1 JOHN 3:1

I stepped off the school bus and headed down the sidewalk toward my third-grade class. Sticking my hands in my pockets, I felt for the envelope with that da…

READ: JOHN 1:1-9; 8:12

Have you ever been outside during a cloudy night when you couldn’t see the moon or even the stars? The darkness can feel all-consuming. And trying to find your way through t…

READ: ROMANS 5:8-11; 2 CORINTHIANS 5:16-21; EPHESIANS 6:19-20

Would you like to be an ambassador to a foreign country and work in an embassy? You’d live in that foreign country and be able to spea…

READ: PROVERBS 12:15; 15:22; 19:20; 1 CORINTHIANS 12:12-27

I like to do things on my own. I never enjoyed group projects in school because it seemed like I was the one to be the most focused or th…

READ: ROMANS 8; 1 PETER 2:9-10

My hands shook with my effort not to take The List out of my pocket. You can’t control me, I whispered through gritted teeth. I just wanted to walk into this buildin…

READ: 2 TIMOTHY 3:14-17; HEBREWS 4:12

When you do the same thing over and over again, it’s easy to get tired of it. This can even be true of reading the Bible. If you’ve ever had your Bible readin…

READ: PSALM 13:1-6

How long, God? Why is it taking forever for things to get better? Why can’t my life turn around and be all that I hoped for? Why do you feel so far from me? How long, God, is it…

READ: GENESIS 28:15; DEUTERONOMY 31:1-13; PROVERBS 3:26

Have you ever read Deuteronomy 31:8? It says, “The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake yo…

READ: PSALMS 19:1-4; 148:1-14; ISAIAH 55:12

A silver moon, a single star, shining in the morning dark. Waves are gently rolling in, riding on the restless wind. Sleek and smooth, sands lie fresh…

READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 15:20, 35-38, 42-44, 54-57

Have you ever read verses in the Bible that talk about how we’ll be raised from the dead like Jesus was? It’s one thing to picture Jesus being raised…