Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

READ: GENESIS 12:1-4; 21:1-5

One thing I’ve always had to keep practicing is patience. I’m more patient now than when I was younger, but having to wait for things still irritates me more than I wo…

READ: OBADIAH 1:1-21

I hadn’t read the book of Obadiah until about two years ago. It’s the shortest book in the Old Testament (it’s only one chapter), and it can be confusing. The book mostly cent…

READ: PSALM 77:10-15

Have you ever made a scrapbook? Whether in digital form or with paper pages, scrapbooks can be a creative way to remind us of the people we love and the things we learn as we …

READ: PSALM 124:6-8; LUKE 12:22-31

As Valeria and Galena sat in the courtyard, working away at some handicrafts to sell at the market in the next town over, Galena watched the setting sun and pond…

READ: ISAIAH 41:8-14; PHILIPPIANS 4:4-20

I gulped. A flat tire? What now?

I’d recently joined a ministry to share the good news of Jesus with others. To take on this role, I needed to raise mon…

READ: MATTHEW 7:24-27; 1 PETER 2:4-10

Not long ago, we were scattered like pebbles across the ground. Unwanted, forgotten, far from found. That was, until the day He came. Bare feet scudding acros…

READ: PSALMS 16:7-11; 139:1-12; ISAIAH 41:10; 1 JOHN 1:5

I lay to rest, where do my thoughts go? To dangers, to darkness, to fears Though there’s no light around me I can see the light of my grea…

READ: JOSHUA 1:1-9; EPHESIANS 2:8-10

Joshua was given a monumental task. He was told to lead his people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River to their new home, the Promised Land. This happened…

READ: ROMANS 6:1-23; 8:12-21

At times, the Christian life can feel a bit restrictive. Following God’s good ways means certain things are off limits because sin hurts us and those around us. Yet so…

READ: 3 JOHN 1:5-8; ROMANS 15:7; 1 CORINTHIANS 12:4-6; EPHESIANS 4:1-6

In God’s family, we will encounter people who have different backgrounds, experiences, personalities, likes, and dislikes tha…

READ: JOSHUA 23:14; 1 PETER 1:3-9; 2 PETER 1:2-4; 3:9

Imagine this. You’ve just arrived at the best theme park in the state. You’re ecstatic to finally have enough money to be here—and you wouldn’…

READ: 1 SAMUEL 16:1-13; MATTHEW 23:23-39; COLOSSIANS 3:1-17

Appearances aren’t everything. We probably know this in our heads, yet how often do we find ourselves getting worried about what others …

READ: ROMANS 8:18-39; REVELATION 21:1-7

Some days, I end up not eating breakfast. I’m not saying this is something everyone should do, but sometimes it’s what happens to me. I may not eat anything…

READ: PSALM 27:10; ISAIAH 49:15; 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-13; 1 JOHN 4:7-21

People don’t always love each other the way they should. Our world has been broken by sin, and we experience this brokenness i…

READ: 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17; HEBREWS 12:1-3; 1 PETER 1:3

Growing up, I would eagerly await Easter. After long stretches of cold winter, I couldn’t wait for warmer months. The Easter season promised p…

READ: NAHUM 1:1-7; 2:1-10; 3:1-4, 18-19; ACTS 17:24-31

Sometimes I see all the bad in the world and I start to feel hopeless. With things like war and cancer in the world, does God even care? Well…

READ: REVELATION 5:9-14; 12:10-11; 17:14; 22:1-5

Worthy, worthy is the Lamb, Worthy is the great I am. He was slain in my stead, Bruised and buried, He rose from the dead. Ruling now in majesty,…

READ: 2 CORINTHIANS 5:14-17; EPHESIANS 4:20-32; COLOSSIANS 3:5-17

Closet clean-outs can be so satisfying. Getting rid of clothes that no longer fit can help make space for the things we really nee…

READ: JOHN 3:16-18; COLOSSIANS 4:3-6; 1 PETER 3:15-16

My niece got me thinking recently. She wrote me a letter asking what I would tell her about Jesus if she didn’t know about Him. She said she w…

READ: ISAIAH 64:6; ROMANS 3:10, 23-24; PHILIPPIANS 3:3-11

Arlyn stood in a long line of travelers, each waiting for their turn at the weighing station. She watched the distance between her and the…