Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

READ: JOSHUA 1:9; ECCLESIASTES 4:9-12; ISAIAH 43:1-3; MATTHEW 28:20

Einar pushed open the portal door of his new habitat and started down the desert path. He’d only lived on the planet Themisto fo…

READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 15:42-49; 1 JOHN 3:2

Have you ever been involved in renovating a house? It’s usually pretty chaotic. Maybe there’s a constant dripping in the bathroom sink, the walls are cover…

READ: ROMANS 8:38-39; 1 JOHN 4:7-11

One thing I wish I could go back and tell my younger self over and over is “God loves you.” It’s something I wish every young person could grasp and believe.

READ: MATTHEW 12:33-37; ROMANS 12:2; EPHESIANS 4:22-24, 29-32

Take a moment to remember a compliment that has stuck with you. For example, I remember a friend telling me I was very intentional, an…

READ: PSALM 32:1-5; ROMANS 3:23-24; 1 JOHN 1:8-9

Have you ever buttoned your shirt wrong? One button off can cause a shirt to hang longer at the bottom on one side than the other…or cause a saggin…

READ: PSALMS 39:7; 119:49; LAMENTATIONS 3:13-26

In the Bible, we see over and over again how the Israelites (God’s people) turned away from God, abandoning His good ways and embracing sin. But God…

READ: MATTHEW 11:28-30; 1 PETER 4:10-11

Do you know what I hate? Limits. I hate that I’m a finite being and I can’t do everything. I hate that I can’t have all the skills, all the energy, and all …

READ: GENESIS 16:13; PSALM 34:17-22; 2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-4

"The LORD is close to the brokenhearted” (Psalm 34:18). He knows about every one of your heartbreaks, both big and small. God knows when yo…

READ: LUKE 5:17-26; 23:32-43; EPHESIANS 2:1-10

Icy iron chains bind my hands behind me, weighing me down more and more with every step as I’m led toward the throne room. My heart pounds in my ches…

READ: JOHN 10:27-30; HEBREWS 4:14-16; 12:1-3

Click-click-click-click. Drumsticks rose and fell in unison. As drumline leader in our marching band, it was my job to ensure the drummers played tight…

READ: PSALM 148

I love getting out in nature and exploring all that God has made. And I’ve always enjoyed traveling and getting to see places and things that are new to me. Over the years, I’ve be…

READ: MARK 2:1-12; LUKE 5:17-26; JOHN 15:12-15

I was reading through Mark 2 last night, and I was struck by all that a group of friends chose to do in order to bring one man to see Jesus. Mark 2:3…

READ: GENESIS 22:1-18; EXODUS 12:12-13, 21-23; 1 JOHN 2:1-2

The story of Abraham taking his son Isaac up to the mountain Moriah to be sacrificed has always been a difficult one for me to read. Why…

READ: JOHN 10:27-30; ROMANS 8:31-39

My favorite baseball team made it to the playoffs one fall, and I was excited to watch the first playoff game with my brother and sister. We were preparing food…

READ: MATTHEW 28:1-10; LUKE 24:1-12; JOHN 20:1-18

Elena didn’t have time to walk all the way around the quarry. She had dinner plans with friends. Ever since Rosa had said the mines would re-open,…

READ: MATTHEW 1:18-25; LUKE 1:26-38

As Rosa walked toward town to meet up with her fiancé Antonio, she was passing by the old mines when something shiny caught her eye amidst the rocks and tumblew…

READ: MATTHEW 5:13-16; PHILIPPIANS 2:13; COLOSSIANS 4:2-6

You’re groggy this morning, and you walk barefoot to the kitchen in that foggy, sleepy state. Once you arrive in the kitchen, you mindless…

READ: PROVERBS 18:24; ISAIAH 43:1-2; JOHN 15:15

Do you have a younger sibling? Do they sometimes follow you everywhere and mimic your every move? This can get pretty annoying, but did you know Jes…

READ: PSALM 139; ISAIAH 41:10, 13

My life has taken me

Down twisting and turning paths

Like a pretzel

I have never had it easy

My path has never been a straight line

Through every q…

READ: LUKE 11:1-13; HEBREWS 4:14-16; JAMES 5:13-16

Have you ever wanted to help someone who was struggling, but you didn’t know what to do? There is always something you can do, even when you feel…