Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

READ: MATTHEW 3:1-17; 4:12-17; JOHN 4:13-14; ACTS 3:19-21

I thought this would quench my thirst

I’ve felt so empty

And this promised to fulfill

But something is wrong

I’m so caught up

READ: GENESIS 1:27, 31; EPHESIANS 1:2-10; 3:14-19

You might not believe you are good enough, but to the God who created the universe and every human on earth, you are enough.

You might find it …

READ: GENESIS 1:27; LUKE 8:1-3; MATTHEW 27:45-56

Sometimes, when I look at our broken world and I see more and more ways that women have been treated as less than men, I just get overwhelmed. Some…

READ: PSALM 77:11-12; ROMANS 15:4; 2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17

Do you find parts of the Bible boring to read? You’re not alone. The Bible was written by lots of people who were inspired by the Holy Spirit, …

READ: ACTS 2:42-47; EPHESIANS 2:13-22; 1 THESSALONIANS 5:11

When God created Adam, He said that people shouldn’t be alone. And so, God created Eve. From the beginning, God created people for commu…

READ: PSALM 13:1-6; MATTHEW 11:28-30; 2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-11; HEBREWS 4:14-16

I am tired, so ready to give in

I am weak, I cannot stand on my own

I need rest, some way to take a break

I nee…

READ: ROMANS 12:15; 1 CORINTHIANS 12:12-14, 25-27; GALATIANS 6:2

Have you ever had a really bad ear infection? For such a small part of the body, the ear really makes a big difference! If your ear…

READ: PSALM 139:13-16; PROVERBS 14:30; JOHN 10:7-11

“If only I could be like Carter,” I wished for the millionth time. “Just naturally confident.” Trudging through the crowds on my way home, I tho…

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

In Matthew 5:13-16 and Colossians 4:2-6, we read that Christians are like salt. But what does that mean? What does salt do in practical terms? And how does …

READ: ISAIAH 26:19; EZEKIEL 37:1-14; 1 CORINTHIANS 15:12-20, 51-52

Earth will give birth to you.

Your body, as it decomposes, will scatter particles back into the biosphere of our planet. This …

READ: MATTHEW 5:43-47; LUKE 21:9-11; JOHN 14:1; 1 JOHN 4:19

War. Terrorism. Violence of all kinds. In a world that’s broken by sin where these terrible events are the reality—and in an age of unen…

READ: PSALMS 34:1-22; 61:1-2; 121:1-8; 139:1-5

When I whisper

Answer me, God

When I scream

Be the One who hears

When I can’t speak

Hear my thoughts

When I break

Pu…

I adored the cowboy boots Papa bought me at the feed store. But running in them for gym class had gotten difficult. I just had to find my missing purple sneakers; they were my only other shoes approp…

READ: EXODUS 34:5-7; MATTHEW 18:23-35; ROMANS 2:4

Patience is a virtue we all need. It took me many years to realize my need for this virtue. This realization came to me when I had a misunderstand…

READ: JOHN 5:17; ROMANS 8:18-28, 38-39; REVELATION 21:1-5

Have you ever stopped to really look at a piece of wood? Straight lines, intermingled with lots of circles and twists—that’s the diverse b…

READ: COLOSSIANS 4:2-6; TITUS 3:1-9

I love Jesus, and I love talking to people about Jesus. I always have. But I’ve definitely made some mistakes in how I tell non-Christians about Him. So, I’m go…

READ: LUKE 10:25-37; 2 TIMOTHY 2:23-24

Jesus puts a high emphasis on loving God and loving our neighbors. But sometimes, a person we’re trying to show the love of Christ to has an opinion that we …

READ: JOHN 21:1-14

Cooking is an important part of the kingdom of God. Don’t believe me? Jesus Himself used cooking in His ministry.

After Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead, He app…

READ: ROMANS 15:7; COLOSSIANS 2:12-13; 3:9-14; 1 PETER 5:6

If we were real with God, that deep well of frustration,

discontentment, or fear could be emptied

one putrid bucket at a time

an…

READ: EPHESIANS 4:1-32; COLOSSIANS 3:1-17

There are certain people in our lives who test our patience. When we’re around them, we might find ourselves acting in ways we don’t normally act. For exa…