Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

God’s plan is good. We don’t have to worry when it seems like things aren’t going well. We can be patient because we can know that God is still good, and He is still on the throne.

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Remember people …

Who helped you understand the love of Jesus? For me, it was a woman I’ll call “Amelia,” a youth group leader I had at church. She provided conversation, encouragement, water, food, and sometimes a p…

With a sickening crunch, a piece of my tooth snapped at the back of my mouth. Shocked, I momentarily paused, anxious about how broken it would be. Carefully taking out the broken piece of the tooth, …

Sometimes I feel like I am not enough. I feel like I am not trying hard enough or doing big enough things with my life. I feel bad for not being as successful as others. You may have days like that t…

When did you become God’s? When did God first notice you and pay attention to you? The psalms talk about that happening before we were even born. Before we made our appearance in the world, we were a…

The Aramean army surrounded Samaria. No one could get out or go in. People were starving since no one could get past the Aramean army. Those outside the gates—lepers who were unclean since leprosy wa…

It’s God’s desire that every one of us is saved. God is loving and does not desire to see anyone perish (2 Peter 3:8-10). Jesus came for all people, irrespective of race, tribe, or culture. Salvation…

I believe in You

And then I don’t

I trust in You

Then I get scared

I waver and doubt

I mess up and hide

I don’t cling to You like I should

I rest in peace

And then I wake scared

I cry to You

Then I t…

Ayesha, you are under arrest for violating the curfew,” the words echo inside. “Tomorrow you are sentenced to the Ocean of Mistakes.” “God, please save me,” I pray. I’ve been pleading all night in …

I love mosaics—pictures made of tiny pieces of random materials, arranged together on some type of canvas. It could be a literal canvas made of cloth stretched over a wood frame, or a cement

paving s…

Genesis 1:26-27 says God created humans in His own image, in His likeness. This tells us God places the same value on all people, because each of us is created in His image.

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Sometimes, we tend to t…

Throughout the Bible, God calls His people to tell one another about all He has done. As we wait for Jesus to return bodily to earth and fully restore His creation, we go through a lot of hard things…

When I was eleven years old, the public school teachers in my district went on strike to call for much-needed improved wages. The students missed a few weeks of school as a result. To make up some of…

I struggled to lift my head up to peer into the distance. I was sure it was close, but I wasn’t sure if I could make it. My battle with the dragon had left me deeply wounded; I had barely survived th…

I’ll never forget something God reminded me of in a hospital room.

We were visiting a dear friend who had just had a baby. A few minutes into our visit, her newborn son woke up from his slumber and b…

I struggle with anxiety. There are times when my anxiety gets to me and keeps me from being at peace. I can pray in those times and feel like it’s not helping at all.

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As Christians, sometimes we ar…

Do you ever hear the phrase “God knows the number of hairs on your head” and think to yourself, “Really? Why would God need to know that about me? Or why would He even care?”

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Psalm 139 talks about…

You win a contEsther The rain holds out long enough for you to go outside with your friends. You have a loving family. You get a good grade on a school assignment All those things could signal to o…

When Jesus was born, He didn’t even have a crib. He was born where the animals were kept and laid in a manger.

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When Jesus was growing up, He was a carpenter’s son. He wasn’t rich. He didn’t live in…

The universe is so large, the stars so far away in the night sky, and

yet the same God who made the stars also made us.

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When we start to doubt our worth or worry that there isn’t a reason for our l…