Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

READ: PSALM 23; JOHN 10:1-18

Anxiety has me tossing and turning until I hear someone whispering my name from outside. I crawl out of my tent and see a man. The sun is just starting to rise, and I …

READ: 1 CHRONICLES 16:11; PSALM 23; LUKE 5:15-16

When I was in college, I distinctly remember being overwhelmed by various assignments. It felt like there was never going to be enough time to fini…

READ: JAMES 1:2-5; ROMANS 8:28-39

BOOM! Thunder crashes. Lightning illuminates the house as the walls shake and dishes rattle in the cupboards, followed by an even louder thunderclap.

I grew up…

READ: MARK 9:14-29; LUKE 24:36-53

Doubt. The very word conjures up images of wrinkled foreheads and turned-down mouth corners. Contrary to how we may feel about it, doubt can actually benefit our …

READ: PSALM 103:1-13; MATTHEW 10:29-30; ROMANS 8:14-16; 1 JOHN 4:14-19

Today my dad gave me a hug I felt safe and warm inside It made me think of how You love me And are holding me so tight. Toda…

READ: PSALM 68:4-6; JOHN 1:9-14; 3:16-17; EPHESIANS 1:5

When Father’s Day comes around, how do you feel? Maybe you have a great relationship with your dad and you’re excited to celebrate him. Prai…

READ: COLOSSIANS 1:15-23

Think for a minute about everything you see around you every day—the sky, your home, your shoes, your food…Within each of those visible objects are invisible objects that …

READ: JONAH 4; MATTHEW 12:38-42; ROMANS 10:9-13

Out of all the biblical prophets, Jonah is probably the most infamous. The book focuses on a prophet who didn’t want to go to the city of Nineveh wh…

READ: PSALMS 23:1-3; 116:7; MATTHEW 11:28-30

Let me take you several thousand feet above sea level. It’s a warm, summery day, and the sun shines hot on your head. Sweat runs down your back. You’ve…

READ: PSALMS 64:1-10; 116:10; 142:1-7

Have you ever greeted someone you haven’t seen in a while with a friendly, “Hi, how have you been?” and they responded with a shrug and said, “I can’t complai…

READ: EXODUS 16:8-31, 35; NUMBERS 14:8; PHILIPPIANS 4:10-20

Sometimes God only gives us what we need for the moment. Can you relate? Maybe God is only providing enough money for your family to get…

READ: PSALM 8; MATTHEW 5:1-16; 2 CORINTHIANS 4:6; PHILIPPIANS 2:12-18

It was midnight. I put my paddleboard into the saltwater of the Puget Sound, then pushed off the shore and hopped aboard, surr…

READ: GALATIANS 6:1-10; EPHESIANS 4:11-16

Do you know what a symbiotic relationship is? It’s when two beings interact, live near each other, and have a relationship that benefits both of them. The…

READ: JOHN 11:1-44; HEBREWS 4:14-16; REVELATION 21:1-5

I closed the book and pondered what I had just read. Jesus weeps for me? The novel I was reading explained it in such a way that I just had t…

READ: PSALM 19:7-11; 2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17; HEBREWS 4:12

Martin Frobisher, an English explorer, once discovered a huge hoard of gold on Baffin Island in Canada. He sent three ships, carrying 160 tons …

READ: ROMANS 5:6-11

Jesus Christ died for your sins.

Does this sentence amaze you every time you read it?

For many of us (especially those of us who have grown up going to church), this amaz…

READ: PSALM 139; LUKE 12:6-7

Any other “middle kids” out there? I’m a middle child. Not the exact middle, but I’m number three out of four kids. My older two siblings were very outgoing when we we…

READ: PROVERBS 16:3-9; ROMANS 8:28-29; PHILIPPIANS 4:4-7

When I was seventeen, my second choice for a summer activity rose to become my first. Early in the year, I auditioned for the all-state mar…

READ: GALATIANS 1:6-12; 2:14–3:6; 5:1, 16-26

Imagine you’re standing in a burning building. Everything is on fire. Smoke fills the air, and it’s hard to see or breathe. But you, quick thinker that…

READ: GENESIS 1:26–2:3; MATTHEW 11:28-30; LUKE 10:38-42

Alistair hefted his saw and adjusted his vision screen over his eyes. As he made the final cut, the virtual gift box opened in the corner of…