Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

READ: GALATIANS 3:13; COLOSSIANS 2:13-15; HEBREWS 12:1-3

Growing up, my siblings and I played a lot of baseball together. When I was batting, there was no better feeling than to have the bat conne…

READ: ROMANS 8:1, 31-39; 1 JOHN 1:8–2:2

Have you ever felt like your sin could never be forgiven? Like what you did is surely too much for God to handle? Or, even if God could forgive you, it seem…

READ: 1 SAMUEL 17; 2 KINGS 6:8-23; EPHESIANS 6:12

One name for God found in the Old Testament is Yahweh Sabaoth, which means Lord of Hosts or Lord of Armies (sometimes translated “Lord Almighty”).…

READ: JOHN 15:1-8

A friend of mine trained as a physical therapist. So when my shoulders are tense and give me headaches, I’ll go sit on her living room floor in front of her couch while she massa…

READ: MATTHEW 11:28-30; LUKE 10:38-42

My stomach churned looking at my to-do list: Send out graduation announcements, study for final exams, review college prerequisite requirements, create an RSV…

READ: JOHN 1:1-5; 8:12; COLOSSIANS 1:9-14

"Look for the light.” Marcos stumbled over a tree root in the path and wondered how his brother Thiago had made it seem so easy. Here in the forest, in th…

READ: PSALM 86:11-13; LUKE 9:20-25; 1 JOHN 2:15-17

Sometimes life feels Like an unending race And I’m being tugged So many places You say You want All that I am My head and my heart My dreams and…

READ: 1 KINGS 17:8-24; LUKE 4:14-30; 7:11-17; JOHN 6:28-40

In a time of drought and famine, God sends the prophet Elijah to a non-Jewish area to look for a widow who would feed him. Surprisingly, …

READ: MARK 10:46-52; 1 PETER 2:9

"Mom, look!” The whole drive home from the eye doctor, I kept pointing at the world outside the car window. For the very first time, I could read the billboards ov…

READ: PSALMS 25:16-20; 28:6-9; 38:1-8; 138:1-8

One of my favorite Bible verses is Psalm 138:8. It says, “Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me. Your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. …

READ: ROMANS 8:18-39; REVELATION 21:1-5

Think of your favorite T-shirt. How long have you had it? How much have you worn it? Is it the same now as it was on the day it was first made? Probably not…

READ: PSALMS 55:16-18; 57:1-11

I’ve had days when I’ve cried out to God again and again because I cannot face all that is going on in my life without Him. It takes humility to admit that I need Hi…

READ: MATTHEW 6:25-34; 18:1-4; 19:13-15

When I was a young child, I didn’t worry about the future or what I was going to do next. I was focused solely on the present, and I relied completely on my…

READ: JUDGES 6:1–7:25; ROMANS 5:6; 2 CORINTHIANS 12:8-10

Have you ever made excuses to God? Blamed God when bad things happened? Feared what others would think if you obeyed God’s voice? I have. B…

READ: PSALM 139:1-18; 2 CORINTHIANS 5:16-17

Who am I? What is my purpose? Do I matter? If you’ve asked these questions, you’re not alone. When describing ourselves, we often list physical attribut…

READ: PSALMS 1:1-3; 92:12-15; ROMANS 4

Arbor Day has come around again, prompting us to take notice of an important part of God’s creation—trees! It’s good to appreciate all the good things trees …

READ: PSALM 18:1-2; MATTHEW 7:24-27; 1 JOHN 4:9-10

When my high school sweetheart broke up with me in college, my whole world turned upside down. He had been my everything: my best friend, my anch…

READ: PSALM 139:1-12; ROMANS 8:26-39; HEBREWS 13:5

My heart beats quickly in my chest, and I feel a bit nauseous. Everything feels out of my control again, and I don’t like it. Moments like this c…

READ: PSALM 19:1-6; MATTHEW 27:45-54

The sky is one of the most varied and beautiful parts of God’s creation. In the morning you can see soft pinks and yellows amid golden sunlight as the sun rise…

READ: MATTHEW 28:16-20; JOHN 20:19-31; 1 PETER 1:5-9

Doubt can be so sneaky. It could be that our whole lives we feel like we’ve had rock solid faith, and then one day we find ourselves asking, “I…