Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

Why did Jesus have to die? That’s a big question for us today, and I bet it was an even bigger question for Jesus’ disciples when He started talking about His upcoming death and resurrection. They we…

READ: MATTHEW 10:17-20; 26-31; HEBREWS 12:2-3

Reading today’s verses, I wonder how I would respond if I were arrested and put on trial for my faith. I hope I would respond like Polycarp—a believer…

Have you ever cleaned up something really grimy? My parents own a used car lot, and when I was growing up, sometimes I would do some cleaning around the shop to earn extra money. The office was never…

I could feel it. The lethal virus that threatened humanity coursed through my veins. My chest tightened, making it difficult to breathe. It would only be a matter of time before the virus wormed its …

No matter where you are in your faith, the book of Romans offers an amazing explanation of the foundations of Christianity. The core truths of knowing and following Jesus are life-changing. Romans …

After searching for hours, he finally found her sitting on the hill, squinting to see in the distance, past the fields and vast emptiness to the old place. “Do you think we’ll ever get back there?” …

“God is so _____.” What word would you put in that blank? Holy? Good? Big? All these are true! But one word I haven’t thought of putting there until lately is beautiful. I don’t often think of God a…

Modesty gets a bad reputation. And some of that is totally fair! People have weaponized modesty to shame others, to tell them their bodies are sinful, or even to blame people who have been the victim…

The Bible features stories of imperfect people—just like us—interacting with Jesus. The woman at the well, the man on the cross next to Jesus these people were seen by a holy God, and they were recog…

“Wish I could join in,” Juan thought bitterly, nursing his sore ankle while his friends played soccer in the park. “Everyone’s changing. Cole has left church, and Tre constantly demands his own way.”…

When people do wrong to us, what is the first thing we want to do to them? Usually, it’s not something good. But as Christians, we know that God loves us with an enormous love, and He also calls us t…

I think of Andrew, Peter’s brother, as a seeker. When Jesus told His disciples to give the crowd of over five thousand people something to eat (Matthew 14:16), Andrew looked for a solution. I imagine…

If you grew up in church, it can be easy to take God’s Word for granted. And sometimes, the Bible can seem like just a bunch of weird stories and rules that make life boring. But the Bible is indeed …

As a child of the eighties and a teen of the nineties, I’ve seen computers come a long way. My Granny was one of the only people I knew who had a computer in the late eighties and early nineties, and…

Do you have a best friend? I do. She’s wonderful, and what’s awesome is she lives one door down from me! I’ve known her my whole life, but that doesn’t mean everything was always perfect. We’ve had m…

When someone has mistreated or hurt us, it feels like we have a right to hate that person. Even if we know the Bible teaches we should forgive, sometimes we just don’t want to. One of the ways Jesus…

No other love we can experience will ever compare to the love Christ Jesus offers. We may get glimpses of love shown by others, but it will never compare to what Jesus has to offer. His love is so pu…

The Book of Ruth is known for the loving relationship between Ruth and her mother-in-law, Naomi. But while these two women demonstrate both love and unity, there were barriers that Ruth and Naomi had…

Broken, I come now They are not sorry Broken, I come now They damaged me in the darkest way Broken, I come now Each day a new sorrow Broken, I come now Still living in pain Lord, heal my heart Wh…

Maybe your parents just got a divorce. Maybe someone you love died. Maybe you moved and started going to a new school, and you miss your friends. Maybe you feel alone in your pain. We live in a brok…