Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

READ: EXODUS 20:13; MATTHEW 5:21-26

Death is a horrible thing. It entered into the world with sin, which invaded the goodness God created and broke the unity between humans and God. So it makes se…

READ: DEUTERONOMY 5:16; EPHESIANS 6:1-4

What does it mean to “honor” your parents? Following this command looks different depending on your age, but a few things remain consistent. Much like our o…

What does it mean to “honor” your parents? Following this command looks different depending on your age, but a few things remain consistent. Much like our obedience to God, honoring our parents flow…

I love that God commands us to rEsther It shows His loving, tender care for His people. By commanding His people to rest, God sets apart Himself and His people from the surrounding nations. He gives …

READ: EXODUS 20:8-11; DEUTERONOMY 5:12-15; MARK 2:23-27

I love that God commands us to rest. It shows His loving, tender care for His people. By commanding His people to rest, God sets apart Himse…

READ: EXODUS 20:7; MATTHEW 5:33-37; 2 CORINTHIANS 5:18-21

There is a lot of debate about what the third commandment actually means, but it all boils down to one thing: because God is so good and s…

READ: EXODUS 20:4-6; COLOSSIANS 1:15-20

In the second commandment, God instructs His people on how to worship Him. Here, He prohibits Israel both from worshiping idols of other gods and from makin…

READ: EXODUS 20:3; DEUTERONOMY 5:7; PSALM 46

"You must not have any other god but me” (Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7).

To the Israelites, this command was actually kind of crazy. In that time an…

READ: EXODUS 20:1-2; DEUTERONOMY 5:1-6; ROMANS 6:22-23

I always find it interesting that the Ten Commandments don’t start with “You shall not.” They start with “I am the Lord your God” (Exodus 20:…

We fancied ourselves clever, witty explorers roaming the galaxy in search of its most priceless treasures. Our current location was trying our perceptions of ourselves. This planet’s underground net…

Have you ever wanted to share the good news of Jesus Christ with one of your friends who is hurting? What stops you from doing it? It’s okay to be nervous to share the gospel with someone. But you d…

Johnson Oatman Jr. admired his father. Johnson Oatman Sr. was a gifted singer at church and an intelligent businessperson. In many ways, Johnson Jr. followed in his father’s footsteps, even working …

Galatians is a letter written by Paul to the churches in Galatia, which was in present-day Turkey. These churches had both Jewish and Gentile (non-Jewish) Christians. Paul, an apostle—someone sent ou…

All of us were created for community. God has wired humans to live in godly relationship with one another (Genesis 2:18; Matthew 22:37-40). As believers, having a reliable group of people around us a…

Because God physically judges people in the Old Testament, people assume He was angrier back then. But that’s not true. God doesn’t change (James 1:17). Psalm 7:11 says, “God is an honest judge. He i…

In the 300s, a controversy erupted throughout the church over the doctrine of the Trinity. The Arian sect claimed Jesus was a lesser deity—since He was begotten of God the Father, there must have bee…

In Christ, we have a God who offers each day anew, bright with the promise of His love and faithfulness. “His mercies never end. They are new every morning,” says Jeremiah in the book of Lamentation…

“Lord, why?” Through sobs, I’ve asked this question many times. I asked it while looking at a baby in her casket. I asked it when a vibrant seventeen-year-old girl from our church died the night a…

We all know relationships can be tricky. Even we as Christians can struggle to get along. The early church was no different. Paul wrote the book of Philippians to the church at Philippi, who had some…

We’ve all seen it: a discussion going quickly from friendly to heated in the comments section. Even other Christians on social media can be rude, quick to argue, and mean-spirited. When someone insu…