Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

Have you ever heard the phrase “tunnel vision”? When you’re driving through a tunnel, you can’t see anything around you except for the exit of the tunnel. We use the phrase to describe someone who i…

How our heavenly Father views wealth and greatness sometimes looks different from the way earthly parents do. Such was the case for Clare Offreduccio. Born into a noble family in Assisi, Italy, more…

I remember a time when I was the only student who showed up for my church’s youth Bible study, so my youth leader and I got to go really in-depth to the study she had planned. We started reading Joh…

Rushing out of the castle, I fastened my cloak around my neck and swung my traveling pack over my shoulder. After making sure the horse was ready and bridled, I swung myself into the saddle and kicke…

As a child, I was so introverted that I barely spoke to anyone. The thoughts in my head were my companions, and the only friends I needed were in the books I read. Because of my voracious reading, I…

Snakes, judgment, and the Israelites—Numbers 21 in the Old Testament is kind of an odd story. When the Israelites complained against God and His provision of bread from heaven, God, in His justice, s…

Opening the heavy church door, I immediately saw Dan and ran to hug him. “Mark’s here,” he whispered. Mark and I hugged. “Barb’s here,” he said. Barb and I hugged. She said, “Ruth’s here.” I hugge…

Have you ever skipped to the end of a book to find out what happens? Normally, we would say you shouldn’t do that because you would spoil the ending! However, in the book of John, if we skip to the e…

If you’ve taken any science course in school, you’ve probably heard of the scientific method. You know—observation, hypothesis, experiment, analysis, conclusion, and report. In some of your experimen…

Have you ever wondered what God wants you to do with your life? As teenagers, it often feels like the pressure is ON to decide the course of our entire adult lives right now. Everyone around us seems…

As I read through Deuteronomy, one word continually stands out to me: “remember.” God keeps telling the Israelites to remember He rescued them from slavery. Why does God call His people to remember? …

Here’s the thing about Jesus: not only is He God and Savior of the world— He is also “the author and perfecter of faith” (Hebrews 12:2). But what does this mean? First, it means Christ Himself is t…

What would it be like if you couldn’t read the Bible in your native language? William Tyndale, a priest born in the 1490s in England, lived in a time when this was true for his country. William had …

Editor’s Note: Today’s devotion discusses depression, suicide, and other mental health struggles. Tears distorted my view of the road as I cried out to God. Depression and embarrassment weighed heav…

Have you ever heard the phrase, “Timing is everything”? It refers to the importance of saying or doing something when the occasion is right. Asking someone out on a first date? Timing is everything.…

Christians often say, “All things work together for good,” referencing Romans 8:28. Unfortunately, they usually say this in a way that verse didn’t mean: “I just totaled my car. But once I get the …

What kind of love is required for someone to take on the sins of others? What kind of love makes someone die so others can live? When we think of people in our lives we would die for, we tend to thin…

Do you know the story behind your name? Anticipating the arrival of a baby is an exciting event for families, and choosing a name is part of the fun. Some parents name their children after other fami…

It’s incredible to think about all that happened during Jesus’ life on earth and what it must have been like to interact with Him during that time. I have so many questions! How did it feel for Mary…

Jesus, how great Your love is! This I know full well. I have but a toe in the waters of your endless love. You forgive time and again, a thousand and one. Therefore, we also forgive And show others…