Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

Have you ever read a piece of literature, heard a song, or seen a painting and thought,” Wow, that’s original!” Although art can blow us away, it can sometimes leave us feeling insufficient. Creating…

What are some of your biggest fears? No matter what you listed—no matter how dark or scary—in Christ, you can be sure of one thing: God is with you through it all (Matthew 28:20). Even if the worst…

Have you ever said to yourself, “Things can’t possibly get any worse”? You aren’t alone. Even people in the Bible had those thoughts at one time or another. • Sarah thought she would never have a c…

The Guardian galloped from the Land of Shine into the Land of Shade. Shade was always dark, but where the Guardian went, the light followed. The Guardian chose a path that led to the darkest cave in…

Some of our most memorable mistakes can come when we try to speak a different language from our own. A mistake like this happened to me when I was in Guatemala—because I speak very little Spanish. A…

Have you ever entered a contest or sweepstakes? Did you read the fine print and notice your chances of winning were 1 in 1,000 or 1 in 500,000 or another minute chance like that? Maybe you thought to…

As Christians, when we pray, we do so in faith. We can pray about anything, knowing we serve a God who loves us deeply (Hebrews 4:14-16; 1 Peter 5:7). Hebrews 11 speaks about faith. It talks about h…

Have you ever felt discouraged about what God was doing in your life? If so, the little book of the Bible called Haggai has some encouragement for you. God sent Haggai, a prophet, to Jerusalem beca…

Do you feel like you have to hold your feelings inside? Your sadness, your fears, your anger, your frustration you don’t need to hold it in. Showing emotion and letting others know what you are feeli…

My kindergarten teacher was fantastic, everything I could want as a nervous five-year-old. I can still picture the room and recall the moment I let go of my mom’s hand and watched her walk away. Mrs.…

Where is your place in the church? How can you serve even if you aren’t a pastor, elder, or any kind of leader in the church? Maybe it seems like there aren’t ways for you to get involved in your ch…

In Ephesians 4, Paul encourages the Christians in Ephesus to “make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace” (verse 3). We are united because we have “one body one Spir…

Slammed doors, sighs and huffs, A quick retort, a sudden shout— I’m leaving the classroom, Barging past, lashing out. “What’s her problem?” My classmates cry, Shrugging their shoulders As I das…

“Don’t eat like a pig!” This expression usually means, “Don’t eat everything in front of you” or “Don’t make a mess”—because pigs can be pretty messy and indiscriminate eaters. In fact, along with…

What difficulty are you going through right now? What are you struggling with? Sometimes problems seem to stack upon problems upon problems in our lives. Whether you are feeling completely buried und…

Recent studies say that anybody with only $4,210 to their name (whether it’s in cars, cash, or commodities) is wealthier than 50% of the world. Studies also say that anybody with more than three to f…

We know Jesus, but not everyone does. Because Jesus has transformed our lives, we know what is right and how to live our lives in a Christ-honoring way. But not everyone does. So how should we intera…

Do you ever think you’re too far gone for God to care about you? That you’ve done things too horrible to be a part of God’s family? Do you think you’ve ruined your life forever and there’s no way hom…

Leviticus isn’t the easiest read. We wonder, “Why does this book spend so much time on minute rules about animal sacrifices? Isn’t the whole Bible supposed to be about Jesus?” These are good questio…

Who was John Bunyan? Born in 1628, he wrote many successful books and had a great ministry. He also spent many years in prison due to harsh government rules and started writing The Pilgrim’s Progress…