Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

Have you ever asked God, “Lord, what is your plan for my life?” You’re not alone. Becoming a young adult can be overwhelming, especially with all the unknowns ahead. A woman in the Bible named Hanna…

Diversity in language is an important part of God’s creation. In fact, language is one of the many ways God shows He is redeeming all of creation. The creation of different languages happened at Babe…

Is Jesus really the only way? It depends on what you mean. The only way to what? He is certainly not the only identity. People manufacture identities for themselves all the time, from wealth to wor…

My father tried to kill me yesterday,” the one in royal garments said. “He wants to kill you too. You must go.” The other, armed with a sword, nodded. “May the Lord be between you and me.” Tears…

What would you say defines you? Is it a musical or athletic talent? Is it your looks or your grades? What is your identity? The Bible says that, apart from Christ, we are dead in our sins (Ephesians…

What would it mean To love like Jesus, To surrender my will, To let the needs of others overtake my life? What would it mean To love like Jesus, To take up my own cross, To give of myself so that …

A true friend will be by your side through anything, good or bad. They won’t abandon you or just tell you what to do and then leave. They’ll be with you no matter what. Jesus, who is fully God and f…

Have you ever struggled with doubt or questions about God? If you have, you aren’t alone. God actually wants us to ask the questions we have about Him. In fact, we can go directly to Him with any qu…

What an incredible privilege! Simeon, a devout man of Jerusalem, had been told by the Holy Spirit that he would see the Messiah before his death. We don’t know how long he waited for this promise to …

Have you ever played the telephone game? One person whispers a sentence in someone’s ear. That person whispers it in another’s ear and so on and so on, until it reaches the last person. That person t…

“Brianna, come on. Open the door. What’s wrong?” asked Kaylin. She heard her best friend crying and pried open the door. Finding Brianna curled up on the bathroom floor, Kaylin knelt down next to he…

I’m just gonna say it—I think Thomas the disciple, commonly known as “Doubting Thomas,” gets a bad rap. When the other disciples witnessed the risen Christ, Thomas was absent. Thomas said he wanted …

Have you ever considered who you can count on when times get tough? For thirty years, I had an undetected brain tumor. While it wasn’t cancerous, it took over every part of my life and affected how …

With a pounding heart, Riley leapt off the platform for the umpteenth time. Dodging fireballs, she jumped from foothold to foothold, as heat rose from the lava below. She was almost there! Ahead was …

How cool is it that Jesus is human and God at the same time? You might be wondering how that is possible. The Bible is full of examples of Jesus showing both His humanity and deity: • He has the sam…

As Christians, we often wonder what our resurrection bodies will be like. It’s easy to ask, “How could the body be raised? What would postmortem life even look like?” Paul answers the question in 1…

“What should I do? What if this doesn’t turn out? What will I do next?” These questions are overwhelming. It’s easy to start overthinking everything and become stressed out about the decisions we ha…

Have you ever heard of a hall of fame? Chances are you have, because there are so many of them for so many things. A hall of fame is made of people or even animals who are known for excelling in a ce…

The question is asked, “What do you believe?” I open my mouth to recite the familiar words: “I believe in God, the Father almighty.” But do I believe? Can I claim this testimony? I close my mouth …

Thanks be to God for His innumerable, indescribable gifts. God is wondrous! He continually provides more than enough; He sustains us. He is good. He gives us many gifts: The tools to sustain our mat…