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These daily Bible verses are packed with great content. As teens read them they will grow in their walk with God. Also included are devotions which will help teens know God’s love in a deeper way.

Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – Matthew 1:20

Posted on January 13, 2023

I remember a time I was listening to Spotify on my phone. Then a really loud person walked into the room. I had to keep turning the volume up on my phone to be able to hear. I didn’t want to hear the loud person, I wanted to finish my Podcast.

In the same way, our world is noisy. Distractions are everywhere. However, if we value God’s voice, we will do whatever it takes to turn up the volume on Him in our lives. His voice played at the loudest volume makes the difference in our lives.

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. – Matthew 1:20 (NIV)

Joseph had to do this in his life. He had to hear the angel of the Lord. Joseph could have ignored God speaking. It would have probably been easier. Instead, he decided to value God speaking to him and obey what the angel said.

In the same way, you can decide to do whatever it takes to hear from God. Value what He has to say in your life. Sometimes that means turning off the TV or spending less time on your phone to hear His voice.

God wants to speak to you and tell you things about your future. He wants to help you in small things like where you left your missing History project and in large things like where to go to college. It’s just up to you to learn to listen to His voice. You start to do this by valuing what He has to say. As you spend time in prayer and reading your Bible, you’ll become more sensitive to what He has to say.

So decide to make prayer and Bible reading a priority in your life. As you spend time with God, it turns the volume up on His voice in your life.

Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – 1 Corinthians 2:5

Posted on January 12, 2023

Money is an interesting thing. It’s essentially paper or numbers on a computer or phone. Of itself, it isn’t really valuable. However, since we’ve chosen collectively to put value on it, it’s something that’s important to us. It’s so important that we choose to work a job to get more of it. We might even do a dumb dare a friend asks us to do simply to gain money from a dare.

As children of God, we should be putting value on His wisdom, maybe a little like the value we put on money. That’s not to say that God’s wisdom is worthless, but in the same way we’ve chosen to put value on pieces of paper and numbers on a phone, we should put value on God’s wisdom.

We should spend our time learning more from it. We should pursue it in the same way we pursue money. God’s wisdom should be something that we value and spend our time getting.

so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power. – 1 Corinthians 2:5 (NIV)

God’s wisdom is important because it sees the end from the beginning. God, the creator of our world wishes to share His wisdom with us. His wisdom is greater than anything we could come up with on our own.

Today’s Truth: Value God’s Wisdom

It’s up to us to value that wisdom. So today, spend some time reading your Bible. As you get into God’s word, you begin to see His wisdom in action, and it will change your life, if you’ll let God be a part of the decisions you make each day.

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Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – Galatians 6:9

Posted on January 11, 2023

So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up. – Gal 6:9 (HCSB)

How many times have you been mistreated or felt like life was treating you unfairly? Maybe you’ve been working hard at school and it feels like none of your teachers notice. Perhaps you’ve been going the extra mile in some area, and it just feels like it’s all been for nothing.

It’s so easy to want to give up when you feel that way. Especially when you’ve been working hard and pushing forward as hard as you can, and yet it feels like you haven’t reaped the results of your hard work.

Today’s Bible verse is an encouragement for you if you feel this way. It’s saying that we will reap in time, but the key is not to give up. If you can stay with it and not give up, you’ll be coming out ahead of most people. Many people give up when it gets hard and don’t see things through. However, if you can stick it out and finish well, that’s when you’ll see good results.

Today’s Truth: Stick With It, and You’ll See Good Results

So today be encouraged to keep going. Know that if you stick it out, you’ll see good results in your life.

Stick With It, and You'll See Good Results

Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – Psalm 121:2

Posted on January 10, 2023

My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. – Psalm 121:2 (NIV)

Where do you go when you need help? Do you type in some keywords in Google to find what you’re looking for? Or do you ask some friends for help? Googling or asking other people can be really helpful in situations. However, what happens when Google and your friends don’t have the answers that you’re looking for? Where do you turn?

About a year ago, I ran into a situation at my job where I had no idea what to do. I tried Googling the answer and found nothing helpful. After a few minutes, I kicked myself. It slipped my mind that I had something even better than Google. I could go to God when I needed help.

I asked God for His help and wisdom to know what to do. And guess what? God came through. He gave me an idea of what to do and shortly after that my problem was solved.

Today’s Truth: God wants to help you with everyday problems!

God wants to help you with your day to day life. He’s not just a God to know on Sunday at church. He wants to be involved and help you out in every situation you encounter. Choose today to go to God for help. Don’t try to live your life in your own strength and ability, but rather lean on God’s help.

God wants to help with everyday problems

Daily Devotion and Bible Verse – Romans 3:23

Posted on January 9, 2023

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. – Romans 3:23

It’s amazing how much small things matter.  Have you ever gotten a small rock in your shoe when you were walking or running? The small rock can effect your ability to run or walk effectively. Until you remove it, it will slow you down and be a bother to you.

That’s a lot like what sin did to our relationship with God. Even the smallest sin kept you from a relationship with God. From the smallest to the largest sin, we all have messed up and don’t deserve heaven or a relationship with God.

The good news is that God wasn’t satisfied with us being separated from a relationship with Him. That’s why He sent Jesus to be the payment for our sin. Even though in our own efforts and merits, we couldn’t meet God’s standard, God made it possible for us to be made right with Him through Jesus.

Take some time today to thank God for His wonderful gift to us. It’s not based on our merit or good works, but all on Jesus’ sacrifice.

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Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – Isaiah 25:1

Posted on January 8, 2023

Lord, you are my God;
    I will exalt you and praise your name,
for in perfect faithfulness
    you have done wonderful things,
    things planned long ago. – Isaiah 25:1 (NIV)

This week, we’ve discussed a lot about the power of reading the Bible. Today’s let’s focus on the power of praise. There’s something powerful that happens when you begin to praise God.

You might have just had the worst day at school. Perhaps everything is going wrong in your life, and it feels like there’s nothing to praise God for. That’s ok. I’ve been there too. The important thing is to realize that it’s when you’re at your lowest that praise can be most powerful.

As you begin to praise God for what He’s done, praise Him for the world He created, praise Him for each day that you’re here on earth, it helps you. It makes you realize that yes, you might have had a bad day or a bad week, but God is good. He’s there to help you through the trouble you’re facing. And as you praise, it helps you remember God’s goodness.

So today, take some time to praise God. It doesn’t have to be a long thing, a minute or two will do. But remember God’s goodness. Remember the good things that He has done and how much He loves you!

Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – John 17:17

Posted on January 6, 2023

We can go to church. We can spend time with Christian friends. But nothing can take the place learning about God through reading the Bible. Every day, if possible, we should be spending time reading the Bible.

Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. – John 17:17 (NIV)

The Bible is awesome. It tells us about God. The Bible can help us get to know God in a deeper way. And we should be wanting to get to know the Bible.

This year, challenge yourself to spend some time in the Bible. If you haven’t before, consider reading all the way through the Bible this year. A lot can be learned by spending some time in God’s word. You can see God in different ways when you read passages you haven’t read before or passages you haven’t read in awhile.

Also, don’t let yourself be intimidated by reading the Bible. It is a big book, but if you take in small sections each day, you can get through the whole thing in a year or two.

Goal #5- Am I willing to read through the whole Bible this year?

Choose to make the reading of God’s word a priority in your life. You’ll be excited to see what you learn and how you grow as you spend time reading the Bible. Don’t wait, make reading the Bible this year a big goal for you!

Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – 1 Timothy 4:13

Posted on January 5, 2023

Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. – 1 Timothy 4:13 (NIV)

As you go to set goals this year, one to consider is are you making time in your life for Bible study? There are lots of ways to study your Bible, but the goal is to read it and get to know God through it.

There are lots of ways you can read the Bible. You might find that you learn a lot when you go to your youth group at church, hear the reading of the word, and talk to friends that are believers. It’s possible that you enjoy listening to a Bible app on your phone, or really enjoy reading your paper copy of the Bible. Regardless of the method, as a Christian, you should be getting into your Bible.

1 Timothy 4:13

Also, consider reading through the entire Bible this year. Lots of times, it’s easy to just read the sections of the Bible you like and that bless you. And while that’s great, you should challenge yourself to read the whole Bible all the way through. Yes, there will be some passages that are challenging to read, some you might not understand, but reading through the entire Bible does really help you get a better picture of God and His plan on the earth.

Each day, determine to set aside some time to read your Bible. Developing a habit of reading the word will help you grow in your walk with God and know Him better. That should be our goal as Christians, knowing our creator.

Goal #4 – Am I Willing to Read My Bible?

How to Make Reading the Bible Less Overwhelming

Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – Romans 8:14

Posted on January 4, 2023

I remember when I went out for Cross Country. Honestly, I don’t know why I did it. I hate running. But, I had a close friend that was going to go out for the team, so I decided to join also. Each practice was torture for me. I was really bad at it, and one of the slowest runners on the team. During the season the coach encouraged us with running techniques and ways to help us do our best at the meets.

As a member of the team, I had to be willing to be coached. I had to listen to what the coach said and apply the techniques he told us to my running. Now, I never became an amazing runner, but I did learn some good things that season.

In the same way, we have a coach spiritually, which is the Holy Spirit. He wants to lead us, teach us new things, and help us do our best in the race of life.

For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. – Romans 8:14 (NIV)

Our job is to be willing to be led. That takes humility. We often have to put down what we think is best, for what the Holy Spirit coaches us to do. It involves choosing to submit to His leading over our own feelings and emotions.

The good news is however, that following the Holy Spirit is worth it. It’s worth it to have His input into your life. He is able to teach you, and show you things to come. If you’re willing and open, you can learn a lot if you’ll just let Him lead you. The Holy Spirit is your coach and your guide. He walks along with you to help you in every situation that you face.

Goal #3 – Am I Willing to Be Led?

This year, as you make goals, consider this one. Are you willing to let the Holy Spirit lead in your life? Will you trust Him as one that has wisdom to guide you into the things ahead in your life? Will you humble yourself and let Him lead?

Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – Romans 12:1

Posted on January 3, 2023

Have you set goals for the new year? Perhaps you aren’t really into goals. Some people aren’t. But even if you don’t have major ambitions of losing weight or getting your history class grade a bit higher, you should have a few goals as a Christian. Check out this one found in Romans.

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. – Romans 12:1 (NIV)

In Romans 12:1 we see that we are being urged to be a living sacrifice. What in the world does that mean? Are you supposed to hop on an altar like Isaac did in the Old Testament and be willing to get sacrificed?

I sure hope you answer no to that question! No, we aren’t called to be an actual sacrifice. Instead, God calls us to present our bodies to Him. So what does that look like?

Well, presenting your body to Him as a living sacrifice often looks like simply being willing to do whatever God asks you to do. Are you willing to give up some of your free time to read the Bible each day? If God asked you to give your Christmas money to your friend who is going through a tough time, would you be willing to do that?

Being a living sacrifice is just being willing to do whatever God asks. Often when God asks you to do something, it’s not always a huge thing. God many times doesn’t ask you to start a worldwide ministry. Instead, He simply asks you to give up a little time each day to pray for a friend in need.

Will you do whatever God asks? Whether it’s something big or something small. If so, you’re being a living sacrifice for Him.

So today, make one of your goals (even if goals aren’t your thing) to be a living sacrifice. Choose to do whatever He asks you to do, regardless of how big or how small, how complicated or how easy it is. If you do, you’re being a living sacrifice for Him.

Goal #2 – Am I Willing to Be a Living Sacrifice?

Romans 12:1 devotion