READ: PSALMS 103:1-22; 139:7-12; JOHN 14:16-18 Have you ever heard someone say, “I really feel the Lord’s presence?” I hear this most often after or during a worship service. Whether it be a church service, youth group, or some other event, I’ve heard many people say they feel closest to God when worshipping through music. [...]

READ: GENESIS 29:16-35; COLOSSIANS 3:12; 1 PETER 2:9 I went through my first heartbreak in high school when a boy I liked chose another girl over me. Have you ever had something like that happen to you? Maybe a friend is favoring another friend over you, or maybe, like me, you’ve experienced rejection from someone [...]

READ: GENESIS 24:1-28, 58-59; JAMES 1:5-8 In Genesis 24, we find a beautiful story of God leading and guiding a man who is called Abraham’s “servant, the elder of his household who managed all he owned” (verse 2). This servant, who is kind of like Abraham’s steward, is sent back to Abraham’s land to find [...]

READ: GENESIS 32:1-12; 1 SAMUEL 30:1-6; HEBREWS 4:14-16 When you are afraid or in distress, where do you go? What do you do? Genesis 32 tells the story of Jacob preparing to see his brother Esau. These twins had a bad past—Jacob cheated Esau and then ran away. Years later, when Jacob heard Esau was [...]

READ: EXODUS 20:1-20; ISAIAH 53:5-12; 2 CORINTHIANS 5:21 Are you ever confused or discouraged when you read the Old Testament and see the Ten Commandments or all the long lists of laws God gave His people? It seems impossible to follow every single one of those rules. And as humans in a fallen world, it [...]

READ: 1 SAMUEL 30:1-31; 1 CORINTHIANS 12:12-27 God has given each of us a unique role to play in His kingdom. As Christians, we all have different spiritual gifts and different roles, and no one person is greater than any other. We’re all called to love one another and participate in the kingdom of God [...]

READ: EXODUS 3:1–4:17; EPHESIANS 2:8-10; HEBREWS 11:23-29 Do you ever feel unqualified for something God has called you to do? Moses felt unqualified too. In the book of Exodus, God appears to Moses in a burning bush. He calls Moses to lead His people, the Israelites, out of slavery in Egypt. But Moses says, “Who [...]

READ: ISAIAH 55:8-9; 2 CORINTHIANS 12:7-10 When I was in high school, I struggled with depression and anxiety. A boy broke my heart, none of my friends understood me, I struggled with family issues at home, and it felt like nothing in my life went right or ever would go right. Psalm 34:18 says, “The [...]

READ: PSALM 32:8; PROVERBS 16:9; MATTHEW 6:25-34; JAMES 4:13-15 I am a planner. I love to plan out my future and what I want to do next. Maybe you’re like me and you find yourself thinking a lot about the future and what comes next. What am I going to do after school today? Or [...]