God has created each person uniquely, and teenagers need our guidance to understand this. Moreover, our devotionals help teens connect with God, fostering habits of spending time with Him and growing closer to His presence. This practice builds a strong foundation of faith, guiding them to live in a way that honors God and sets them on the path to true happiness in the future. Share this devotional with your teenagers and let’s disciple, cultivate the habit of devotion, and help strengthen their faith from a young age.
Bible Reading:
2 Timothy 4: 1-8
4 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: 2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. 3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. 5 But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.
6 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.
Helping You Stand Strong
Back when your grandparents were young, if people had to live apart from each other for jobs or school, they had two ways to get in touch with each other: a long-distance phone call or a letter. The letter was cheaper, so that was often the way they communicated. It was exciting for them to go to the mailbox and find a letter from someone they hadn’t seen in months! Lots of news and encouragement.
That might give you a little idea about the letters that are now a part of our Bible. Those are books like Colossians and Ephesians and 1 and 2 Timothy. This was how Paul the apostle stayed in touch with Christians in faraway places. Often, Paul was in prison for preaching about Jesus, so the letters were important for the people who loved him.
One of those letters was written to Paul’s “son in the faith,” Timothy. Paul told him: “The time for my departure is near. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” (2 Timothy 4:6–7).
When we read the letters in the Bible from heroes of the Christian faith, we can see how courageous they were. Paul was Timothy’s example of strength. When you’re having a rough day, think of this letter from Paul and remember how faithful and strong he was.
Fun Fact:
According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), during World War I, up to twelve million letters a week were delivered to the soldiers.
Just You and God:
Dear God, it sounds really cool to be strong like Paul, but I’m not. Please give me courage as a Christian.
About the Our Daily Bread Ministries
In 1938, the ministry started with a radio program called Detroit Bible Class. Since then, our audience has grown from a small group of dedicated radio listeners to millions of people around the world who use our Bible-based resources.
Over the years our name has changed to better reflect the variety of resources we offer. Today, we realize that most people recognize who we are by the well-loved devotional Our Daily Bread. So we changed our name to Our Daily Bread Ministries to more clearly communicate who we are. Although our name has changed, our focus remains the same: reaching out to people all around the world with the message of God’s love.
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