The Desert Storm

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Jun 17, 2025 · 4m

READ: JAMES 1:2-5; ROMANS 8:28-39 BOOM! Thunder crashes. Lightning illuminates the house as the walls shake and dishes rattle in the cupboards, followed by an even louder thunderclap. I grew up in the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona. Most of the year, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. But during monsoon season, the rain came with a vengeance. Streets flooded, dry washes became roaring rivers, trees were ripped up, yards washed out, and cars were stranded in floodwaters. It might sound terrifying. But I’ve never seen it that way. As a kid, I loved to go out after it rained, jump in the…