Keep Your Eyes on the Ball...and the Cross

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · May 10, 2025 · 4m

READ: GALATIANS 3:13; COLOSSIANS 2:13-15; HEBREWS 12:1-3 Growing up, my siblings and I played a lot of baseball together. When I was batting, there was no better feeling than to have the bat connect with the ball. Whether the ball went flying or it was a ground ball going out in front of the plate, it just felt good to have the two connect. I remember my brothers telling me, “Keep your eye on the ball,” encouraging me as they were pitching to me. It was only by really staring at the baseball and focusing on hitting it that my bat would stand a chance of connecting with it. As Christians, it’s…