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Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens
Unlocked is a daily teen devotional, centered on God’s Word. Each day’s devotion—whether fiction, poetry, or essay—asks the question: How does Jesus and what He did affect today’s topic? With daily devotions read by our hosts, Natalie and Dylan, and questions designed to encourage discussion and a deeper walk with Christ, Unlocked invites teens to both engage with the Bible and to write and submit their own devotional pieces.
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Replace It!
READ: PSALM 119:9-16; ROMANS 12:1-2; PHILIPPIANS 4:8 As we go about our everyday lives, we will inevitably see and hear things that bother us—from things…
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How Long, O Lord?
READ: PSALM 13; REVELATION 6:9-11; 21:1-7 Working in a fast-paced environment can be stressful, especially when you’re new. I used to work at a very busy…
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Listen to Your Mouth
READ: PROVERBS 10:20; LUKE 6:43-45; JAMES 3:1-12 Have you ever had trouble with saying the wrong thing at the wrong time? I have, more often than I’d like to…
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O Come, Let Us Adore Him
READ: PSALM 29:2; MATTHEW 2:1-12; JOHN 4:23-24 Today, many Christians celebrate Epiphany by remembering how the magi followed a star and traveled to Bethlehem…
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Something to Look Forward To
READ: JOHN 3:16-17; 14:1-10; REVELATION 1:5-8; 21:1-5 Do you like having something to look forward to? I do! I think having something to look forward to keeps…
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Chocolate Without Sugar
READ: PROVERBS 16:24; 1 CORINTHIANS 13:1-7; EPHESIANS 4:29-32 Have you ever tasted unsweetened chocolate? By itself, chocolate is very bitter! When a dessert…
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The Blue Flower and the Wounded Man
READ: PSALM 56:8; ISAIAH 53:3-5; HEBREWS 4:14-16 She was sick and had been for a long time. Her siblings were at school and her parents were at work. All she…
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Choosing Between Good Things
READ: GALATIANS 6:9-10; COLOSSIANS 2:6-7 A wise friend of mine once said, “I never realized how much of my adult life would be choosing between good things.”…
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My New Calendar
READ: ROMANS 12:1-21; 14:7-9 I purchased a new calendar, Am I silly for wanting one for the wall? I look at the days that await me, I want you to be Lord of…
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New Year's Serve
READ: LUKE 22:24-27; PHILIPPIANS 2:1-18 “Pastor, could you follow me to make sure I get home okay?” Mrs. Nelson asked this question. The pastor was my dad. It…
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Hindsight: A Year in Review
READ: 1 CHRONICLES 16:8-14; ECCLESIASTES 3:1-8; ROMANS 8:28-29; 35-39 A lot can happen in a year. A year can seem like both a long time and a short time all at…
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"Love You! Proud of You!"
READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 13:1-7; 1 JOHN 4:7-21 The simple note written on a card and given to me by a family member echoed in my mind. It read, “Love you! Proud of…
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Empty Shoes
READ: ROMANS 5:5; 8:1-2, 8-11; EPHESIANS 1:13 Imagine you saw a pair of shoes walking down the street without anyone wearing them. You’d probably think it was…
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Thoughts of the Prodigal
READ: LUKE 15:1-32; JOHN 13:34 I said, “Give me my portion of the goods,” And in my youthful heart I knew he would. I took, and turned, and quickly walked away…
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True Fulfillment
READ: PSALM 107:8-9; MATTHEW 13:44-46; JOHN 4:1-30 During Christmas, our hearts are full of expectations. Things like, who we will see, what we will eat, and…
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Humble Gift
READ: ISAIAH 53:2; LUKE 2:4-7; JOHN 3:16-17; 10:10-11 What matters more, the fancy wrapping on a gift or what’s inside? Once the paper and bows are off the…
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Not-So-Ordinary People
READ: ISAIAH 43:1; LUKE 2:8-20; JOHN 3:16 When Jesus came into the world, God could’ve invited anyone to welcome Him. God could’ve told the angels to invite…
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Different Gifts
READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 12:4-13 Do you ever wish you had someone else’s talent? Maybe you have a friend or family member who’s really good at math or basketball or…
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A Christmas Food Box
READ: ACTS 2:42-47; 1 CORINTHIANS 12:12-27; PHILIPPIANS 4:10-20 One year, our family faced long months of unemployment. Jobs were scarce. So was money. I did…
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Who Deserves Help?
READ: DEUTERONOMY 15:7-11; PROVERBS 14:20-21; MATTHEW 25:31-46 Seni tossed the ragged orange ball and watched it sail through the hoop at the end of the gym…
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When Christmas Doesn't Sparkle
READ: PSALM 27; LUKE 2:6-20; REVELATION 21:1-5 I used to love Christmas—the lights, the songs, the joyful feeling in the air. But not this year. Rather than…
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For He Will Save His People
READ: MATTHEW 1:18-25; LUKE 2:11; JOHN 3:16-17; 4:42 In my beautiful Colombia, and Latin America in general, calling your child Jesus is a sign of consecration…
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The Light of Christ
READ: JOHN 1:1-14; 2 CORINTHIANS 4:6-10; 1 JOHN 1:1-10 I wanted to go home. This walk was not such a good idea. Heavy grey skies, colorless bare trees, and…
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Seen
READ: DEUTERONOMY 31:8; PSALM 139:1-12; ROMANS 8:26-39 When I don’t understand My racing mind You know me When I’m alone In the dark You see me When my cries…
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Get Dressed
READ: COLOSSIANS 3:1-17; HEBREWS 12:1-3; 1 JOHN 4:19 When you get ready for bed at night, do you put your pajamas on over your clothes? That would kind of…
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Advent Tradition: A Solitary Place
READ: LUKE 5:16; EPHESIANS 3:14-21; HEBREWS 4:14-16 I was determined to bring meaningful traditions into our family when I was a young mother. During the…
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Embers
READ: COLOSSIANS 3:16; HEBREWS 10:23-25 Have you ever sat by a warm fireplace on a cold winter day? When the weather is stormy and harsh outside, a well-tended…
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What's with All the Translations?
READ: HEBREWS 4:12; 2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17 Have you ever been following along in your Bible at church and realized none of the words on the page matched what your…
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Glory of the Winter Trees (Part 2)
READ: COLOSSIANS 1:9-11; 1 THESSALONIANS 1:2-3; 1 PETER 1:3-9 The final line of yesterday’s poem says the winter trees wait, “Certain of the coming spring.”…
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Glory of the Winter Trees (Part 1)
READ: 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7-18; 12:8-10; HEBREWS 4:14-16; 12:1-3 Sharp and sheer, Against the white-washed sky, Winter trees stand stark and frozen— Not a leaf to…
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Priscilla and Aquila
READ: ACTS 18; ROMANS 16:3-5; 1 CORINTHIANS 16:19 Who are Priscilla and Aquila? This was a question I asked as I was reading through Romans 16. They’re…
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True to You
READ: PSALM 119:9-16, 105; JOHN 14:5-6, 16-18 Have you ever heard the advice, “Be true to yourself,” and wondered, But what does that mean? How can you be true…
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He Moved to Our Neighborhood
READ: MATTHEW 1:18-25; JOHN 1:1-18; 3:16-17 One of the greatest mysteries for the church to comprehend is the nature of Jesus. In the incarnation—that is, the…
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A Heavy Weight
READ: MATTHEW 5:43-48; EPHESIANS 4:26, 31-32 Have you ever worn a full backpack for more than a few minutes? When you first put it on, it doesn’t seem too bad…
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The Three Lakes
READ: JOHN 4:3-42; 7:37-39; REVELATION 7:16-17 The drought in Xzerio had gone on for a year. People were so thirsty they were fainting in the hot streets. That…
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I Don't Have Time for Devotions
READ: PSALM 63; JEREMIAH 33:3; COLOSSIANS 2:2-8 I don’t have time for devotions. Not today. Have you ever had this thought before? I know I certainly have. I…
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Uprooted
READ: ECCLESIASTES 3:1-14; MATTHEW 28:20; ROMANS 8:35-39 Have you ever seen a plant that’s been repotted? If a potted plant gets too big, it needs to be moved…
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I Don't Get It, God
READ: JOHN 1:29; ROMANS 6:8-11; HEBREWS 10:1-25 I sat against my bunk bed. I had just realized that after being a believer for sixteen years, I didn’t…
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Are You Good Enough?
READ: JOHN 15:13-15; ROMANS 3:21-24; 15:7; 1 JOHN 1:8–2:2 Are you good enough? I’m not. Not nearly good enough to please all those voices that tell me to do…
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Don't Look Down, Follow My Tracks
READ: DEUTERONOMY 31:8; MATTHEW 6:25-34; JOHN 10:3-5 I was 24 years old, and I was bawling. I sat halfway down a mountain slope, one ski at my feet and the…
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Even the Snowflakes
READ: PSALM 139:14-18; MATTHEW 6:26; 10:29-31; EPHESIANS 2:10 I love snow. I love the way the delicate little snowflakes dance and spin as they fall from the…
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True Friendship
READ: 1 SAMUEL 20:32-42; LUKE 1:26-45; HEBREWS 2:18 Do you know Mary’s story well? It begins when the angel Gabriel appeared to her and told her that she would…
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Thank You for All You Are
READ: PSALMS 106:1-2; 146:6-10; 1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-18 When I look at my hands, each finger formed by You, When I feel the wind, each breath coming because of…
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Fractured Families and a Faithful Father
READ: GENESIS 12:1-3; JOHN 1:1-13; GALATIANS 4:4-6 For many people, the word family evokes ideas like safety, love, acceptance, and happiness. But for others…
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Leaving Abaddon
READ: ISAIAH 53:1-6; LUKE 15:1-10 Shivers snaked through my body. I blinked. The sun lit the surrounding snow with gleaming white light. I pushed my curls out…
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Welcome
READ: ROMANS 12:13; HEBREWS 13:2; 1 PETER 4:7-10 Did you know that all Christians are called to some sort of ministry? You don’t have to be a pastor or…
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The Next Moment
READ: MATTHEW 6:25-34 Since I was young, I’ve often had to remind myself to just consider the next moment instead of trying to figure out everything that’s…
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Hidden Inside
READ: MATTHEW 23:27-28; EPHESIANS 2:4-10; PHILIPPIANS 3:7-9 Have you ever cut into a shiny red tomato, only to find it was all rotten in the middle? It may…
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In the Midst of the Storm
READ: PSALMS 46:1-3; 61:1-3; MATTHEW 14:22-33; HEBREWS 13:8 You are my refuge and strength, My strong tower in the storm. So I do not shudder as The clouds…
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Psalm 73: Worth It (Part 2)
READ: PSALM 73:11-28; 2 CORINTHIANS 4:16-18 We can ask God hard questions. In Psalm 73, Asaph’s question to God is basically, Why are the wicked so successful…
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Psalm 73: Tell God the Truth (Part 1)
READ: PSALM 73:1-15; HEBREWS 4:14-16 Usually when I hear adults pray publicly, they sound very wise. They thank God and ask for blessings, but they never…
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The Truest Beauty
READ: 1 SAMUEL 16:1-13; PSALM 139:14; ISAIAH 60:1 Every single day we are bombarded with social media posts, pictures, and videos of friends, actors, models…
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Shadow and Light
READ: MATTHEW 4:16; 1 THESSALONIANS 5:5; 1 PETER 2:9 Darkness. That’s all I can see. There used to be so many dazzling lights—my friends, my family. They’re…
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X-rays
READ: PSALM 139:23-24; 2 TIMOTHY 3:14-17; HEBREWS 4:12-16 Do you know why dentists take x-rays of our teeth? Even though dentists and dental hygienists look…
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The Most Dangerous
READ: EPHESIANS 4:20-32; 6:10-18; 1 PETER 5:6-10 What would you say is the most dangerous animal in the world? Sharks, lions, snakes? If we look at the number…
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Cry Out
READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 3:4-9; 1 PETER 2:1-5 What do we need to do to become more spiritually mature? Be really self-sufficient? Come up with all the right answers…
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The Lord, My Deliverer
READ: PSALM 18:1-19; EPHESIANS 5:8-20 I find myself surrounded by The lies that tangle through my mind. It started with just one falsehood of the enemy, One…
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When It All Falls Apart
READ: 1 KINGS 19:1-18; HEBREWS 12:1-3; 1 CORINTHIANS 15:54-58 A failure. That’s how Elijah saw himself as he fled for his life into the wilderness. He’d had…
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Ask the Expert
READ: PSALM 25:4-9; ROMANS 8:31-39 You don’t have to do a lot of research to discover there’s an expert for pretty much everything. And these experts offer all…
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Freedom's Price
READ: MATTHEW 27:27–28:10; 1 CORINTHIANS 11:23-26 Turiel glanced solemnly around the cemetery, noticing their planet’s tri-colored flag waving over many of the…