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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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- Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens
Peace in an Earthquake
READ: ISAIAH 54:7-14; JOHN 16:33; ROMANS 8:31-39 Eight centuries before Christ’s birth, a Hebrew girl clung to her mother’s leg. Rumors of war loomed over…
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The Myth of Safety
READ: PSALMS 31:20; 62:6-8; JUDE 1:1, 20-21; 2 TIMOTHY 4:18 It’s hard to feel safe. Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, many of us have grown up with an…
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Once More
READ: PSALM 13; ISAIAH 41:9-13; 2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-11 Stuck in this grief I feel like You can’t see But You lift me up You comfort me, once more Eyes fill with…
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A Broken Bowl
READ: ROMANS 12:4-8; 1 CORINTHIANS 12:4-27 Mehul balanced the mud-colored bowl in his palms as he stared out at the shore from his small workshop. Down at the…
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Visit
READ: MATTHEW 25:34-40; 2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-7 Have you ever visited a friend or family member in the hospital? Maybe you brought some of their favorite games or…
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Thankful for Our Amazing Bodies
READ: GENESIS 1:26-31; PSALM 139:13-17 As I was washing dishes recently, I got to thinking about how amazing the human body is…and how great the God who…
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Growing Responsibilities
READ: MATTHEW 6:25-34; 11:28-30; LUKE 2:40-52; EPHESIANS 5:15-17 When you see little kids playing, do you ever find yourself getting a little nostalgic for…
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Open Door Policy
READ: PSALM 116:1-2; PROVERBS 3:5-6; HEBREWS 13:8; 4:14-16 One of my coworkers approached me about examining our new employee handbook. We just hired a…
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Grace of God
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…
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God's Plans Are Always Good
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…
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Minor Irritations
READ: PROVERBS 19:11; EPHESIANS 4:31-32 "Oh no, I’ve been bitten!” I cried as my ankles began to itch and burn. Looking down, I saw the culprits scurrying…
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Diving Deep
READ: PSALM 119:130; PROVERBS 2:1-5 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a deep sea diver? If you’ve been to the ocean, you know how beautiful it…
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Change and the One Who Doesn't Change
READ: NUMBERS 23:19; PSALMS 100:5; 102:25-27; MALACHI 3:6 If you had asked me three years ago if I could ever see my life being what it is today, I would have…
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Even Here
READ: GENESIS 3:1-9; PSALMS 89:9; 107:29; EPHESIANS 2:4-10 Nyoka twisted her scaly blue body around and laughed as she watched the other merpeople, who swam…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensRunner
READ: PSALM 139:7-10, LUKE 15:1-7, 11-32 My dog Ellie likes a good run around the neighborhood. She likes to escape out the front door, even if it’s only open…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensReflections on the Cross: Christ Our Peace
READ: ISAIAH 9:6; ROMANS 5:1; COLOSSIANS 1:15-22 Jesus purchased peace for me,died upon that cursed tree;Now He is my hope and rest,beneath His blood our…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSharing in Suffering, Sharing in Comfort
READ: JOHN 16:33; ROMANS 1:12; 12:15; 2 CORINTHIANS 1:1-12 Second Corinthians 1:1-12 has been one of my favorite Bible passages for quite a while. Paul and…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensA Faithful Father
READ: DEUTERONOMY 31:6; PSALM 94:14; JOHN 14:18 I am adopted from China. From what little I know (and understand), my biological mother abandoned me in a…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Way to Give
READ: 2 CORINTHIANS 9:6-11 Have you ever thought, “I’d give all my money for that”? We may have this thought about possessions we really want to have, but it…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSharp
READ: EPHESIANS 6:13-18; HEBREWS 4:12 Have you ever tried to cut food with a dull knife? The process can be frustrating—and messy! Similarly, a dull pencil can…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGoing to God
READ: PSALMS 34:4-10; 46:1-3; JEREMIAH 29:13-14; 1 PETER 5:6-7 Since I was eleven, I would write down the exciting points of my life and put them in my…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe White Stone
READ: MATTHEW 28:20; ROMANS 8:12-25; REVELATION 2:12-17 Just when you think it can’t get any darker, I murmured as I watched over the hidden compound where we…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensA Weeping Warrior-King
READ: 1 SAMUEL 20:41-42; ROMANS 12:10, 15-16 Do you ever feel ashamed for crying? Sometimes, it can feel like we need to be tough and strong, not weepy. But…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensOne Thing
READ: PSALMS 27; 63; 84 We sing of Your power,We lift up Your might,We praise Your goodness and grace!We exalt You as holy,We kneel to Your Name—But for a…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWhere Are Your Habits Leading You?
READ: GALATIANS 5:16-25, 6:7-10; COLOSSIANS 3:1-17 Have you ever thought about how your habits form you and take you places? For example, if you have a habit…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensJesus Is Always There for You
READ: ISAIAH 41:10; JOHN 14:18; 15:12-15; HEBREWS 13:5 Have people ever let you down so much that you don’t want to get up again? I know I have felt like this…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensBack to the Beginning
READ: ROMANS 12:16-21; EPHESIANS 4:31-32; 2 TIMOTHY 2:22-26 Have you ever worked on a complex math problem, only to realize that you made a mistake partway…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensPrayer Stairs
READ: MATTHEW 14:22-23; LUKE 5:16; 1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-18 Have you ever had to face the same problem over and over again? I think we all have from time to…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWhat Strikes You?
READ: LUKE 11:9-13; JOHN 16:1-15; EPHESIANS 1:18 In college, I had a professor who started class discussions about readings by showing us a picture of a…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensFollow the Light
READ: PSALMS 32:1-11; 103:4; JOHN 8:12; ACTS 26:9-18 Blinking open his eyes he looked out into darkness. “How long have I been here?” he asked the darkness…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensReflections on the Cross: Christ Our Righteousness
READ: PSALMS 62:5-8; 87:7; ISAIAH 1:18; 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30 Sure is the hope of our righteousness,pure is the Word of the Lord;He is the rock of my salvation,He…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Sandal's Example
READ: JOHN 13:1-17; 2 CORINTHIANS 5:15-21; 1 PETER 2:21-25 A few days after arriving in Romania as a missionary, I discovered two things: First, one of the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLife Is Short
READ: PSALM 90:4; JAMES 4:13-14; 2 PETER 3:8 Have you ever heard the saying, “Life is short, and then you die”? That saying certainly applies to cicadas…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSpiders and Rollerblades
READ: EPHESIANS 4:22–5:2; HEBREWS 12:1-3; 2 PETER 1:3-9 Do you have vivid dreams? I dream vividly almost every night. Once, I had a hilarious dream about a…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensYou Are God’s Priority
READ: PSALM 139:13-16; ISAIAH 49:15; ROMANS 5:1-11 Have you ever felt undervalued? You try to speak and state your views, but people disregard them, ignoring…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Freedom of Humility
READ: PSALM 10:4; MATTHEW 11:28-30; PHILIPPIANS 2:5-13; 1 PETER 5:5-7 One of the things that gives me the greatest anxiety in life is thinking about what…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLoving the Word
READ: PSALM 19:9-10; JOHN 1:1-5, 15; LUKE 4:14-21; HEBREWS 4:12 Of all the things I learned at Bible college, the most important thing I learned was from Dr…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensNot on My Agenda Part 2: Ownership
READ: MATTHEW 7:1-5; ROMANS 8:1; JAMES 3 Yesterday, we talked about how the little habits we maintain as Christians can make a big difference. I shared the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensNot on My Agenda Part 1: Little Things Matter
READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 15:55-58; HEBREWS 10:24-25; JAMES 2:14-26 Do you have a responsibility that feels like it doesn’t matter? Part of my job is updating the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensIsn’t It Merciful?
READ: LUKE 15:1-3, 11-32 Life can be tough, and we all make mistakes, but one thing that remains constant is God’s mercy. In moments of doubt, fear, or guilt…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensNew Skin
READ: EPHESIANS 4:20-24; COLOSSIANS 3:8-14; HEBREWS 10:10-14 Have you ever seen a lizard shed their skin? Chameleons, for example, shed their skin whenever…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensMy Gift and Her Gift
READ: LUKE 7:47; JOHN 15:9-15; 1 JOHN 4:19 I don’t know if anyone knows how difficult life is for me, living at the edge of our village. I lost my family long…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensFists and Faith
READ: PSALMS 56:8; 62:5-8; ISAIAH 40:11; 43:1; 55:8-9 Waves roll wild across the lakeWith every roar my soul achesGrief and sorrow meldLike the waters foam and…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Best Life
READ: MARK 9:20-25; JOHN 6:25-35; PHILIPPIANS 1:6 Do you truly believe that Jesus’s way of life is the best way of life? I was raised in the church, and when I…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGentle Like Jesus
READ: JOHN 4:4-30, 39-42 When I was 18, I took part in a scholarship program to earn money for college. All the participants stayed with host families during…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensShining Like the Moon
READ: DEUTERONOMY 8:10-18; 2 CORINTHIANS 3:16-18 Have you ever looked up at the night sky and dreamt about what you might do in the course of your life? Maybe…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe One Sacrifice
READ: ROMANS 3:21-26; 6:14; EPHESIANS 1:3-10 I have started a program to read through the Bible in ninety days. That means I’ve been reading a lot from the Old…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensA Clean Uniform
READ: PSALM 103:12; MATTHEW 18:21-33; COLOSSIANS 3:12-17 In Matthew 18, Jesus said to forgive people “seventy times seven” times (verse 22). Have you ever read…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensDisappointments
READ: GENESIS 50:15-20; ROMANS 15:23-24; EPHESIANS 1:1-2; 6:19-20 Life as he knew it was over. His most precious possession was out of reach. Impossible to…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensShadowside
READ: PSALM 23; 1 JOHN 1:1-5 Chester turned his face to the sun one last time before climbing into the truck. Though the sun hung low in the sky like always…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensAn Unchanging God
READ: EXODUS 34:5-6; MALACHI 3:6; MATTHEW 7:24-29; 14:22-33 The world is constantly changing. There are always new technologies being developed and new ways of…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensNew Tools
READ: PSALM 139; MATTHEW 11:28-30; JOHN 3:17; 16:7-14 I work in the office of our local fire department, and unfortunately sometimes part of the fire…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensReflections on the Cross: Christ Our Sin-Bearer
READ: ISAIAH 53:1-12; MATTHEW 26:27-28; 27:35-54; 2 CORINTHIANS 5:19, 21 Early I come to behold Your face,Seeking still Your glorious grace,Christ who…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSame God
READ: ROMANS 2:9-16; 3:21-31; TITUS 3:3-8 It was a sweltering Sunday. We were a few days into the mission trip, and I decided this must be the usual climate in…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLike a Broken Finger
READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 12:12-27; 1 PETER 4:10-11 When was the last time you hurt one of your fingers? It happens often— it’s so easy to accidently cut, bruise…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensComfort in the Light
READ: JOHN 1:1-15; 8:12-18; 2 CORINTHIANS 4:6 Vacation time for my family when I was a kid usually involved tents and sleeping bags. We enjoyed the outdoors…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensDistracted Sheep
READ: PSALM 23; JOHN 10:1-30 Did you know that sheep can be easily distracted? If a shepherd is leading a flock, and a stranger gets in the way, the sheep can…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Bereans
READ: PROVERBS 30:5; ACTS 17:1-15 I absolutely love reading about the Berean Jews in the Bible. They show up in Acts 17:11, and in truth, I think this is the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Loved Ones
READ: DEUTERONOMY 7:7-8; PSALM 34; ROMANS 8 I twirled the marble beads on my bracelet, cool against my skin. Grey, grey, bright blue. The turquoise color had…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLacking Nothing from Our Shepherd
READ: PSALM 23; PHILIPPIANS 4:11-13; HEBREWS 13:5 Growing up, I participated in a program at my church where I learned Bible stories and memorized Scripture. I…