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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.
Episodes
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensUnderstanding Bible Visions
READ: EZEKIEL 1; REVELATION 1 When you start reading the Bible, it doesn’t take long to realize there is some strange stuff in prophetic books like Revelation…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensCloak of Offenses
READ: PROVERBS 19:11; 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-5; PHILIPPIANS 2:1-13 Frigid air made my eyes water as I pulled my cloak tighter around me. I watched my breath come…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensFilled
READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 2:12-16; GALATIANS 5:16-26; EPHESIANS 5:1-20 I’ve always had a sweet tooth. On one special occasion, this served as a great qualification…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensChristians Are Allowed to Be Happy
READ: NEHEMIAH 8:8-12; PSALMS 16:9-11; 68:3-6 Some of us have grown up thinking that Christians are meant to be serious all of the time. It’s like we see a…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensScented Candles
READ: EPHESIANS 6:18-20; PHILIPPIANS 2:12-16; 1 PETER 3:15-16 As Christians, we’re called to share the good news of Jesus with others. And this is a wonderful…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLearning to Lament
READ: LAMENTATIONS 3:19-22; ROMANS 12:15 Have you ever heard of lament? In Christianity, lament is the practice of telling God about your hurts, anger, and…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensAll Things New
READ: PSALM 51; REVELATION 21:1-5 God can make all things new. That’s what the Bible tells us. It’s easy to believe, too, when it’s spring and everything is…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGod of Spiders
READ: GENESIS 1:20-31; ISAIAH 11:6-9; ROMANS 8:18-25 How do you feel about spiders? Many people have strong opinions about these web-making creatures. They…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensJulia Ota: A Fragrant Bloom for Christ
READ: 2 CORINTHIANS 2:12-17 A child and a spoil of war. Forced to live with the enemy, far from home. Then, as a young woman, a war prize again, forced to…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWonderfully Made
READ: GENESIS 1:26-31; PSALM 139:12-16; ISAIAH 64:8 When you look at yourself in a mirror, what do you think? Maybe you like who you are, or maybe you’re…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Supercell
READ: PSALM 46; MARK 4:35-41 Have you ever heard the meteorological term supercell? It’s an unusually large storm cell, and its clouds form the shape of a huge…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensAre You Running on Empty?
READ: GENESIS 2:1-3; MATTHEW 11:28–12:13; LUKE 5:16 Are you running on empty? Are you overburdened with clubs, hobbies, schoolwork, sports, church activities…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWhy Should I Serve?
READ: JOHN 15:1-17; 1 CORINTHIANS 3:5-11; PHILIPPIANS 2:1-13 If you’ve been part of a church, you’ve probably been told that, as Christians, we are called to…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWill I Prequalify for Being a Christian?
READ: MATTHEW 11:28-30; ROMANS 3:23-24; 5:6-11; COLOSSIANS 1:12-14 I’ve decided to begin looking for a house. Prices are coming down a little, and I have a…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGetting Bumped
READ: MATTHEW 12:34-37; ROMANS 5:1-11; 1 JOHN 4:16-19 We all know the feeling. We’re going about our day and something happens—a difficult conversation, a snag…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGod’s Love Is Like a Street Vent
READ: PSALMS 136:1-26; 139:7-12; 1 JOHN 4:7-21 I was driving my usual route in town when I noticed something out of the ordinary—a mystic cloud of steam puffed…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensUnknowns
READ: PSALM 119:105-112; PROVERBS 3:3-6; ROMANS 8:35-39; HEBREWS 12:1-3 We face unknowns day by day. We don’t know what life will be like next year or even…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensNot Defeated
READ: PSALM 32:1-5; ROMANS 6:12-14; 8:1-4; 1 JOHN 1:9 Do you ever feel down and defeated by things you’ve done that were wrong? Do you find yourself asking God…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWaiting on a Promise
READ: GENESIS 12:1-4; 21:1-5 One thing I’ve always had to keep practicing is patience. I’m more patient now than when I was younger, but having to wait for…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Book of Obadiah: Raiding and Rivalries
READ: OBADIAH 1:1-21 I hadn’t read the book of Obadiah until about two years ago. It’s the shortest book in the Old Testament (it’s only one chapter), and it…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensReminders
READ: PSALM 77:10-15 Have you ever made a scrapbook? Whether in digital form or with paper pages, scrapbooks can be a creative way to remind us of the people…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Hummingbird in the Courtyard
READ: PSALM 124:6-8; LUKE 12:22-31 As Valeria and Galena sat in the courtyard, working away at some handicrafts to sell at the market in the next town over…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensFrom Flat to Filled
READ: ISAIAH 41:8-14; PHILIPPIANS 4:4-20 I gulped. A flat tire? What now? I’d recently joined a ministry to share the good news of Jesus with others. To take…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLiving Stones
READ: MATTHEW 7:24-27; 1 PETER 2:4-10 Not long ago, we were scattered like pebbles across the ground. Unwanted, forgotten, far from found. That was, until the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensI Rest Securely
READ: PSALMS 16:7-11; 139:1-12; ISAIAH 41:10; 1 JOHN 1:5 I lay to rest, where do my thoughts go?To dangers, to darkness, to fearsThough there’s no light around…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensHis Work and Ours
READ: JOSHUA 1:1-9; EPHESIANS 2:8-10 Joshua was given a monumental task. He was told to lead his people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River to their new…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensFreedom and Slavery
READ: ROMANS 6:1-23; 8:12-21 At times, the Christian life can feel a bit restrictive. Following God’s good ways means certain things are off limits because sin…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensNot So Different
READ: 3 JOHN 1:5-8; ROMANS 15:7; 1 CORINTHIANS 12:4-6; EPHESIANS 4:1-6 In God’s family, we will encounter people who have different backgrounds, experiences…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensExpired
READ: JOSHUA 23:14; 1 PETER 1:3-9; 2 PETER 1:2-4; 3:9 Imagine this. You’ve just arrived at the best theme park in the state. You’re ecstatic to finally have…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLetting Go of Appearances
READ: 1 SAMUEL 16:1-13; MATTHEW 23:23-39; COLOSSIANS 3:1-17 Appearances aren’t everything. We probably know this in our heads, yet how often do we find…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensHungry
READ: ROMANS 8:18-39; REVELATION 21:1-7 Some days, I end up not eating breakfast. I’m not saying this is something everyone should do, but sometimes it’s what…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensAlways Loved
READ: PSALM 27:10; ISAIAH 49:15; 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-13; 1 JOHN 4:7-21 People don’t always love each other the way they should. Our world has been broken by…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGrowing in the Light
READ: 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17; HEBREWS 12:1-3; 1 PETER 1:3 Growing up, I would eagerly await Easter. After long stretches of cold winter, I couldn’t wait for warmer…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Book of Nahum: Evil Empires and Innocent Blood
READ: NAHUM 1:1-7; 2:1-10; 3:1-4, 18-19; ACTS 17:24-31 Sometimes I see all the bad in the world and I start to feel hopeless. With things like war and cancer…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWorthy is the Lamb
READ: REVELATION 5:9-14; 12:10-11; 17:14; 22:1-5 Worthy, worthy is the Lamb,Worthy is the great I am.He was slain in my stead,Bruised and buried, He rose from…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensOld to New
READ: 2 CORINTHIANS 5:14-17; EPHESIANS 4:20-32; COLOSSIANS 3:5-17 Closet clean-outs can be so satisfying. Getting rid of clothes that no longer fit can help…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWhat I Would Say
READ: JOHN 3:16-18; COLOSSIANS 4:3-6; 1 PETER 3:15-16 My niece got me thinking recently. She wrote me a letter asking what I would tell her about Jesus if she…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensEnough
READ: ISAIAH 64:6; ROMANS 3:10, 23-24; PHILIPPIANS 3:3-11 Arlyn stood in a long line of travelers, each waiting for their turn at the weighing station. She…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensForgiven to Forgive
READ: MATTHEW 18:21-35 Many of us love a good revenge story. In movies, books, and TV shows, we love the story of someone who takes matters into their own…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensFollowing God
READ: PSALM 25:3; ROMANS 8:31-39; HEBREWS 10:19-23 Have you ever followed a celebrity who ended up in trouble? It can make us feel embarrassed that we were…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Eternal One
READ: PSALMS 90:1-4; 136:1; 2 PETER 3:8-9 We humans were made to be curious creatures. God made us to learn and to always be full of questions about Him and…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensYour Creation into Art
READ: GENESIS 1 Lord, how I long to turn your creation into art.How I long to paint the light,Where there once was darkHow I long to sing of the waters,Where…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensConstant Changes
READ: MALACHI 3:6; HEBREWS 13:1-8; JAMES 1:17 We live in a world where things are constantly changing. Music, friendships, clothing styles, circumstances—they…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSnow Day
READ: PSALM 145:1-3; ACTS 16:22-25; ROMANS 12:10-18 When you think about snow days, what comes to mind? Maybe sleeping in, then going sledding in all that…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Trinity Works in Unity
READ: JOHN 10:11-18, 27-30; GALATIANS 1:1-4; 1 PETER 3:13-18 I’ve heard many an argument about who raised Jesus from the dead. The truth of the matter is that…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensStronger Together
READ: ECCLESIASTES 4:9-12; ROMANS 12:15; HEBREWS 10:23-25 When my closest cousin, Jeanna, was barely a young woman, she lost her fight with cancer. I mourned…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGood Shepherd, Good Protector
READ: 1 SAMUEL 17:34-36; PSALM 23:1-6; EZEKIEL 34:11-12, 22 One of Jesus’s names is the Good Shepherd. Throughout the Bible, we find glimpses of what this…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Book of Micah: Rebellion and Melting Mountains
READ: MICAH 4:1-7; JOHN 10:11-18; REVELATION 21:1-5 In the book of the Bible called Micah, the prophet Micah speaks of God’s coming judgment against the nation…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSufficient Grace
READ: EPHESIANS 1:7-9; 2:1-10; 3:14-21 When I was young, I didn’t realize the extent of God’s grace. As a child, I prayed over and over asking God to forgive…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensUnshaken
READ: PSALM 62; MATTHEW 7:24-29; JOHN 16:31-33 Perhaps you know how it feels to seek shelter from the storms of life. I know I do. We often look for safety and…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensRock Tumbler Friendships
READ: ECCLESIASTES 4:9-12; JOHN 15:9-17 I used to own a rock tumbler, a machine that takes ordinary rocks and transforms them into polished, gemlike stones…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensQuestioning Authority
READ: MATTHEW 11:25–12:14; 18:1-17; JAMES 3:1-2 I’m a big rule-follower, but I was more so when I was younger. I really didn’t want to make waves or question…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSpiritual Scammers
READ: 1 JOHN 2:1-29 Recently, I was buying some pizzas, and when I handed the cashier my money she did something that made me freeze: she held up the dollar…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensRich Indeed
READ: PSALM 63; JOHN 14:1-6; PHILIPPIANS 3:7-9 A lot of people think money is what makes you rich, but let’s take a closer look at the concept of riches. No…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSpace for Sale
READ: ISAIAH 33:5-6; MATTHEW 6:19-34; 1 TIMOTHY 6:17-19 Kellen knew that asteroid mining was a risky business. There were hazardous pockets of gas and metals…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensHappy Birthday!
READ: GENESIS 1:27; PSALM 139:13-18 I’m one of those people who likes to make a big deal out of birthdays. Whenever it’s someone else’s birthday, I try to at…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensEverlasting Candle
READ: MATTHEW 5:14-16; ROMANS 8:35-39 Picture this. The room is dark, and you blink as your eyes adjust to the light created by the glowing candles on top of a…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensHow Have You Seen God Work?
READ: JOHN 4:1-42 When God amazes us, sharing our story with others can make a real difference. In John 4, we see how Jesus spent time with a Samaritan woman…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensKnown and Loved
READ: PSALM 139 Have you ever had a moment when you realized that someone really knows you? I had a moment like this with my housemate recently, and it made me…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensCalling Out
READ: PSALMS 27:7-14; 33:20-22 I keep calling out, GodEven though I am tiredEven though I don’t see You working yetEven though this life seems to be killing…