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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 TeensThroughout All of History
READ: PSALM 77:11-12; ROMANS 15:4; 2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17 Do you find parts of the Bible boring to read? You’re not alone. The Bible was written by lots of people…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensCreated for Community
READ: ACTS 2:42-47; EPHESIANS 2:13-22; 1 THESSALONIANS 5:11 When God created Adam, He said that people shouldn’t be alone. And so, God created Eve. From the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensA Prayer for Strength
READ: PSALM 13:1-6; MATTHEW 11:28-30; 2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-11; HEBREWS 4:14-16 I am tired, so ready to give in I am weak, I cannot stand on my own I need rest…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensOne Body
READ: ROMANS 12:15; 1 CORINTHIANS 12:12-14, 25-27; GALATIANS 6:2 Have you ever had a really bad ear infection? For such a small part of the body, the ear…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensComparison Road
READ: PSALM 139:13-16; PROVERBS 14:30; JOHN 10:7-11 “If only I could be like Carter,” I wished for the millionth time. “Just naturally confident.” Trudging…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensPass the Salt
READ: MATTHEW 5:13-16; COLOSSIANS 4:2-6 In Matthew 5:13-16 and Colossians 4:2-6, we read that Christians are like salt. But what does that mean? What does salt…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensUn-Recycled
READ: ISAIAH 26:19; EZEKIEL 37:1-14; 1 CORINTHIANS 15:12-20, 51-52 Earth will give birth to you. Your body, as it decomposes, will scatter particles back into…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWorld of Violence
READ: MATTHEW 5:43-47; LUKE 21:9-11; JOHN 14:1; 1 JOHN 4:19 War. Terrorism. Violence of all kinds. In a world that’s broken by sin where these terrible events…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensI Need God
READ: PSALMS 34:1-22; 61:1-2; 121:1-8; 139:1-5 When I whisper Answer me, God When I scream Be the One who hears When I can’t speak Hear my thoughts When I…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSearching and Celebrating
I adored the cowboy boots Papa bought me at the feed store. But running in them for gym class had gotten difficult. I just had to find my missing purple…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Virtue of Patience
READ: EXODUS 34:5-7; MATTHEW 18:23-35; ROMANS 2:4 Patience is a virtue we all need. It took me many years to realize my need for this virtue. This realization…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensTree Problems
READ: JOHN 5:17; ROMANS 8:18-28, 38-39; REVELATION 21:1-5 Have you ever stopped to really look at a piece of wood? Straight lines, intermingled with lots of…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensEvangelism?
READ: COLOSSIANS 4:2-6; TITUS 3:1-9 I love Jesus, and I love talking to people about Jesus. I always have. But I’ve definitely made some mistakes in how I tell…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensNeighborly
READ: LUKE 10:25-37; 2 TIMOTHY 2:23-24 Jesus puts a high emphasis on loving God and loving our neighbors. But sometimes, a person we’re trying to show the love…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSmall Things Count
READ: JOHN 21:1-14 Cooking is an important part of the kingdom of God. Don’t believe me? Jesus Himself used cooking in His ministry. After Jesus died on the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensBeing Real
READ: ROMANS 15:7; COLOSSIANS 2:12-13; 3:9-14; 1 PETER 5:6 If we were real with God, that deep well of frustration, discontentment, or fear could be emptied…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensPatience Testers
READ: EPHESIANS 4:1-32; COLOSSIANS 3:1-17 There are certain people in our lives who test our patience. When we’re around them, we might find ourselves acting…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensFamily Forever
READ: ROMANS 8:1-2, 15-18, 26-39; 10:9-13 I shouldn’t have done that, you think to yourself after you’ve sinned. I’m a Christian now—or at least I thought I…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensJustice and Bell Peppers
READ: GENESIS 1:26-31; MICAH 6:8; 1 CORINTHIANS 10:31 I love food. It’s a wonderful way God sustains us, as well as a source of joy, and it often provides…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWho (or What) is In Charge?
READ: GENESIS 1:26-28; ROMANS 8:22-25; COLOSSIANS 1:15-23; 1 PETER 1:3-5 “Humans have made a mess of this world. It’s time for them not to be in charge.” I…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens“God with Us”
READ: MATTHEW 1:22-23; JOHN 8:1-11; ROMANS 8:1 The music blasted, and we sang so loud that dogs started barking. My car full of friends bounced as we moved to…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Storm
READ: MARK 4:35-41 We rocked violently against the waves and wind. The men I had grown to know and love over the last several months huddled together near the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensHey Sheep, Are You Bloated?
READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 3:1-11; 8:1-3; PHILIPPIANS 1:9-11 I was just reading an article about sheep, and I learned about something called sheep bloat. Sometimes a…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensEqual
READ: ACTS 10:34-36; 1 CORINTHIANS 12:12-27; GALATIANS 3:28; JAMES 2:1-10 Equal, not just a term that’s used in math Let me see others as equal, God, the way…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensBe Encouraged (Part 5)
READ: PSALM 1; JOHN 1:1-14; ROMANS 15:4 Trying to understand the Bible can be…overwhelming. The more I learn about it, the more I realize I don’t know. And I…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGenre (Part 4)
READ: ISAIAH 7:13-14; MATTHEW 1:18-23 Another tool that can help us understand Scripture is genre. The Bible has lots of different genres, like historical…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLiterary Context (Part 3)
READ: JEREMIAH 29:4-14 Another important piece to consider when interpreting a verse is the literary context. In other words, what’s going on in the Bible…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensHistorical-Cultural Context (Part 2)
READ: GENESIS 1-2 One of the most important parts of interpreting the Bible is understanding the historical-cultural context of the text. In other words…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWhy Do I Need to Interpret the Bible? (Part 1)
READ: PSALM 119:89-96; LUKE 24:13-27; JOHN 20:30-31; 2 CORINTHIANS 1:20 Did you know that you are a biblical interpreter? Whether we know it or not, all of us…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensRescue (Part 2)
READ: JOHN 6:37-40; EPHESIANS 1:3-14; COLOSSIANS 1:9-14 Four months after Marmalade came out of the darkness of his stair home, he found his forever home with…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensRescue (Part 1)
READ: PSALM 91; 1 PETER 2:9-10, 24-25 Sunlight cascaded through green leaves as I descended the stairs at one of my favorite parks off the shores of Lake…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensOn a Clear Night
READ: PSALMS 19:1-4; 139:14; ISAIAH 40:26 There have been so many moments in my life as a Christian when I’ve doubted the existence of God. Praying just seems…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Reason for Our Hope
READ: JOHN 20:26-29; 1 PETER 3:8-17 As we navigate life, we often hear persuasive voices, each one bringing its own opinions and biases. And sometimes those…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensOn the Same Team
READ: PSALM 133:1; EPHESIANS 4:1-6; 1 JOHN 4:19 I got the part; now I needed the costume. At age eleven, I tried out for the role of mascot for my school. The…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensA Land the Lord Cares For
READ: DEUTERONOMY 11:10-25; 31:8 What kinds of changes have happened in your life so far? Maybe they’ve been small changes, like transitioning to a different…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Greatest and the Least
READ: MATTHEW 23:1-12; LUKE 22:25-26; JOHN 13:1-17, 34-35 Wyran, kitchen servant in the palace of Ardh, studied the king’s table, ensuring that not a single…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensAfraid, but Not Alone
READ: PSALM 139:7-12; ISAIAH 41:9-13 When we’re little, all kinds of things scare us. Maybe we’re afraid of the dark and we need the comfort of a nightlight…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGreat Is He
READ: PSALM 148; LUKE 19:36-40 The towering oaks, And every blade of grass, Have all spoken. The clouds in the sky, And the birds in the trees, All reply—…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensChewing on the Word
READ: PSALM 119:9-16, 97-105; MATTHEW 11:28-12:8 Have you ever been in such a rush that you gulped down a meal too quickly to really enjoy it? We live in a…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGood Emotions
READ: HEBREWS 4:14-16 Anger. Sadness. Fear. These and other emotions can be tough to regulate, and it can make us wonder: are emotions even good? God made us…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensHomesick
READ: JOHN 14:18; REVELATION 21:1-5 Have you ever been really homesick? When we’re traveling someplace far away from loved ones—even if we’re traveling for…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensBlown Glass
READ: EPHESIANS 2:8-10; 4:17-24; 5:2 Two thousand degrees Fahrenheit. That’s how hot glass has to be heated in order for it to be molded. When professional…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensRelease
READ: LAMENTATIONS 3:19-26; JOHN 5:24; ROMANS 7:14–8:1 A vivid sunset reached over the aqua waters of my home on Zakynthos Island. I slid my hand down my…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensFaith to Fall
READ: PSALM 37:5; PROVERBS 3:5; ISAIAH 26:3-4; 1 PETER 5:6-7 “I don’t think I can go any higher.” I glanced down at my friends, saw how far away the floor was…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensNo Way to Fix It
READ: ISAIAH 64:6; ROMANS 3:23-24; GALATIANS 2:15-21 Even though I couldn’t understand the words erupting around me, I sensed we were going to be thrown off…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensEzekiel: Where Is God?
READ: EZEKIEL 11:15-21; 39:21-29 “Where is God when there are wars and sicknesses? Where is God when my friends are hurting?” If you’ve asked these questions…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensA Patchwork Project
READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 12:20-27; EPHESIANS 2:10 Have you ever seen a patchwork quilt project? When leftover fabric is too small to make something on its own, it…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensUnconditional Love
READ: LUKE 15:11-32; JOHN 3:16-17 In the Old Testament, the coming of the Messiah was foretold by several prophets. Many Israelites thought the Messiah—the One…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensNot a Solo Activity
READ: PSALM 121; ISAIAH 41:10 Have you ever gotten discouraged about living the Christian life? If so, you’re not alone. In our broken world, we face many…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensEver Been a Reverse Hypocrite?
READ: MATTHEW 23:11-36; ROMANS 15:7; 2 CORINTHIANS 5:1-21 Jesus Christ had a lot to say about hypocrisy. In Matthew 23, He confronted a group of religious…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensA Letter to the Lord
READ: 1 CHRONICLES 16:8-27 I will write a letter to You, Lord A letter to say I thank You, for the people You provided me, for the opportunities You allowed…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Bridegroom
READ: ISAIAH 62:5; HOSEA 2:19; JOHN 3:28-31; EPHESIANS 5:25-29 As someone who is married, I think the image of Jesus as a Bridegroom to the church is a…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensRelational God
READ: LUKE 11:1-13; ROMANS 8:15-17, 26-30 God loves being in close relationship with us. That’s why He invites us to be in communication with Him and enjoy the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Plans of My Heart
READ: PSALM 37:1-7; PROVERBS 16:1-9; 19:20-22 As a young child, I dreamed of many variations of my future: a ballerina (which I was told I could never…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensInclined Toward Love
READ: EXODUS 34:5-6; MATTHEW 22:35-40; EPHESIANS 4:31-5:2 Do you ever feel like you’re failing in your relationships? I do. I often find myself asking God to…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensOutbid
READ: LUKE 15; JOHN 15:13; ROMANS 5:5-11 Elle’s dragon, Thon, had run away many times. But never before had he been missing for more than one rotation of the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWhat Is Worship?
READ: ROMANS 12:1-2; PHILIPPIANS 2:13; COLOSSIANS 3:12-17 What do you think of when you hear the word “worship”? For me, I tend to think of worship music, my…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensFamily Traits
READ: JOHN 13:34-35; GALATIANS 5:22-23; EPHESIANS 4:24-32 On the night before Jesus went to the cross, He told His followers, “As I have loved you, so you must…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensA Chance to Grow
READ: EPHESIANS 4:1-16; PHILIPPIANS 1:3-6, 9-11 Imagine for a moment you were caring for a newborn baby, and then, the day after their birth, you just expected…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensYour Love Is Great
READ: PSALM 108:1-5; JOHN 3:16-17 Your love is so great I can’t stop talking about it I want to sing it loud I want to share the news I want others to see what…