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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 TeensWhich Way Should I Go, God?
READ: MATTHEW 22:34-40; ACTS 9:1-20 When I worked in Japan as a young international schoolteacher, I often spent weekends exploring Tokyo’s neighborhoods or…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensChoose To…
READ: PSALM 13; 1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-18; HEBREWS 10:36-39 There are times when I get on my knees to pray, and I don’t feel like praying. There are times when I…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensFair Trial
READ: GENESIS 18:25; JOHN 3:16-18; ROMANS 8:1-11; 14:11-12 Do you know anyone who has been on a jury in the United States of America? In the USA, a person…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensConflict Resolution
READ: MATTHEW 12:1-14 How do you deal with conflict? I may have an unpopular approach, but I tend to address conflict head on, right away. I don’t like using…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensNot All Potatoes
READ: ROMANS 12:4-10; 1 CORINTHIANS 12:1-27; 1 PETER 4:8-11 Not all Christians are potatoes. Let me explain. Let’s say you have a vegetable garden filled with…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensUtter Nonsense
READ: JEREMIAH 29:11-13, 33:2-3; ROMANS 8:26-27 I have always prayed before bed; it’s something my parents started doing with me when I was little, and it…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensFully Human, Fully God
READ: MATTHEW 1:23; JOHN 1:1-18; ROMANS 5:6-11 Over two thousand years ago, Jesus was born. God became human and lived on earth with other humans. Stop for a…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens“I AM”
A scorching sun beats down from a red sky, hot sand making my throat and nose raw. I cough wheezily, my chest tight and vision blurry. Hours have passed since…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensTennis: Tough Calls (Part 3)
READ: PROVERBS 1:1-7; 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30; JAMES 1:5-8; 3:13-18 The ball was out, right? It all happened so fast that I couldn’t tell. Did it touch the line? I…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensTennis: Failure and Growth (Part 2)
READ: GALATIANS 5:16-26 SMASH! TWANG! I picked up my tennis racket off the sidewalk and moped toward the bus. Surprisingly, throwing my racket to the ground…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensTennis: New to the Game (Part 1)
READ: JOHN 16:5-15; COLOSSIANS 1:3-14 The tennis team needed help. A lot of help. They desperately needed more players, and that’s why they asked me to join. I…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGod Hears
READ: PSALMS 34:15-19; 139:1-12; 1 PETER 5:6-7 God hears when I talk to Him His ears are always open No matter what I have to say He hears God hears me when it…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensHe Makes Us Strong
READ: ISAIAH 40:28-31; 41:9-14 We all want to be strong and able to get through the tough things in life without falling apart. You might be someone who prides…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensStaying above the Waves
READ: PSALM 46; MATTHEW 14:22-33; HEBREWS 13:8 One of my family’s favorite summer activities is going boating. The water sport we do most often is wake…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensIncredibly Ordinary
READ: LUKE 22:19-20; ACTS 2:42-47; 1 CORINTHIANS 11:23-26 Jesus has a habit of taking something ordinary and making it incredible. Take bread and wine, for…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensChurch of Sinners
READ: MARK 2:13-17; LUKE 19:1-10; ROMANS 3:9-26 “We’ve got churches of Christians. I’d like to see a church of all sinners!” my coworker joked. I stopped and…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSamson and Jesus
READ: JUDGES 13:2-5, 16:26-30; LUKE 1:26-33; PHILIPPIANS 2:5-11 The story of Samson’s life is really fascinating, and it contains many parallels to the story…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGod’s Delight
READ: PSALM 42; ZEPHANIAH 3:17; HEBREWS 12:2; REVELATION 19:6-9 My twelfth-grade English teacher taught me to love Haiku, a form of poetry that originated in…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWhy Do Devotions?
READ: PSALMS 63:1-7; MATTHEW 6:19-34; GALATIANS 2:16-21; 2 TIMOTHY 3:10-17 Why are you reading this devotional? I remember being told that if I didn’t do my…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWhere Is He?
READ: ACTS 1:7-11; 2 PETER 3:1-13 So…where is He? It’s been 2,000 years since Jesus ascended into heaven, promising to return the same way He ascended and to…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensOur Eyes Are on You
READ: PSALM 119:25-40; EPHESIANS 1:18-23; HEBREWS 12:1-3 Hebrews 12:1-2 holds some of my favorite words in the Bible: “Let us run with perseverance the race…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensTroubled Heart
READ: PSALM 34:1-8; MATTHEW 6:25-34; JOHN 14:1-7; PHILIPPIANS 4:4-9 Why do we worry when we know that God loves us? Why do we let our hearts become troubled…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWhen People Misrepresent God
READ: 1 JOHN 4:7-12 Maybe you know someone who claimed to love God but hurt you or someone you care about. Maybe you watched in the news as a pastor got…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensOne Step at a Time
READ: PHILIPPIANS 3:12-14 I just keep sinning even though I know Jesus—I’ll never get it! Have you ever been frustrated with yourself for sinning? Have you…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensBook of Remembrance
READ: PSALM 103:11-12; ISAIAH 43:25; MALACHI 3:16-17 Do you ever wonder what you were like when you were a baby? In addition to photos stored on computers…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensIf I Were There
READ: LUKE 18:31-34; 23:26-49; MARK 16:1-8 If I were thereWould I just stareAs they bound my Savior?If I lived during that timeWould I denyThat I ever knew…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensAlways Good
READ: PSALM 107:1; ROMANS 8:31-39; 2 CORINTHIANS 5:7 I was out of ideas for where to look. Finally, I pulled out my journal, grabbed a pen, and wrote, “Lord…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensEyes on the Skies
READ: GENESIS 1:6-10, 14-19; PSALM 19:1-2 Have you ever been overwhelmed by the beauty of the sky? Whether it’s the rolling clouds on a summer day, a golden…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSin Is Like Sickness
READ: ISAIAH 53:4-11; ROMANS 5:6-11; 2 CORINTHIANS 5:21 Second Corinthians 5:21 says, “God made him [Jesus] who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLike the Ocean
READ: PSALMS 36:5; 148:7; EPHESIANS 3:14-21 The ocean makes me nervous. I really don’t like movies where people are lost at sea—especially if they’re stuck on…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThrough the Valley of the Shadow
READ: PSALM 23 As Ronan neared the end of his journey, he entered the Valley of the Shadow. It was so dark he could barely make out the path. The moon hid…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLike a Mother Bird
READ: PSALM 36:7; MATTHEW 6:25-34; 23:37 Life can be so hard sometimes. Maybe you’re facing a challenging situation at school, or your parents are getting a…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWalking with My Father
READ: GENESIS 3:1-9; ROMANS 8:14-17; 2 CORINTHIANS 6:16-18 Recently, as I was sitting on the porch enjoying the sunshine, I watched my dad start walking down…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensOur Relationship with God Lasts
READ: PSALM 27:10; 139:1-10; HEBREWS 13:5, 8 One thing I’ve learned is that the people who are in our lives at one point in time may not be around later on. As…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWedding Waiting (Part 2)
READ: ISAIAH 61:10; 1 CORINTHIANS 13:8-12; PHILIPPIANS 1:6 When Jesus comes back, He’s going to make all sin go away. But you might ask, “How is He going to do…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWedding Waiting (Part 1)
READ: ROMANS 8:19-25 Have you ever been to a wedding, and when the ceremony was over and it was time for the reception, you had to wait a long time to eat? At…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensOur Identity in Christ
READ: GENESIS 1:27; GALATIANS 3:23-29; EPHESIANS 2:19-22; 1 THESSALONIANS 5:5-11 I was born into a family of Chinese-Singaporeans who immigrated to the United…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensA New Day
READ: PSALM 56; LAMENTATIONS 3:22-23; JOHN 8:12 Here I am, LordFalling into the darknessWaiting for someone to hear my cryHere I am, wandering and…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensPretend Perfection
READ: MATTHEW 9:10-13; ROMANS 7:21-8:14 Several years ago, I came down with the flu. Throughout the day I could feel all the classic symptoms coming on—fever…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensAt-One-Ment
READ: ROMANS 5:8-19; 1 JOHN 2:1-2 How often do you think about words? Words are tools for describing reality, and sometimes, the reality is so deep and…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensOne Little Drop
READ: PSALM 32:1-5; 1 JOHN 1:7-9; 4:18 I watched as a droplet of shimmery liquid slipped to the floor. Regrettably, I realized too late that I shouldn’t have…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensFilled Jars
READ: 2 CORINTHIANS 4:6-7 Have you ever visited a bulk food store for groceries? More and more of these environmentally-conscious shops are popping up as a way…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensHeavy Burdens
READ: PSALM 55:22; MATTHEW 11:28-30; 1 PETER 5:7 Have you ever had an ache or pain that wouldn’t go away? It can be utterly exhausting—physically, mentally…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensBy What We Say and Do
READ: COLOSSIANS 3:12-17; 1 PETER 3:15 Have you ever wondered how to go about sharing your faith with friends and family? It can be scary and a bit confusing…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Cure for War
READ: ISAIAH 2:1-5; 9:6; ROMANS 3:23-24; JOHN 14:25-29 Have you ever wondered why there is always a war going on somewhere? War causes so much death, so much…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensCord of Three Strands
READ: EXODUS 17:7-15; ECCLESIASTES 4:9-12 Standing on the peak of the mountain outcropping, Shalish scanned the battlefield. The noonday sun glinted off armor…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Good Shepherd
READ: PSALM 23; JOHN 10:10-16 Shepherds were not held in high regard in ancient Israel. They spent most of their time outdoors, the sheep didn’t smell great…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensDoes God Really Love Me?
READ: ZEPHANIAH 3:17; JOHN 3:16; EPHESIANS 2:8-10 “Does God really love me?” If we’re honest, this is a question we ask often. And the answer is a resounding…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensMessing Up
READ: EPHESIANS 1:4-14; 2:4-10; 4:21-25 I am a full-fledged adult, and I still don’t feel like I know what to do when I let people down. Of course, I…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensMade By God
READ: GENESIS 1:27; PSALM 139:13-16; EPHESIANS 5:1-4 The human body is amazing! Did you know that the human heart, which is only about as big as a clenched…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensBitterness Trap
READ: MATTHEW 11:28-30; HEBREWS 4:14-16; 12:15 Have you ever dealt with an ant infestation? If you start noticing a couple ants creeping in the cracks, it…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWired for Work
READ: GENESIS 1:26-27; 2:15; JOHN 6:25-29; COLOSSIANS 3:23 Did you know that work is part of God’s loving plan for us? Work is a good thing. The first thing…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensFinal Resting Place
READ: JOHN 3:16; 1 CORINTHIANS 15:12-22 The tomb was not Jesus’s final resting place. When He was killed on the cross, that was not the end. Three days later…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensIt Shall Not Last
READ: PSALM 32:7-8; ISAIAH 42:16; LUKE 1:78-79; JOHN 1:1-12 Merrick lifted the candle as he clutched his tunic. He felt the sand underfoot as shadows danced on…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Greatest Love
READ: ROMANS 5:6-8 There is no greater way to show love than to be willing to give up everything for someone else. That’s what Jesus did for us. He loved us so…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGod Is Patient with You
READ: MATTHEW 11:28-30; 1 TIMOTHY 1:12-16; 2 PETER 3:8-18 “Just be a little more patient with me…all I’m asking is that you let me figure things out, let me…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGuilt and Freedom
READ: PSALM 32; 1 JOHN 1:8-2:2 Weighed downBy a wrong I should not have doneTrying to hide itHoping no one will ever knowGuilt eating meGuilt over secrets on…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSong of Songs: God of Love
READ: SONG OF SONGS 2; 8:6-7; EPHESIANS 5:25-32 Today we’re looking at a book in the Old Testament called Song of Songs. Many readers are confused when they…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensCanning the Word
READ: PSALMS 1:2; 119:103-105; 2 TIMOTHY 3:14-17 Have you ever canned food? Throughout much of history, people have canned and preserved food—often in glass…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensA New Name
READ: ISAIAH 56:5; ACTS 11:26; 1 PETER 4:16 Do you know what your name means? Across cultures, names have meanings, and when we give names to babies, those…