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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 TeensUnfailing Love
READ: PSALMS 36:7; 94:18; 143:8-12; ISAIAH 54:10 Unfailing love… We sin and sin again. We mess up and try to put the blame on someone or something other than…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWhen Facing Temptation
READ: MATTHEW 4:1-11; 1 CORINTHIANS 10:13; HEBREWS 4:14-16 How can we resist temptation? As Christians, when we encounter something we know Jesus wouldn’t want…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLoved Like a Kitten (Part 2)
READ: ROMANS 8:28; 1 CORINTHIANS 13:12; REVELATION 21:1-5 It might seem odd, but I often think of kittens when I consider a very hard question: “Where is God…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLoved Like a Kitten (Part 1)
READ: JOHN 1:14; 3:16-17; COLOSSIANS 1:12-14 I think being a professional kitten rescuer might be one of the cutest jobs in existence. But the practical…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensUnited by the One Who Saved Us
READ: EPHESIANS 1:3-14 We don’t always fully agree with everyone who shares our faith in Jesus Christ. Some people might judge us, and we might fall into…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensNice to "Meat" You
READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 9:19-23; PHILIPPIANS 2:5-8 I sat down at a table lavishly spread with traditional Romanian foods. And that was the day I began eating meat…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSearch for You
READ: PSALMS 9:10; 63:1-8; ACTS 17:27 When I search for You You’re not hard to find When I need a friendYou are always kindWhen I ask for helpYou are always…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensMaranatha, Come Soon
READ: JOHN 14:18; REVELATION 21:1-5; 22:20 One semester, while my friend was taking a seminary class on Tuesday mornings, I’d watch her two-year-old daughter…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWages
READ: MATTHEW 20:1-16; 2 CORINTHIANS 9:6-15 Veena had to hold herself back from running to the fruit stand. She’d finished her first week on the job—pulling…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensAbounding in His Comfort (Part 5)
READ: JOHN 1:18; ROMANS 12:19; REVELATION 21:3-4 Do you have a favorite place to think or pray? I do. Most mornings I grab my coffee and head to the back…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensIt’s All Good (Part 4)
READ: JOHN 16:33; ROMANS 8:17-39; 1 PETER 1:6-7 I once saw a bowling team that called themselves, “It’s All Good.” Wouldn’t it be awesome if the saying “it’s…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSuffering Has Significance (Part 3)
READ: PSALMS 73:28; 119:67-71; 2 CORINTHIANS 1:4-7; HEBREWS 12:5-12 Let’s continue our study on suffering. Suffering exists because God’s good world has been…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGod Does Not Ignore Our Pain (Part 2)
READ: PHILIPPIANS 4:6-8, HEBREWS 4:14-16; 1 PETER 5:7 When I was thirteen, I attended my first church camp. I experienced life-changing things, like when I…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSharing in His Suffering (Part 1)
READ: ISAIAH 53:2-6; ROMANS 8:17-39; REVELATION 21:3-4 At age seventeen, Joni Eareckson Tada awoke after a diving accident—paralyzed from the shoulders down…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWith Love
Why do we do kind things for other people? If we really examine our motives,/is it so we’ll win points with them and make them like us? Or do we think doing…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLook at the Stars
When you start worrying about things happening in your life or in the world around you, look at the stars..If it isn’t dark out and you can’t see the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensRoyalty
When you were little, did you ever dress up as royaltymaking paper crowns, walking around in old fancy clothes from a dress-upbin, or sitting on imaginary…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Wait
Wind colder than the day before swarmed into the shallow mountain cavern/and bit at the exposed skin on the back of Mior’s neck that she hadn’t been/able to…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSaul, Also Known as Paul
Do you know the story of Paul? He was not a good guy when he was young, and he went by the name Saul. He had Christians arrested. In Acts 7:548:2, we see how…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGoing with the Flow
One of my favorite parts of our family vacations at the beach was boogieboarding. My sister and I picked out boogieboards with colorful designs at the store…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Best Choice
I struggle with making decisions. I have some perfectionistic tendencies, so I spend too much time thinking about choices that don’t matter much in the long…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWhat I Want My Life to Be
Let my life, here, nowBe about You, let me follow.Let my future, each step, decision Be about You, not my own opinion.Let the air I breathe, filling me Be air…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWhen Others Hurt You
We’ve all been hurt by others. Sometimes, it’s a family member or a friend. Sometimes, it’s a stranger. When we are hurt, it can be hard to know how to react…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensMore than a Playground
I am writing this from La Presa, a small town in Atenas, Costa Rica. There are mangos, star fruits, and bananas scattered across the lawn. Toucans are perched…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGrammar and the Bible
What school subject do you like the least? Even though I love to write, I always loathed English classespecially grammar. Diagraming sentences, parts of…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensReflections
I lived in a city of mirrors. As I attempted to amble surreptitiously down the street to my destination, I nervously adjusted my mirrored glasses. Everyone…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensPart of the Same Body
Sometimes, it’s easy to become intimidated or even jealous of other Christians. “Alondra is so good at teachingwould I be a better Christian if I could teach…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensNot Alone
Until recently, I didn’t realize how often Paul had help writing his letters to the churches in the New Testament. I knew that God inspired and directed Paul…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensStill Learning
Have you ever had to help a toddler learn a basic task, like putting on shoes or using a fork? While the process can be cute, it can also be long and…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLitter Bug
“Ninety-eight, ninety-nine and that makes one hundred, I counted aloud while another volunteer added the total to the app on my phone. My family and I had…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensA Worm with a Purpose
What are worms good for? Well, they help the earth breathe. As worms burrow through the ground, they let fresh air through the soil. The more they eat and…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Bigger Story: Seeing Christ Clearly
In those Dark Ages before smartphones, streaming, and DVDs, there was VHS, which is what I grew up with. Whenever I wanted to watch my favorite movies, I would…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensMessage from a Prison Cell
Have you ever prayed and prayed for something to happen, something that you know is good and right, something thatby all logicseems like it should happen and…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensMotivated by Jesus’s Love: Corrie ten Boom
When we see injustice in the world, what should motivate us to act? As Christians, we believe God loves every person. God revealed His love forus on the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWhat Is Treasure?
What does treasure mean to you? Is it money you save up? Is it valuables you hide in the rooms and closets of your home or put on display for others to admire?…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensBreathing Prayers
Prayer has never been easy for me. It’s not that I don’t know how to pray, but it takes a lot of discipline for me to stick to praying even when I don’t feel…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensConfidence in God
“She must really want this job, I told my roommate. All throughout our dorm, posters promoted a candidate for dorm treasurer who I’ll call Millie. Each time we…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe War Is Over
How could He just storm the gates like that? Do we have a plan? Is the war over? Hundreds of questions attacked from all sides as we stared at the broken gate…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensA Grave Situation (Part 2)
“So, let me get this straight. Petronius glared at the two Roman soldiers sitting across from him. There was a bright light, and you were knocked to the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensA Grave Situation (Part 1)
“Glad that business is over, Lucius said as he tapped the base of his spear against the huge stone in front of the tomb. . Justin nodded in agreement. I just…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Resurrection: A Historic Event
Christianity is based on faith in Jesus and the factual, historical events of His life, death, and resurrection. Because of eyewitness reports, we can know…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe End of the Story
On Good Friday, many Christians remember how Jesus died on the cross for our sins. Then on Easter Sunday, we celebrate Jesus’s resurrectionhow He rose from the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensEmpty and Full
Mary Magdalene pressed a hand against her aching heart. “How do I still have tears left in me?” She had been mourning for three days, along with others who…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensMary Speaks
Oh, day of awful darkness when I cried unending tears, the very thing I dreaded most now haunted all my fears. . Where could my lovely child be, my Savior and…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensHe Suffered for Us
Jesus suffered for us. His death on the cross wasn’t a quick death. He wasn’t alive and healthy and happy one moment and then dead the next. Jesus went through…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensEven Fear
When was the last time you were afraid? Maybe you’re afraid of bugs, heights, or needles. Maybe you have emotional fears, such as being afraid of loss, pain…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensRising Prices
Rising prices can be frightening. They make life feel uncertain, like we’re not sure what’s going to happen next. . Maybe your family can’t go on vacation like…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLessons from the Labyrinth
Daffodils lifted their creamy yellow faces toward the sun, the birds sang in the branches of the flowering magnolia tree, a breeze sent ripples cascading…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensNo Favorites in the Family of God
I was saved at the age of sixteen by Jesus’s death and resurrection, but I remained un-discipled for a few years until I attended a Bible college. My faith…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensJesus Did It for Us
Jesus came to this messed-up earth to save us. He wasn’t born to rich people or given a great beginning here on earth. When He was born, He was laid in a…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensCome as You Are
On many a Sunday morning, I find myself getting ready for church. I gaze at my closet, filled with casual clothes for school, but nothing seems right…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensCut Off
I should’ve stayed with my unit. Bright flashes of color told me the oxygen in my suit was running low, not that it would’ve mattered. My cracked ribs kept me…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensYou’re Just Too Young
Have you ever been told that you were too young to do something? That your heart was in the right place, but you were too young to do what you felt God had…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensReunited
First Thessalonians 4:13-18 is my favorite passage in the Bible because it gives me hope beyond the grave. It reminds me that my loved ones who have died and…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWhen Thomas Cole Painted
Thomas Cole (1801-1848) was a Christian painter and the founder of the Hudson River School of landscape painting. His work is a testament to God’s sacred touch…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensHe Wanted You
God’s grace is amazing. He gives us favor even though none of us deserve it. God’s love is beautiful. None of us are worthy of His great love, but He loves you…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGod Goes to Battle for You
Have you had times in your life when things were so difficult that it felt like you were going into a battle each day? Are you going through something that…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensCome Unto Jesus
What will give us peace and satisfaction? We might think relationships will, a good job will, a good home, family, marriage, children, work, skill, talent…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensUprooted
Heavy footsteps sounded from behind Skyla, and she turned to see Captain Solenar approaching. He gave her a nod, his jaw set in a grim line. . All of our work…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensEndurance through Discipline
Practically every year, when spring weather rolls around I feel a burst of energy. Living in an area that gets long, cold winters for more than half the year…