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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 TeensThankful for All Things–Large and Small
It was the end of my freshman year in college when I got a glimpse of what it looks like to give thanks to God in all circumstances and to be content with His…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensEvery Nation
When I lived in Peru for a few months, some days I felt like I didn’t belong. I was a tall, blonde-haired, blue-eyed, one-armed American. I stuck out among my…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensMy Redeemer Lives
Job 19:25-27 is my favorite passage in the Bible because it assures me of seeing my Blessed Redeemer, the Lord Jesus Christ, when He resurrects His people from…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensRemain
Night falls, and in the quiet, the thoughts come: “What did I do today that matters? Could I have done something differently in that situation? If this was my…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGod Will Listen
There was a time when there was no rain in Israel for three years. God did this because King Ahab and Israel had acted wickedly. So God sent the prophet Elijah…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensA Fishy Confession
Some Bible stories are easy for me to relate to. When Simon Peter and his friends go fishing for a long period of time and catch nothing, I feel their pain…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensAll Alone
Matthew 27 describes one of the most heart-wrenching episodes ever recorded. After hours of physical beating, the Son of God, the promised Messiah, is now on…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWith Faith, Can You Do Anything?
Maybe you’ve heard that, in Philippians 4:13, the Bible teaches that you can do anything you want if you believe hard enough. So, if you want to be an…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensYour Flask
One of my favorite Bible stories is when Mary of Bethany anoints Jesus. After the Lord raised her brother, Lazarus, from the dead, she took an expensive flask…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensDo I Have a Purpose?
Is God calling you to be a missionary? Our pastor asked the question while he introduced the visiting missionaries from Sierra Leone. I sat in the hard pew and…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThere Is a Room Prepared for You
Before Jesus left this earth, before He rose from the dead, even before He went to the cross, He made a promise to His disciples. He let them know that they…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensBe Still
CRACK! CRASH! Ivy gazed in horror at the chaos around her. Everywhere she turned, everywhere she looked, there was turmoilshe couldn’t escape it. The very…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Resurrection and the Reverend
He never got over being excited about the resurrection of Jesus. It was the central event of his life. Nearly every minute of every day throughout the year…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensTo Accept Others
God created you and me. Even though He is divine and infinitely greater than us, He wants to accept all of us into His family. Being accepted doesn’t just give…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensKnowledge and Grief
I’ve been learning so much about the world. I had no idea Satan had his fingers so curled. It isn’t much like the time of my childhood, What was once sweet now…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensDarkness
Darkness. Mena jolted awake, jumping up off the prickly grass. Where was he? Is anyone there? he called out to the emptiness. Silence responded. A memory…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensRidiculed
Your classmate or coworker enters the room, cringing. Her face is flushed and her eyes sparkle with unshed tears. A group of people start smirking, nudging…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensYour Story Matters
Growing up, I didn’t like the word “testimony.” In Christian circles, this word is often used when people tell others about what God has done in their lives…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSet Me Free
As humans, we hate the idea of being trapped. We crave freedom because God created us to be free. Yet, we often feel trapped in our broken lives. We are held…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Shepherd Who Cares for You
There are many sad things in this world: death, sickness, and isolation, to name a few. We can all get overwhelmed by this sadness from time to time. When that…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSomeone Like You
I have three observations about the people (and there are lots of them!) who we can read about in the Bible. In a span of over two thousand years, there are…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensMaturing in Faith
The power of the gospel, as Paul explains in a letter to the Christians in Corinth, comes not from eloquent reasoning or polished argumentation but from…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensHave Faith
Have you heard the expression have faith? What does it mean to have faith? One biblical example is a woman whose name we never hear. She is simply called the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe One in Control
Who is really in control? Is it me? The voices on the TV? Who has things figured out? Is it a professor? A well-trained scholar? Who will fix things? Is it a…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGlorious Gentleness
**Editor’s note: Today’s reading discusses suicide*** If you ever want to see God’s power and glory right by His compassion and gentleness, read 1 Kings 17-19…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Beast
Ash rained from the sky like a grim snow, the crimson lands desolate. A permanent red haze stained the horizon, darker than the sunrise. I could only guess it…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensAll Equal Christians
If one person has known God for a long time, does that make them somehow superior to someone who has just met God? Does the fact that one grew up in a…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensPlanting Seeds of Love
Part of being a Christian is sharing the gospel with others. Many of us are familiar with Matthew 28:18-20, which some call the great commission. We know the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Courage of Shiphrah and Puah
The Bible says to be strong and courageous many times. In the NIV translation, there are at least ten verses with this phrase. But what does it mean to be…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensDual Citizenship
The Bible is filled with stories of individuals and groups who were displaced, either because they chose or were forced to live somewhere other than their…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensNever Enough
One thing I wish I knew earlier in my teen years is that what I do will never be perfect. I am imperfect and sinful, and I need Jesus in my life! A few years…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Tower
The princess sat alone in her tower. There was nothing to hope for anymore, nothing to look forward to. Just day after day of loneliness and longing, serving…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Compassion of Jesus
Jesus reveals God’s great compassion for us. As God in the flesh, Jesus had a special connection with the people He met. He truly cared for them and was…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGod’s Love Is Steadfast
As humans living in a broken world, there are times when someone we love stops being part of our lives. You might be in a dating relationship, only to break up…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensAs I Move About My Day
I close my eyes and I pray Lord, fill my thoughts today When I open my eyes again Don’t let me turn away Don’t let me ignore you As I move forward with my day…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensRemembrance of the Lord: Malachi
The last book of the Old Testament, Malachi, can seem brutal, as if God has lost all his patience and love for Israel. Yet this book is very important, as it…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensAcknowledging Anger
What makes you angry? Lots of things make me angry. Sometimes, I don’t even know why I feel angry, and I try to figure it out. Other times, I do know why, but…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Prodigal’s Brother
Music and laughter filled the air, but Jamesh’s heart was filled with darkness. He jabbed the shovel into the ground, vigorously ripping up the soil. He runs…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGod and Popularity
I’m in my fifties, and one thing I wish I’d known about God when I was a teenager is that He understands perfectly what it is like to be popular and to be…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Fruits Are Produced Supernaturally
In Galatians 5:22-23, Paul lists the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. I’ve…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGod’s Love Shines Through You When You Serve
How do you show someone God loves them? One of the best ways is by serving them. As we look out for others and take care of some of their needs, we can point…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensUnderestimated
When my two sons were little, I biked all three of us around by pulling them in a small trailer attached to my bicycle. They rode in comfort, safe and shielded…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Next Level
Sometimes it feels like everything we do is focused on the future. Many of us spend years in school trying to get good grades, hoping that one day we can get…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGod Can Still Comfort You
When you were young, who did you go to for comfort? Who was strong enough to hold you and carry you? Who made you feel the safest? Who made every hurt go away?…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensAbundant Love Awaits
READ: PSALMS 34:18; 72:14; PROVERBS 11:9; 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-6 ***Editor’s note: Today’s reading discusses abuse*** During our teenage years, many of us start…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWhen We Realize We Are Biased
It is surprising how we can be so spiritually blind about certain matters. For a long time, there was an area of my life where I was spiritually blind. For…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensA Love Stronger than Sin
Sin can be a scary thing. You don’t have to read the Bible for very long to come across passages where God condemns sin. Even as Christians, we fall into sin…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensBe My Peace
When darkness covers the sunshine When I start to feel anything but fine When I’m too worried to be still Be my peace If I fall down and struggle to stand…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensDaily Training
When we exercise regularly, our muscles grow stronger and our whole body becomes healthier. On the other hand, lack of exercise leads to muscle weakness and…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Empty Tomb
Tears fall freely down my face as I stoop to gaze into this hole of death. I came early in the morning because this tomb holds the body of my Lord or did. I…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensNever Too Far
She was tormented by demons. Mary, a woman of Magdalene or so she had once been called. Now she knew herself by a different name: possessed, enslaved…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensOrbitting
The comm link buzzed. Osaka Karaoke? Command Center’s usual check-in code. Sara gave the expected response in a choked whisper, Apple Osaka Karaoke (A-OK)…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensMy Father’s World
Golden sunsets, late-night campfires, cozy flannel blankets, apple picking, pumpkin spice an excited thrill rushes through my veins when that first gust of…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensMy Foolish Heart
Lord, my head is full of Your beautiful truths. Knowledge about the gospel, Scriptures, the trinity, the sacraments, salvation, and more are packed into my…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensSeasons of Change
Change happens rapidly, in the blink of an eye. Spring, summer, fall, and winter all seem to go so quickly, as time flies by. Nothing seems to stay the same in…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLiving In Today
Milestones in our lives, like graduations or birthdays, can stir up wishes for our futures. Excited about a fresh start, we dream about opportunities and make…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensReassurances
When I am afraid, the truths of Scripture demonstrate again and again that I can put my trust in God. In the Bible, God gives us many reassurances of His love…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGrave Conqueror
Why did Jesus have to die? That’s a big question for us today, and I bet it was an even bigger question for Jesus’ disciples when He started talking about His…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensPolycarp: Christ Has Done Me No Wrong
READ: MATTHEW 10:17-20; 26-31; HEBREWS 12:2-3 Reading today’s verses, I wonder how I would respond if I were arrested and put on trial for my faith. I hope I…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLike Chaff
Have you ever cleaned up something really grimy? My parents own a used car lot, and when I was growing up, sometimes I would do some cleaning around the shop…