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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 TeensGoals Guided by the Holy Spirit
Years ago, a friend invited me to a huge Christian conference. It was amazing! In an arena filled with people worshipping God, I felt so uplifted and inspired…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGrieve in Hope
White flowers in the meadow I pretend they are your grave Remembrance pulls me back in time To our younger days Wildflowers by the dozens Red and orange in the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Story of Perpetua
READ: DANIEL 3:1-30; JOHN 14:27; ROMANS 8:34-39; 1 CORINTHIANS 15:20-28 "Do you see this vase here?” she asked. “Could it be called by any other name than what…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensDavid’s Brothers
Have you ever wondered what David’s older brothers did while he fought Goliath? While the Bible doesn’t tell us, can you imagine a conversation between two of…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLiving in Christ
What are we here for? What is our purpose in life? In the apostle Paul’s letter to the Christians in Ephesus, we find some answers to these questions. The…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensDancing in the Courtyard
My sandals brush the street as I walk the familiar way to the tavern. I always walk a little faster when I pass by the open door of the King’s courtyard…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLiving Proof
False advertising is the worst: a click that leads to a blank page, a product that doesn’t perform as promised, or a heap of hype for something new that…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensHis Plan
What do you want to be when you grow up? I never liked that question because I never had a good answer. My sister wanted to be a Bible translator, my brother…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensJesus Knows My Name
Do you know what your name means? Recently, I looked up my name, Macy. I found out that “Macy” might come from a Hebrew word that means Gift of Yahweh. (Yahweh…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensAll That God Has Done
God is so worthy of our praise. Have you ever let yourself really focus on some of the things God has done and then gotten carried away with how much you are…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWhen
When I’m barely hanging on I know that you’ve got me When there is so much to be done I know that you’ll help me When I don’t know what to believe I know that…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensA World of Injustice
Have you ever felt disgusted by all the suffering, corruption, and pure wickedness happening in our world? When I hear about twisted officials, abandoned…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Whip
I had never seen someone braid with such calm fury. But there He was, the one some called the Messiah, methodically twisting three leather cords into a whip…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWhen People Disappoint You
If you have ever looked up to someone, only to have them mess up and fail, you’ve probably felt a deep sense of disappointment. Maybe you felt betrayed or even…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThat Long Driveway
I stood at the end of a long, long driveway. It was pretty, with pine trees neatly lining it and a shimmering pond on the other side, but it was so long. I was…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensDon’t Go It Alone
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, went from town to town, place to place telling people about Jesus and helping to strengthen some of the first churches. Did…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensBarrier-Breaking Love
Skin color. Nationality. Language. Gender. Health. Economic status. Social status. Political views. Opinions We experience so many divisions in this broken…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensAlways a Child of God
In Luke 15, Jesus tells three parables about God’s enormous joy when one person who was going their own way turns around to be reunited with God. In the third…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensFollowing the Light
She was meowing somewhere in the house. I kept calling her name, Belle, where are you? I heard a weak answering meow. I went upstairs trying to follow the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLight versus Darkness
When I was asked to give a devotional message to a group of high school students, I started my presentation by reading from the Bible about light and darkness…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensMy Heart’s Lament
Lord, I’m so tired. I spend my day moving between grief and anger and apathy and frustration and fear, and I just end up exhausted. I want to scream and cry…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensGod Doesn’t Look Down on Me Because of My Anxiety
When I was a teen, I wish I would’ve learned God doesn’t look down on me because of my anxiety. At that time, I didn’t even realize I was fighting anxiety. I…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensAttention, Citizens
Welcome to the newly established eternal kingdom of Yahweh, Almighty God and Creator of Heaven and Earth. He has restored His creation and made all things…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensDeuteronomy: Reflecting Back and Looking Forward
If you have ever been to a school graduation ceremony, you likely sat through at least one speech. Most graduation speeches have two components. The first…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensBe Honest with God
Surrounded by friends, family members, and acquaintances, you plaster a smile on your face to cover up the sadness. A conversation is going on, but you’re not…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensDo Not Be Afraid
Don’t be afraid, I tell myself. Don’t have those irrational fears. Don’t be scared of bugs, heights, crowds; eliminate those phobias. When I was feeling happy…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWe Don’t Have to Be Perfect
I’m fifty-four years old, and one thing I wish I’d known about God when I was a teenager is that He doesn’t expect us to be perfect. As a teen, I attempted…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensInseparable
One of my favorite Bible verses is Romans 8:38-39 because it says we are inseparable from the love of God. That’s a powerful statement. Few things in this…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Journey
Caymen opened his sack and rummaged through the contents. I have everything I need. He breathed deep of the green pasture where he’d spent the night. The…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensTrue Authority
Many of us are familiar with Jesus’ Great Commission to His disciples in Matthew 28:19-20, telling us to go and make disciples of all nations. I love these…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensMy Friends Are Atheists
Your friends are the loveliest people you know: kindhearted, considerate, and nonjudgmental and they’re atheists. So, what happens when you’re the only…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensMidnight Hike
Have you ever walked in your sleep? I have. My one and only time sleepwalking was at summer camp when my camp counselor led my cabin on a hike and overnight…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensProphesy Fulfilled
We often think of the Old Testament as dull and dry. Some parts are filled with stories that are familiar to some of us, like Noah’s ark. But the rest of the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensFaith to Ask
READ: MATTHEW 8:5-13; LUKE 5:1-11; JOHN 2:1-11 Coming from Egypt, my family found it tough to live in Canada. We weren’t used to the weather, the system, the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensMy Creator Loves Me
I know that God hears me every time I pray, but does He answer me in the way I want or expect? Not always, but I know He hears me just the same. I am comforted…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensJesus Heals a Sick Woman
Have you heard the story of the bleeding woman? It’s moving, powerfulfull of courage, faith, and compassion. This important moment is recorded in three of the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensDealing with Human Abandonment
You thought someone was going to be part of your life forever, and then suddenly they’re just gone. They left you. They moved on. Now, you’re left wondering…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensYour Communion Service Is a Lie!
Have you ever thought you were communicating one thing, but the way you acted actually communicated another thing? The Corinthians found themselves in a…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensOur Father the King
How do you picture God? Maybe you picture Him as an old man, sitting on a throne up in the clouds somewhere. Or maybe you picture some kind of enormous cosmic…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensBecoming Wise
How can a person have wisdom? Wisdom comes from God. He makes it freely available to anyone who seeks Him. Here are simple ways to get wisdom. First, pray and…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensTrouble Over Maldi
I’m hoping for a good explanation of what happened out there today, Kali. Captain Vesper crossed his arms as I joined him on the bridge of the Goshawk, the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensPowerful Spiritual Disciplines
When you think about memorizing Scripture, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Maybe you think about an elementary Sunday school class where you…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensKind and Compassionate
When we get down, we want a hand to help us up. We want someone to be kind to us. We want people to understand what we are going through and give us grace…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWhen Your Friend Has an Abortion
READ: PSALM 116:1-9; LAMENTATIONS 3:21-23; ROMANS 12:9-15; GALATIANS 6:1-2 Editor’s Note: Today’s story discusses abortion. “Please help me.” My best friend…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensFreedom from Shaming
Have you ever seen someone get shamed in public? Scornfully pointing out people’s faults or putting down their differences is a sad part of our broken world…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensJesus Is Greater
One of my favorite passages in the Bible is Hebrews 1. The words have been taught before, in earlier books, but in Hebrews they are drawn together in order to…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensAre You a Praise Addict?
A lot of us love the warm glow of helping someoneand the recognition it brings. Hearing praise and gratitude can make us feel our lives are meaningful and can…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensRaised from the Pit: St. Gregory the Illuminator
Gregory (Grigor Lusavorich), born in the third century AD in Armenia, was raised as a Christian in Caesarea in Cappadocia. After he returned to Armenia, while…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWeary No More
Weariness can hit anyone. Weariness drives happiness and peace away. Here are some good ways to respond when you’re becoming weary. One, lean on God’s help…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensAbout the Book of Leviticus
Sin is deadly. No one knew that better than the priests who daily carried out God’s good laws. These laws are found in Leviticus, a book of the Bible that…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensConfession and Forgiveness
1 John 1 is about walking in the light. It talks about following Jesus and confessing our sins to Him. Today, I want us to think more about 1 John 1:9. It’s a…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensPeace When Life Is Not Peaceful
Where do you find peace? How do you react when you’re faced with challenges and situations that are anything but peaceful? When Paul and Silas were in prison…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLook Up
Close your eyes, and imagine a dark night. You are standing in a field, and surrounding that field is a thick forest that stretches miles in every direction…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensCruelty or Kindness?
The Exodus is my favorite Bible story. It’s an edge-of-your-seat narrative where an underdog hero defies the most powerful ruler in the world and rescues his…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensHumbling Ourselves
A few summers ago, my husband and I were invited to an outdoor wedding. The reception was in a barn, and the summer humidity was at full strength, so we…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensThe Cloak
“Brenilia, meet me at the oak tree. Love, Emerald.” Shuddering, I read the words inscribed on a stone outside my cottage. Intrigue takes over. Who is Emerald?…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensPressured
People tend to talk about peer pressure as if it only affects teenagers, but the truth is, it doesn’t magically go away once you turn twenty. And because peer…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWherever You Go
“Where do I go from here?” I wondered, looking at my story. I had just finished typing out another novelanother novel for the collection of manuscripts sitting…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensLifeLight
The corpse lay still and silent as maggots wriggled and writhed along its curves and crevices. If it could have tasted anything, it would have recoiled at the…
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for TeensWhat’s Up With Me?
“What’s up with me?” The nagging thought attacks you at your most vulnerable. You’re in a room full of people, but you’re estranged. A part of you longs to…