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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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Lord of Hosts
READ: 1 SAMUEL 17; 2 KINGS 6:8-23; EPHESIANS 6:12 One name for God found in the Old Testament is Yahweh Sabaoth, which means Lord of Hosts or Lord of Armies…
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Pain Relief
READ: JOHN 15:1-8 A friend of mine trained as a physical therapist. So when my shoulders are tense and give me headaches, I’ll go sit on her living room floor…
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Spending Time with the Lord
READ: MATTHEW 11:28-30; LUKE 10:38-42 My stomach churned looking at my to-do list: Send out graduation announcements, study for final exams, review college…
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Look for the Light
READ: JOHN 1:1-5; 8:12; COLOSSIANS 1:9-14 "Look for the light.” Marcos stumbled over a tree root in the path and wondered how his brother Thiago had made it…
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Wholehearted
READ: PSALM 86:11-13; LUKE 9:20-25; 1 JOHN 2:15-17 Sometimes life feels Like an unending race And I’m being tugged So many places You say You want All that I…
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Jesus, Elijah, and the Widow
READ: 1 KINGS 17:8-24; LUKE 4:14-30; 7:11-17; JOHN 6:28-40 In a time of drought and famine, God sends the prophet Elijah to a non-Jewish area to look for a…
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Spiritual Glasses
READ: MARK 10:46-52; 1 PETER 2:9 "Mom, look!” The whole drive home from the eye doctor, I kept pointing at the world outside the car window. For the very first…
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Trusting the One Who Conquers Our Concerns
READ: PSALMS 25:16-20; 28:6-9; 38:1-8; 138:1-8 One of my favorite Bible verses is Psalm 138:8. It says, “Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me. Your…
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The End of Entropy
READ: ROMANS 8:18-39; REVELATION 21:1-5 Think of your favorite T-shirt. How long have you had it? How much have you worn it? Is it the same now as it was on…
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Crying Out to God
READ: PSALMS 55:16-18; 57:1-11 I’ve had days when I’ve cried out to God again and again because I cannot face all that is going on in my life without Him. It…
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Faith Like a Child
READ: MATTHEW 6:25-34; 18:1-4; 19:13-15 When I was a young child, I didn’t worry about the future or what I was going to do next. I was focused solely on the…
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Unlikely Hero
READ: JUDGES 6:1–7:25; ROMANS 5:6; 2 CORINTHIANS 12:8-10 Have you ever made excuses to God? Blamed God when bad things happened? Feared what others would think…
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Identity Crisis
READ: PSALM 139:1-18; 2 CORINTHIANS 5:16-17 Who am I? What is my purpose? Do I matter? If you’ve asked these questions, you’re not alone. When describing…
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Palm Trees and Cedars
READ: PSALMS 1:1-3; 92:12-15; ROMANS 4 Arbor Day has come around again, prompting us to take notice of an important part of God’s creation—trees! It’s good to…
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In Pursuit of Love
READ: PSALM 18:1-2; MATTHEW 7:24-27; 1 JOHN 4:9-10 When my high school sweetheart broke up with me in college, my whole world turned upside down. He had been…
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Dark Times
READ: PSALM 139:1-12; ROMANS 8:26-39; HEBREWS 13:5 My heart beats quickly in my chest, and I feel a bit nauseous. Everything feels out of my control again, and…
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Heavenly Skies
READ: PSALM 19:1-6; MATTHEW 27:45-54 The sky is one of the most varied and beautiful parts of God’s creation. In the morning you can see soft pinks and yellows…
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Dealing with Doubt
READ: MATTHEW 28:16-20; JOHN 20:19-31; 1 PETER 1:5-9 Doubt can be so sneaky. It could be that our whole lives we feel like we’ve had rock solid faith, and then…
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Did Easter Happen? (Part 2)
READ: LUKE 23:50–24:12, 36-48; JOHN 20 The resurrection is vital to the Christian faith. It proves that Jesus is both fully God and fully human. But did Jesus…
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Did Easter Happen? (Part 1)
READ: MATTHEW 20:17-19, 28; 27:27-54; JOHN 19:16-37 One of the questions people often ask about Jesus is, “Did He really die? Or did He just pass out and…
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His Blood Is on Us
READ: MATTHEW 27; ROMANS 10:9-13; 1 JOHN 1:7–2:2 "His blood is on us and on our children!” the people shouted. This quote comes from Matthew 27:25. The people…
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Betrayal
READ: MATTHEW 26:14-56; 1 CORINTHIANS 11:23-25; HEBREWS 4:14-16 Have you ever been betrayed? From large betrayals to small disappointments, betrayal is a hard…
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Taken to the Cross
READ: 1 PETER 2:22-25 It seems so unfair, how Jesus was taken to the cross. He is perfect. He never did anything wrong, much less anything deserving of death…
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Shame into Victory
READ: ROMANS 8:1; GALATIANS 6:14; HEBREWS 12:1-3; 1 PETER 2:23-25 When I see a cross, I don’t think much of it. People use the shape of a cross on jewelry…
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Ultimate Pain
READ: ISAIAH 53:3-5; 1 PETER 2:24; REVELATION 21:4 Throughout human history, a wide variety of cultures have had rites of passage where individuals had to…
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Steady Within the Flood
READ: JOB 40:15-24; PSALMS 57; 142 The young man leaned heavily against the cave’s wall. He gasped for breath, clutching a wound at his side where blood seeped…
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More Than Emergencies
READ: PSALM 10:11-18; EPHESIANS 6:18; HEBREWS 4:14-16 I accidentally tapped “emergency call” on my phone today. Immediately, I felt my heartbeat speed up. I…
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Victory Cry (Part 2)
READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 15:20-28, 54-57; REVELATION 1:17-18 Today, we’re going to revisit yesterday’s poem. Not only does Jesus’s death and resurrection give us…
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Victory Cry (Part 1)
READ: EPHESIANS 6:10-18; 1 PETER 5:6-10; REVELATION 12:10-11 One year in college, I struggled with an onslaught of repeated failures in my walk with Jesus…
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Never Too Young
READ: PSALM 119:9-16, 97-104; MATTHEW 5:13-16 Have you ever been told you were too young to do something or go somewhere or hang out with certain people? Maybe…
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Why Isn't God Talking to Me?
READ: JOHN 10:1-18; 14:26; 1 JOHN 4:1-21 Have you ever heard someone talk about what God is “telling them” and felt frustrated, wondering, “Why isn’t God…
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Macrina the Younger: A Life of Influence
READ: ROMANS 12:1-21; GALATIANS 2:19-20; COLOSSIANS 3:1-4, 16-17 The life of Macrina the Younger shows the profound influence we can have on others by…
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Being a Disciple
READ: MATTHEW 28:16-20; 1 CORINTHIANS 3:3-11; 12:4–13:8 I was in a discipleship class, and I felt confused. How was I supposed to be a disciple-maker, to teach…
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Unfinished
READ: ROMANS 8:28-39; EPHESIANS 2:1-10; PHILIPPIANS 1:3-11; 2:13 Have you ever watched a carpenter at work? My grandfather is a skilled woodcarver, and as a…
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The Night Sky
READ: PSALMS 8:3-4; 19:1-4; 90:1-2; 139:5-12 "Do you ever get tired of it?” Clara asked her best friend Harriett as they watched the acrobats flip through the…
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Who Makes Us Holy?
READ: MATTHEW 11:28-30; ROMANS 3:23-24; GALATIANS 2:11-21 Youth group camp had just finished, and as we all settled in with pillows for the long bus ride home…
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Resisting Temptation
READ: MATTHEW 4:1-11; 1 CORINTHIANS 10:13; HEBREWS 4:14-16 It’s happened again. You promised yourself you wouldn’t sin in that way, but you have. For weeks…
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Time to Laugh
READ: PSALM 16:11; PHILIPPIANS 4:4; 1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-18 April Fools’ Day is biblical. Many would stare at me or raise an eyebrow if I said that, but it’s…
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This is a special episode of Unlocked featuring not only Dylan and Natalie together (sort of ) but hosted by Josh, who produces each podcast episode! Since…
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Gifted
READ: ROMANS 12:6-8; 1 CORINTHIANS 12:1-12; 1 TIMOTHY 4:12-14 Have you ever had a teacher, mentor, or parent speak into your life in a way that you will always…
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Even in Our Imperfections
READ: PSALM 139:13-16; EPHESIANS 3:17-19 Lately I have had one skin issue right after another. Just when one blemish starts to fade and I start to feel better…
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Clean It Out
READ: MATTHEW 4:1-11; HEBREWS 4:14-16 "We need to start cleaning out and organizing.” I groan when I hear my mom say those words. Digging through stuff…
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Esau and the Prodigal Son
READ: GENESIS 33:1-11; LUKE 15:11-24 When I think of Esau, I picture a smelly, hairy, revenge-seeking man (Genesis 27). As the firstborn twin of Isaac and…
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Changes Come but God Doesn't Change
READ: PSALMS 46:1-3; 102:25-27; MALACHI 3:6; JAMES 1:17 The world changed for everyone in 2020. I know my family experienced some big changes in that year…
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"Real" Accomplishments
READ: ECCLESIASTES 2:11; MATTHEW 6:19–7:12; COLOSSIANS 3:17 When someone talks about their achievements in a video game, people who share their passion for…
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The Table (Part 2)
READ: ISAIAH 55:1; LUKE 5:29-32; COLOSSIANS 3:12-15 "Why is there an empty seat?” Banji asked after swallowing a warm bite of soup. “Is someone else joining…
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The Table (Part 1)
READ: PSALMS 23:1-6; 46:8-11; ISAIAH 25:6; LAMENTATIONS 3:24-26 This darkness wasn’t just pitch black like the night or chilled like a cave deep within the…
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Confirmed
READ: ROMANS 8:26-30; HEBREWS 13:20-21; JAMES 1:2-8 "I don’t know, Lord,” I said. This was two weeks ago. I was sitting in my car before worship practice. For…
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Redeemed
READ: GENESIS 3; ROMANS 8:19-39; GALATIANS 3:13-14 I love trees. They’re strong, and beautiful, and their shade feels great on a hot day. The real reason I…
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Different Ways of Studying the Bible
READ: 2 TIMOTHY 3:14-17 I just started a Bible-reading plan that encouraged me—encouraged me—to skim through the chapters that I was going to be reading. This…
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An All-Powerful God
READ: DANIEL 6:16-23; MATTHEW 19:26; ROMANS 1:20; 1 PETER 1:3-5 The sky at night is one of the most amazing sights in the world. Thousands of stars hang…
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March Madness
READ: MATTHEW 5:21-22; JAMES 2:10; ROMANS 3:23-24 Every year in the college basketball tournament called March Madness, four sets of teams, numbered one to…
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You Never Change or Disappoint
READ: PSALM 33:6-15; HEBREWS 13:8 Rain was in the forecast again today, But there’s none falling, only clouds. The weather never seems to be What we’re…
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The Power of Prayer
READ: JAMES 5:13-20; 1 JOHN 5:13-15 As a freshman student attending college in the hub of Nashville, Tennessee, I took it upon myself to explore the best…
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Dare to Hope
READ: MARK 10:13-16 Even though I would be one among a crowd of thousands, I was completely confident I could meet the President of the United States of…
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Jesus in the Book of Esther
READ: ESTHER 4:1-17; 1 CORINTHIANS 15:57 In the book of Esther, a young Jewish orphan named Esther is living in captivity in Persia, being raised by her older…
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A Lying Mind
READ: ROMANS 8:16-17, 28-39; EPHESIANS 2:1-10; 1 PETER 5:8-11 I can’t do this. I’m worthless. I’m a failure. I’ll never be enough. Sometimes our minds can be…
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Who Are You Called To?
READ: MATTHEW 6:31-34; 22:37-39; 28:18-20; 1 PETER 4:8-11 When I was in my final year of high school, I dreaded the moment when people asked me, “Do you know…
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Maria Fearing: Ready for Adventure
READ: ROMANS 10:14-15; EPHESIANS 2:10; 2 TIMOTHY 4:2 In the year 1838, near Gainesville, Alabama, a girl named Maria Fearing was born into slavery. While she…
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Not Abandoned
READ: PSALM 9:9-10; JOHN 14:16-21; ROMANS 5:5-8; 8:16, 35-39 One morning, I rushed into my parents’ room to say, “Good morning.” Mom removed her wedding ring…