Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

Do you ever hear the phrase God knows the number of hairs on your head
and think to yourself, “Really? Why would God need to know that about me?
Or why would He even care?”

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Psalm 139 talks about th…

You win a contEsther The rain holds out long enough for you to go outside
with your friends. You have a loving family. You get a good grade on a
school assignment All those things could signal to o…

When Jesus was born, He didn’t even have a crib. He was born where the
animals were kept and laid in a manger.

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When Jesus was growing up, He was a carpenter’s son. He wasn’t rich. He
didn’t live in…

The universe is so large, the stars so far away in the night sky, and

yet the same God who made the stars also made us.

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When we start to doubt our worth or worry that there isn’t a reason for our
l…

I have a confession. I used to hate the people who disagreed with me
politically. It’s understandable to feel strongly about how we practice
politics. Voting and activism have the potential to bring …

Fireheart’s eyes sharpened as she beheld an opalescent creature on the
highest peak of the cliffs, glinting like a thousand diamonds in the sun’s
waning light. As she flew nearer, she noted with surp…

Legends passed down from generation to generation told of a treasure so
pure and valuable that it rivaled all others. Fireheart made it her mission
to obtain this treasure. When she was still the tin…

I once watched a video that asked an unusual question: What year of life
tends to be the best? Pretty deep, right? Not surprisingly, the video
didn’t come to a definite conclusion. Depending on what …

Something I realized about the world recently is how seriously broken it
is. I knew this before, but I didn’t have any profound personal experiences
to help me understand what that truly meant. I can…

Some people might describe me as a goal-oriented list maker. And they would
be right. So, it’s no surprise that I start a new year (sometimes the new
calendar year in January, sometimes the new schoo…

In high school, I had a plan for my life, and I didn’t want anything to get
in the way. I loved Jesus, but I didn’t want to surrender my goals to Him.

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My junior year, I had the chance to go on a tr…

Changing situations and changing circumstances often come with changing
moods, like unease, irritability, or even irrational behavior. These
changes may be due to the loss of employment, a loved one,…

There are times when we feel like no one really loves us or cares about us.
We might have a family member hurt us or cut us out of their life. We might
go through a breakup or deal with teasing from …

We have a friend saying goodbye and meeting a new friend on today’s Unlocked Connection episode! Andrew has decided to step away from hosting Unlocked (listen to find out why), and Natalie introduces…

Gazing up at the ever-darkening sky, people in the kingdom of Worne waited.
How long had they looked for salvation? Where was the promise of rescue and
freedom? All at once, there was a crack in the …

I grew up thinking I needed to hold it together. My teenage problems seemed
minuscule next to extreme poverty and world hunger. But I did have
problems. And they felt big to me.

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In John 16:33, Jesu…

He will never leave you

But will be by your side

Staying with you forever

He promises to stay the whole ride

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He will never forsake you

No matter how big a mess you make

You can confess your sins…

The air was full of excitement. It was Christmas day, and everyone was
preparing to go to church. I also prepared myself to go and worship among
others at the small village church that had become the…

The night started just like any other night. A clear, star-lit sky. Sheep
sleeping in the field. The shepherds finishing their evening meal around
the campfire. Quiet talk about families and the pric…

Bookends are those supports that keep books from falling over on a shelf or
desk. By way of analogy, there are two events that bookend the life of
Jesus as recorded in the Gospel accounts of Luke and…