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Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens

Keys for Kids Ministries

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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00:04:53

Impossible Grace

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2024/11/05

READ: MATTHEW 5:43-47; LUKE 6:27-36; ROMANS 5:6-11; 12:14-21 It’s no secret that people can be grumpy, rude, and downright mean. Every day there’s that family member who’s being noisy, that driver who cut you off in the parking lot, that person in your life who always has something negative to say, or all of the above. Bottom line: there’s always going to be somebody who makes it seem impossible to love our enemies. There might even be times when you think, “I can’t. I just cannot bring myself

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00:04:42

Under the Surface

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2024/11/04

READ: MATTHEW 23; ROMANS 12:1-2; JAMES 1:19-27 Every few weeks (or months—ahem), I have the disturbing realization that I haven’t cleaned inside the sink. I’m not talking about the basin where you wash your hands, I’m talking about under the surface. Have you ever pulled out the sink plug and looked inside? Unless the people in your home are way better at cleaning unseen areas than I am, it’s bound to look gross. While I was vigorously scrubbing the nasty sink plug, a verse from the book of

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00:04:02

Forever Is Here

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2024/11/03

READ: ISAIAH 62:5; 65:17; REVELATION 19:6-9; 21:1-5 Come, let’s run, laugh in God’s sun, ride on the wind, let the joy begin! Come, let’s bring a praise offering, a new melody, join the harmony! Come, let’s play, in unending day, the night has gone, we dance in the dawn! Come, let’s dance, it’s a royal romance, the feast has begun, for the bride has come! Sing, sing! Sing a new song! High and low, Loud and long! Praise, praise! Praise To the Lamb! Forever is here! We are new again! The

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00:04:49

Paint Smudges

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2024/11/02

READ: PSALM 103:8-12; EPHESIANS 1:4-5; 2:1-10; 1 JOHN 1:9 Picture this: You and a friend are standing side by side. You each have an easel in front of you, and you’re working carefully on your own paintings. Then you take a step back, proudly declaring, “I think this is the best painting I’ve done yet.” Your friend admires your work, motioning with their brush to one of their favorite spots. But their hand slips, and they accidentally smear paint on your canvas! In dismay they apologize and offer

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00:04:47

Washed Clean: The Book of Isaiah

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2024/11/01

READ: ISAIAH 1:15-18; 57:15-21; EPHESIANS 2:1-13; 5:25-27 Some people have called the book of Isaiah the Gospel of the Old Testament. At first glance though, you might wonder why. The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John start off the New Testament by recounting Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection on earth. But Isaiah starts out with a vision God gave him that points out the sins of the Israelites and pleads with them to return to the Lord. God offers redemption and forgiveness to His

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00:06:26

The Assassin

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2024/10/31

READ: ROMANS 6:1-4, 12-14, 20-23; 7:15-25 Nova Anadosha, Warrior of Light, drew her sword and held it ready as the enemy assassin approached. The wide hood of a jet-black cloak concealed the assassin’s face, but Nova could hear a malicious grin in the words spoken to her. “Come on,” the raspy voice said. “Give up. Give in. You know you want to.” Nova responded with her own grin and gripped her sword tighter. “I don’t think so.” The assassin suddenly lurched at her, sword whipping through

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00:04:21

Go to God

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2024/10/30

READ: GENESIS 32:1-12; 1 SAMUEL 30:1-6; HEBREWS 4:14-16 When you are afraid or in distress, where do you go? What do you do? Genesis 32 tells the story of Jacob preparing to see his brother Esau. These twins had a bad past—Jacob cheated Esau and then ran away. Years later, when Jacob heard Esau was on his way to meet him with four hundred men, the passage tells us Jacob was “in great fear and distress” (Genesis 32:7). He was afraid Esau was going to attack him because of their bad past. So what

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00:04:36

Saved Through Faith

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2024/10/29

READ: EXODUS 20:1-20; ISAIAH 53:5-12; 2 CORINTHIANS 5:21 Are you ever confused or discouraged when you read the Old Testament and see the Ten Commandments or all the long lists of laws God gave His people? It seems impossible to follow every single one of those rules. And as humans in a fallen world, it is. God did not give the Israelites all these commandments because He thought they would follow them perfectly. He knew beforehand they would fall short. So why did He give them the law? God

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00:04:14

Doing Small Things to Make a Difference

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2024/10/28

READ: GALATIANS 6:8-10 I spend a lot of time at home, and sometimes that makes me feel like I’m not touching as many lives as I should. But as I thought about it more, I realized there are lots of things I do while I am at home to look out for others and be there for my fellow believers. Like me, you might feel like you’re not doing enough, but there are small things you can do in your everyday life to make a difference. When we put our trust in Jesus, believing in His life, death, and

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00:03:19

Each Day

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2024/10/27

READ: 1 PETER 2:9-12 Blessed That is what I am today Each day of my life Thanks to You Thankful You take care of me today Each day of my life My journey is with You Happy To never be alone Each day of my life Your gentle hand leads Humbled You call me Your child Each day of my life You love me as Your own • Bethany Acker • Which of the stanzas in today’s poem sticks out to you the most today? Why? • Once we’ve put our trust in Jesus, God calls us to ponder the wonderful truths of who we

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00:04:43

Not Alone

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2024/10/26

READ: PSALM 142; ISAIAH 53:3-6 Imagine this: You walk into the room, and everyone reacts. Some point. Some stare. Some laugh. Apparently gossip spreads quickly, and so do videos. You look around and don’t see a single kind face or one person you could possibly sit with. You turn and run. Have you ever felt completely alone? Have you felt like everyone was against you and you didn’t have anyone on your side? It’s hard to face rejection, to feel alone, or to be scared about what’s happening in

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00:04:58

Beauty out of Brokenness

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2024/10/25

READ: GENESIS 37:1-36; 45:1-15; 50:15-21 Do you wish parts of your life were different? Perhaps a broken relationship, a shattered home, a selfish decision, or a misguided choice. Pieces that seem too jagged and broken to fit together into anything remotely beautiful. Ever since sin entered our world, we all have brokenness in our lives. But God can work through our stories—just as He did through Joseph’s. In Genesis 37, we see how Joseph’s own brothers sold him into slavery. They were filled

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00:04:40

Stage Fright

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2024/10/24

READ: EXODUS 4:10-12; LUKE 12:11-12; EPHESIANS 6:19-20 Have you ever gotten stage fright? Getting up and speaking in front of a group of people can be nerve-racking! The truth is, lots of people struggle with stage fright, including celebrities who perform all the time. When we have to get up in front of people, a helpful piece of advice is not to worry so much about what others will think of us. Instead, we can shift our focus away from ourselves and concentrate on helping our audience learn

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00:05:05

Worthy

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2024/10/23

READ: ROMANS 5:6-11; EPHESIANS 2:1-10; 1 JOHN 4:19 The Emperor sent a proclamation to the kingdom of Mercutia. He announced that he would be granting the Ultimate Gift to a select few people of the kingdom. Adelaide, a young seamstress, read this proclamation and was overjoyed. The Gift from the Emperor… that could change everything! However, Adelaide knew she would have to distinguish herself in order to be worthy of the Gift. I will become the wealthiest in the land, Adelaide thought

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00:04:35

Divine Love

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2024/10/22

READ: PSALMS 36:7; 42:8; HOSEA 2:14-23; EPHESIANS 3:17-19 Have you ever seen a couple that’s obviously in love? They’re always together or trying to be together. They’ll crack jokes, help each other with tasks, and compliment each other’s appearance or talents. Even when they’re not together they text or call, doing everything they can to connect. If things are serious, they might buy each other flowers and other gifts. In short, they do everything they can to tell each other, “You’re special. I

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00:04:44

When

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2024/10/21

READ: MARK 11:1-11; JOHN 12:12-16 Do you ever have one of those moments when something from the Bible sticks out to you, and it’s just what you need to hear? The other day, I had that kind of moment while I was reading Mark 11. As Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey, crowds of people wave palm branches and shout “Hosanna!” Jesus is fulfilling a prophecy from Zechariah 9:9 that says, “Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious,

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00:04:31

The Glory of Jesus

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2024/10/20

READ: MATTHEW 17:1-8; LUKE 9:28-36; 1 JOHN 3:2 What is Jesus like in all of His glory? The Bible tells us Jesus is both fully God and fully human—but while he was here on earth He looked like everybody else (Isaiah 53:2; John 1:9-14). He was a man walking among us, and His glory as God the Son was hidden from view. At least, most of the time! The event we call the transfiguration gave three of Jesus’s disciples a glimpse of the true glory of our Savior. Matthew 17 tells us that Jesus took

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00:04:46

Instant Everything

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2024/10/19

READ: ROMANS 14:10-13; GALATIANS 6:1-2 What’s your favorite “instant” food? Ramen noodles? Mac ‘n’ cheese? Taquitos? These precooked foods are tasty and convenient. Especially when we’re hungry and in a hurry, having something on hand that will only take a minute or two to prepare can be really nice. It’s easy to get the idea that everything should be instant though. Sometimes we expect spiritual maturity to be like that, but it isn’t. Spiritual maturity—or growing to be more like Jesus—takes

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00:04:34

Trusting at Night and in the Morning

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2024/10/18

READ: PSALM 143; LAMENTATIONS 3:22-26 Anxiety often gets to me at night. I don’t know what the morning is going to bring. There’s a heaviness that comes over me as it draws closer and closer to the time I go to bed. I try to reach out in that time and cling to God, but sometimes I struggle to do that. Night can be especially hard to deal with when we have family members who are struggling or when someone we love is in the hospital. We may feel like we need to stay awake to wait and see if we

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00:05:01

The Everyday Things

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2024/10/17

READ: PSALM 100:1-5; COLOSSIANS 2:6-7; 3:15-17; 4:2 Take a deep breath. Focus on the way it feels as the air enters your body. We are breathing all the time, but how often do we really think about our breathing or take time to be grateful for what those breaths are doing for our bodies? Isn’t it an amazing thing that God has given us the ability to breathe? We all need to breathe in order to survive. And breathing is just one of the many things we tend to do without even thinking about it. But

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