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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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00:04:52

Shame into Victory

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2025/04/15

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, t-shirts, tattoos, logos, books, and church buildings. But back in the New Testament times, crosses were a symbol of condemnation and shame. Crucifixion was the most brutal, humiliating death the Roman Empire could come up with, and it was shameful even to mention the word cross. However, after Jesus died on a cross—and rose again three

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00:04:32

Ultimate Pain

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2025/04/14

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 endure something painful to be seen as an adult. Having a high pain tolerance has often brought respect. For instance, a while ago someone close to me had surgery to remove her wisdom teeth. After that type of procedure, the doctor generally prescribes high-strength painkillers. However, she chose not to take any of those. Instead she chose to

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00:06:29

Steady Within the Flood

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2025/04/13

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 through his shirt and stained his fingers red. “You promised,” he spat into the empty cave to the God he once trusted. “You told me it was mine, but then you let them take it from me. Now I have nothing.” He slid down the side of the cave, slumping against the cold stone. His God had promised him he would be king, that he would rule

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00:04:25

More Than Emergencies

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2025/04/12

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 had never done that before, and I wasn’t sure what it would do. Thankfully, I was able to cancel the call before it did anything, but it got me thinking… There are people out there who are available to help us in emergency situations but who should not be bothered otherwise. We don’t want to call an emergency dispatcher just to talk or

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00:04:41

Victory Cry (Part 2)

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2025/04/11

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 victory over sin, but it also gives us victory over death! In 1 Corinthians 15, we see how our personal hope of resurrection is tied directly to Christ’s own resurrection—and His coming reign over every evil force in this world. Paul explains that “sin is the sting that results in death” (1 Corinthians 15:56)—but we need not fear, for Jesus

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00:04:48

Victory Cry (Part 1)

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2025/04/10

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. Although I confessed these failures, I was plagued with relentless guilt. Most mornings I woke with a foreboding sense of dread. Life just seemed to keep coming at me too fast to regroup. I felt like a boxer down in the ring with my opponent pummeling me long after the bell had rung—sweat flying, nose bleeding, no one intervening. Shamed and

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00:04:05

Never Too Young

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2025/04/09

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 nobody told you with words, but their body language, tone, and actions conveyed the message clear enough. I’ve had many people tell me that over the years, and even recently there have been people who’ve expressed that I’m too young for them to bother with, or that I’m too young to do anything worthwhile. And it hurts, no matter who the

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00:04:35

Why Isn’t God Talking to Me?

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2025/04/08

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 talking to me?” I remember feeling that way. But let me encourage you! It takes time to learn someone’s voice. If I met you for twenty minutes today, and tomorrow you shouted to me in a crowd, I probably wouldn’t turn around. I wouldn’t recognize your voice. You would have to get louder, more persistent, even grab my arm—and I still may not

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00:04:57

Macrina the Younger: A Life of Influence

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2025/04/07

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 faithfully following Jesus. Born around 330 AD, Macrina was the oldest of ten children, and she became a pillar of strength and faith for her family after her father’s death when she was only twelve. A few years later, Macrina decided to forego marriage and instead become her mother’s lifelong companion. Together, they raised Macrina’s younger

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00:04:59

Being a Disciple

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2025/04/06

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 and support other Christians in their faith? I’m an introvert with few close friends, and making conversation is difficult for me. Was I really a disciple myself? I was comforted when I went back to the Bible after class and was reminded of three truths. First, being a disciple and being a Christian are the same thing. Acts 11:26 says,

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00:05:14

Unfinished

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2025/04/05

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 young child I thought it was so cool to see him take an ordinary block of wood and turn it into an amazing work of art. Often, it was difficult for me to tell exactly what he was making, but he knew what he was doing and never lost sight of the end goal. Using various tools, he would shape the wood one shaving at a time until the design was

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00:05:58

The Night Sky

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2025/04/04

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 night sky. Fire cascaded in fountains of blue and orange from the mouths of fire-breathers. Parrots squawked, lions prowled, and dancers spun in dizzying circles. When Clara was a little girl, she loved the color and noise of her people. She loved the adventure of growing up on the road—sleeping in the back of a wagon or in a tent

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00:05:08

Who Makes Us Holy?

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2025/04/03

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, my friend (who I’ll call Samantha) solemnly shared a tidbit from her college-age counselor (who I’ll call Brynn): “Brynn told me she’d never written ‘I love so-and-so’ about any boy. Brynn also said she’d never worn a two-piece bathing suit.” I could see how the counselor’s words impressed Samantha, and how much she felt this was a

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00:04:23

Resisting Temptation

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2025/04/02

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 you’ve been struggling with combating this temptation, but you keep falling for it. At times like these, it’s easy to think that God is furious with us. After all, He’s a just and holy God. Isn’t He sick and tired of this? While it’s true God is a holy God, He’s not unaware of our struggle. When Jesus was on this earth, He was tempted to

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00:05:13

Time to Laugh

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2025/04/01

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 true. April Fools’ Day is a day when practical (not harmful) jokes are encouraged, and people spring them on each other left and right. While pranks can go too far, if done in the right spirit a good joke can cause a lot of laughter and fun. How is all of this biblical? While April Fools’ Day isn’t in the Bible, Proverbs 17:22 tells us

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00:05:27

Unlocked Special: April Fools with Producer Josh!

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2025/04/01

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 Josh began editing the podcast, he has ever-so-kindly taken the initiative to save a large variety of verbal missteps, mess-ups, repeats, and mistakes from Natalie and Dylan, and beautifully arranged them into a lovely bloopers episode made especially for today 😅 It’s unfiltered. It’s unpredictable. It’s Unlocked…and yeah, it’s kind of a

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00:04:36

Gifted

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2025/03/31

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 remember? When I was a junior in high school, I was struggling with anxiety following an event that happened at school. It was a dark time in my life. I was feeling lonely, scared, and overwhelmed. Worst of all, I was feeling distant from God. A few weeks after this event, my Spanish teacher took me aside after class one day. She told

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00:05:14

Even in Our Imperfections

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2025/03/30

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 about my appearance, another appears on my face. As I was thinking about how imperfect I feel and how I can never seem to have flawless skin, I started thinking about how God accepts us, with all of our imperfections, and loves us fully. Acne issues? God sees you as beautiful. Can’t stop worrying? God sees your concern and wants to help

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00:05:10

Clean It Out

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2025/03/29

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, sorting, and deciding what to keep, give away, or throw away are some of my least favorite activities. It’s not that I mind getting rid of what I don’t need; I just don’t care for the actual process. It requires me to rifle through drawers, organizers, and containers, thinking about whether I need or want this, whether I should keep it or just

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00:07:21

Esau and the Prodigal Son

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2025/03/28

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 Rebekah, he is tricked and mistreated by his younger brother Jacob. One day, Esau is very hungry after going on a long hunting trip and getting nothing. Jacob sees how hungry Esau is and offers to trade him his inheritance for a bowl of soup. Esau makes a rash decision and agrees. Later, Jacob dresses up like Esau and tricks their elderly

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