GC Students Daily Devos

In Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, he says something strange: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.” Super weird to hunger or thirst for righteousness. What it really means is people who have a strong longing that hurt and brokenness in relationships is fixed and healed. It’s talking […]

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Do you go thrift shopping? I mean, “one man’s trash is another’s treasure,” right? It’s just a different perspective of use on the same thing. We’re looking at Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5 and how he’s being followed by sick, poor, and demon-possessed people–people who were treated like trash by everyone else. […]

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What does the word “delight” even mean? It’s like the relief of a pool on a hot day, or a Powerade after a long run. Psalm 37 calls us to “delight in the Lord,” which is an invitation from God followed up by gifts from Him, too. So we go to the Bible to delight […]

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I surprised myself in high school when I ran out of a gym… to pray. It wasn’t something I usually did, but I needed some time to pray to God. Jesus in Matthew 6 gives us some important guidance on prayer, including going to a quiet place and praying to God as “our Father.” We […]

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Belief in Jesus and the Bible can be a hard thing sometimes–especially when people around you mock you for it. In John 20, Thomas didn’t believe that Jesus was alive again after dying on the cross, but then he saw Jesus in the flesh and believed. Some of us are waiting for a sign or […]

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