GC Students Daily Devos

However you pronounce it, what does “Amen” mean? It’s not an English word and it doesn’t have anything to do with gender. The word amen has its root word in the Hebrew word aman, which means trustworthy or faithful. So when you or I say “Amen,” we’re saying everything that was just said is trustworthy, […]

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What is an “Ebenezer”? And what does it have to do with the year 2020 that we’re saying goodbye to? Ebenezer in Hebrew means “stone of help.” In the Bible, Samuel named a stone “Ebenezer” to remind everyone of the good that God did for them in the midst of chaos and panic. When they […]

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Think of the past year. God was there, wasn’t he? I think it is fair to say we were all blindsided by Covid-19. As hard as it may be for many to believe it, God was there every step of the way for us in 2020. This past year was stained by the evil that […]

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Today I’m sharing some tips and tricks to read your Bible more. Lately I’ve felt unmotivated to read my Bible and spend time with God. I used to have this huge passion for my faith and I want nothing more than to feel that passion again. Being so passionate in my faith influenced my attitude […]

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I wanted to do something different for today’s devotion and just walk through some scripture and take time to pray with you guys about what tomorrow means and why it means so much. When we focus on the birth of Christ, we focus on the love of God for sending His son. It says in […]

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Sometimes the best things come from the most unexpected times. The way this year went, I never expected Christmas to finally come, but here it is. When Jesus was born, people hadn’t heard from God or a prophet of His for 400 years. Mary was a virgin. Joseph thought about divorce. But God worked in […]

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Do all religions lead to the same destination? What makes a lot of us uncomfortable with answering this is thinking about, “if I answer this with, ‘no, not all religions go to the same place,’ then I’m saying that other people are wrong.” I definitely don’t want to make other people uncomfortable by calling them […]

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When it comes to Christmas, for some people the holiday doesn’t bring joy or excitement because of the pain that it reminds them of. I come from a broken home where my parents got divorced when I was young. Christmas was always so stressful because I would have to switch off houses during the day […]

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The Bible’s idea of love is WAY different than our idea of love today. What comes to mind when you hear the word “love”? In the Bible, there’s a word in Hebrew: Checed. Most times in our English Bibles, it’s translated into the word “kindness.” But it’s SO MUCH deeper of a word. It centers […]

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It’s that time of year again. Thanksgiving has ended and Christmas ads are starting to pop up everywhere. It’s so easy and tempting to continually think of more items that we want that might make our lives more complete. Psalm 23 says, “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want,” which calls us to […]

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