GC Students Daily Devos

It happens more often than most of us realize–we judge people without even getting to know them. Sometimes our judgement even keeps us from making amazing friends. In Matthew 7, Jesus calls us out on our judging, which is really us unfairly determining someone’s worth. Only God can do that. When He judges us, it […]

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Judging others—it’s a super sensitive and confusing topic. As Christians, are we allowed to judge? What does Jesus say about it? We look at Matthew 7:1-5 today where Jesus reminds us emphatically to humble ourselves before we correct anyone else. You think you’re judging others, but what you’re really doing is looking in a mirror […]

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I woke up at 3am to my dog Cabela barking like crazy in the backyard. She was going absolutely crazy, so I went out to calm her down… only to find a cat sitting on the fence taunting her! Then Bela and I both went crazy scaring this cat away. Worry sometimes acts like that […]

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I looked over the edge of the cliff and I started worrying about all the bad things that could happen. The more I stressed, the more scared I became. But I finally did it: I ran off the edge and fell toward the water! And my first 30-foot cliff jumping experience turned out just fine! […]

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What does “treasure” mean? When I think about it, I think about like pirates or leprechauns… but when Jesus talks about it, he’s saying that sometimes we have things (idols) that we value above God. Things that if we lose them, life is hardly worth living anymore: a job, house, spouse, fame, car, etc. SO […]

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Time and money: we can choose how to use these, but what are the right choices? Where can we invest our time and money? I had someone who invest his time in me who made an eternal difference. Jesus calls us to do the same with our lives in Matt 6:19-21. It’s so easy and […]

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Forgiveness is hard, especially when your offender either doesn’t apologize or offers an insincere apology. Either way, in Matthew 6:14-15, Jesus commands us to forgive others. The good news is that we can forgive others, even when they’re not sorry! Forgiveness allows us to let go of unhealthy control and invite God to start healing […]

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Is it really “forgive and forget”? When we forgive people, are we saying what they did is ok? Jesus in Matthew 6:14-15 calls us to always forgive. God forgives us no matter what we do, and we’re supposed to follow that example. It can be really hard, especially because forgiveness is hard to define. So […]

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What does Jesus really say about fasting? But REALLY, how does fasting apply to us today? Not many of us fast, but all of us go through painful situations like mourning loss and confronting our own sin. Jesus is strongly reminding us to sit with God in those painful situations of suffering. That allows God […]

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What’s the longest you’ve gone without food? Fasting is the practice of voluntarily giving up food for a period of time. Jesus in Matthew 6:17-18 says, “when you fast…” which tells us that Christians are called to fast. Fasting is in many different places in the Bible, but is oddly absent in our culture, which […]

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