GC Students Daily Devos

I’m a runner, not because running feels good, but because it helps me (be healthy, etc.). It’s hard to do things that are good, but don’t feel easy. In Matthew 5:43, Jesus acknowledges that it’s so natural for us as humans to hate our enemies, but at the root of hate is our selfishness. When […]

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Jesus tells us, “be perfect.” But, like, is that even possible? What he’s pointing to is that by loving our enemies, we are imitating God, who IS perfect. When we follow Jesus, we don’t have the right to treat someone as unloved who Jesus treats with him love. God treats us with unconditional love, even […]

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What is Jesus saying when he says, “Turn the other cheek”? Sometimes we have to step back and think about what other people are going through, even the people who hurt us. Here’s a phrase that helps us understand this: hurt people hurt people. Like, people who hurt you are actually already experiencing hurt in […]

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Feeling betrayed or hurt by somebody is the worst! My friend gave me some weird advice to “love them through it” when it happened to me. Jesus gives us the same advice in Matthew 5:38-42, and He says it knowing that it’s how God loves us. We turn our backs to God every day, yet […]

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Do you ever want to call someone out to see if what they’re saying is true? This is what Jesus was talking about in Matthew 5:33-38. He was calling us to just tell the truth no matter what we were talking about! He calls us to have relationships that are simple, honest, and truthful. He […]

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