GC Students Daily Devos

This is a real difficult topic, y’all. Please understand that I’m not trying to shame anyone who’s been divorced or whose parents have been divorced. Divorce is something that’s surrounded by pain and brokenness. Jesus draws a hard line against divorce because he knows it is so massively painful to couples and kids. In marriage, […]

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Integrity is about doing the right thing, even when no one is watching. In Matthew 5:33-38, Jesus says don’t take oaths, but what’s at the heart of this? He’s saying there shouldn’t be a single difference between what you say and do “under oath” compared with normal circumstances. As Jesus followers, we’re called to do […]

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These days, people do some really weird things and justify it by saying, “it doesn’t hurt anyone!” That seems cool at first, but it’s a slippery slope that can lead to dark traps. More importantly, even if it doesn’t hurt anyone else doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt our own hearts. In Matthew 5:28 Jesus calls […]

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Jesus tells us in Matthew 5:29-30 that if you eye or hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. Is he serious?? Really what he’s getting at is with things like lust (how we see the world) and anger (what we do in the world), these things are terrible symptoms of […]

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This is a sensitive topic: lust. In Matthew 5:27-28, Jesus says that adultery and lust expose the same core issue: both degrade others to objects that are used for personal pleasure and momentary happiness. God calls us in our hearts to lift people up and honor them. Lust tells us horrible things about ourselves while […]

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