{"id":1001,"date":"2025-12-02T00:08:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T08:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1001"},"modified":"2025-12-01T20:20:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T04:20:28","slug":"dec-2-christmas-countdown-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/dec-2-christmas-countdown-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Dec.2-Christmas Countdown\u2014Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

ABUNDANCE
\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong>I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly.\u00a0 <\/em>(The words of Jesus) John 10:10<\/p>\n

Today’s Thought:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Rejoice that you can have abundant life in Christ!\u00a0 Life abundantly here on earth, as well as in heaven someday.
\nPonder on Ephesians 3:20 which says:\u201d<\/em> Now glory be to God, who by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of\u2014infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t that amazing to think upon?<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Action:<\/u><\/strong>
\nGod\u2019s word in 2 Corinthians 9:8 says we who are in Christ will always have enough to meet our needs and even some left over to share with others!
\nAnd God\u00a0is\u00a0able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all\u00a0things,\u00a0may have an abundance for every good work.<\/em><\/p>\n

Therefore, share some of your abundance today. \u00a0\u00a0Whatever you have been abundantly blessed with, perhaps it\u2019s time, talent or treasures, share it with someone else this season and rejoice that you have been abundantly blessed in Christ.<\/p>\n

Only 23 days left until Christmas!\u00a0 Make each one count!<\/p>\n

Advent has begun!
\nVisit our Advent Blog<\/strong><\/a> for daily scriptures to read as you celebrate Advent this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ABUNDANCE I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly.\u00a0 (The words of Jesus) John 10:10 Today’s Thought: Rejoice that you can have abundant life in Christ!\u00a0 Life abundantly here on earth, as well as in heaven someday. Ponder on Ephesians 3:20 which says:\u201d Now glory be to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1652],"tags":[262,265,1676,1661,3,3311,1675,234,1674,30,1679,1677,1678,32],"class_list":["post-1001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christmas-countdown","tag-2corinthians-98","tag-abundance","tag-abundantly-blessed-in-christ","tag-christmas-countdown","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-december-2025","tag-ephesians-320","tag-in-christ","tag-john-1010","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-share-talent","tag-share-time","tag-share-treasures","tag-smile-god-loves-you"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Abundance-John-10.10.jpg?fit=575%2C500&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1045,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/dec-15-christmas-countdown-day-15\/","url_meta":{"origin":1001,"position":0},"title":"Dec.15-Christmas Countdown\u2014Day 15","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"December 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"DWELL Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.\u00a0 Colossians 3:16 Today's Thought: Dwell means to live or stay as a permanent resident;\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Christmas Countdown"","block_context":{"text":"Christmas Countdown","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/category\/christmas-countdown\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"CC-Dwell-Colossians-3.16","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Dwell-Colossians-3.16.jpg?fit=375%2C326&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1052,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/dec-17-christmas-countdown-day-17\/","url_meta":{"origin":1001,"position":1},"title":"Dec.17-Christmas Countdown\u2014Day 17","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"December 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"GIFT For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of\u00a0God, Ephesians\u00a02:8 Today's Thought: God's Gift of Salvation is the best gift we will ever receive! 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