{"id":1049,"date":"2025-12-16T00:08:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T08:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1049"},"modified":"2025-12-14T19:48:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T03:48:34","slug":"dec-16-christmas-countdown-day-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/dec-16-christmas-countdown-day-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Dec.16-Christmas Countdown\u2014Day 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><u>FOREVER<br \/>\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong><em>Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Psalm 136:1<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Today&#8217;s Thought:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Forever means ENDLESS<br \/>\nThe Lord&#8217;s goodness is endless!<\/li>\n<li>Forever means EVERLASTING<br \/>\nThe Lord&#8217;s mercy is everlasting<\/li>\n<li>Forever means ENDURING<br \/>\nThe Lord&#8217;s truth endures forever<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Today\u2019s Action:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today, Focus on Forever! Thank God for His enduring truth, endless goodness, and everlasting mercy.<\/p>\n<p><em>For the LORD [is] good; His mercy [is] everlasting, And His truth [endures] to all generations<\/em>. Psalm 100:5<\/p>\n<p>Only 9 days left until Christmas!\u00a0 Make each one count!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOREVER Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Psalm 136:1 Today&#8217;s Thought: Forever means ENDLESS The Lord&#8217;s goodness is endless! Forever means EVERLASTING The Lord&#8217;s mercy is everlasting Forever means ENDURING The Lord&#8217;s truth endures forever Today\u2019s Action: Today, Focus on Forever! Thank God for His enduring&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1652],"tags":[1661,3,3311,1798,1799,1380,1796,1795,1794,30,32,1172,1331,1797],"class_list":["post-1049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christmas-countdown","tag-christmas-countdown","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-december-2025","tag-endless-goodness","tag-enduring-truth","tag-everlasting-mercy","tag-forever","tag-psalm-1005","tag-psalm-1361","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you","tag-thank-god","tag-the-lord-is-good","tag-the-lords-mercy-endures-forever"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Forever-Psalm-136.1.jpg?fit=375%2C326&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1033,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/dec-11-christmas-countdown-day-11\/","url_meta":{"origin":1049,"position":0},"title":"Dec.11-Christmas Countdown\u2014Day 11","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"December 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"DAY This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. 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