{"id":105,"date":"2026-04-12T00:08:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=105"},"modified":"2026-04-07T21:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T04:03:57","slug":"showers-of-blessings-day-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/showers-of-blessings-day-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Showers of Blessings Day 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 12
\nBlessing: \u00a0Fruitfulness<\/u>
\nBut the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive.\u00a0 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and grew very mighty.\u00a0 Exodus 1:17, and 1:20<\/em><\/p>\n

Message:
\n<\/u>The king of Egypt noticed that the Israelites were a strong people who even though they were beaten and overworked continued to do well and multiply. The king was afraid that the Israelites would increase so great that they would rise up and conquer him to overthrow his kingdom, so he told the mid-wives when they were delivering Israelite babies to kill any male baby they saw being born, but to save the girl babies. However, the mid-wives were women of faith who feared God and they did not obey the king, thus God blessed them for their obedience and increased the Israelites to be fruitful to multiply in number and strength.<\/p>\n

Fruitfulness is a blessing of God for those who fear Him and obey Him.\u00a0 Fruitfulness is one of the Fruits of the Holy Spirit which we believers enjoy.
\nLet\u2019s give thanks and rejoice that we are most blessed by the Lord as we fear Him and walk in His ways and will daily.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u2026lead a life worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.\u00a0 Colossians 1:10<\/em>\u00a0 RSV<\/p>\n

\u00a92023 SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 12 Blessing: \u00a0Fruitfulness But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive.\u00a0 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and grew very mighty.\u00a0 Exodus 1:17, and 1:20 Message: The king of Egypt noticed that…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[3526,69,66,3,64,65,23,68,67,30,5,32],"class_list":["post-105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-showers-of-blessings","tag-april-2026","tag-bearing-fruit","tag-colossians-110","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-exodus-117","tag-exodus-120","tag-fear-of-the-lord","tag-fruitful","tag-fruitfulness","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-showers-of-blessings","tag-smile-god-loves-you"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SB-12-Colossians-1.10.jpg?fit=354%2C472&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":95,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/showers-of-blessings-day-10\/","url_meta":{"origin":105,"position":0},"title":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 10","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"April 10, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 10 Blessing: \u00a0Deters Us From Sinning Moses said to the people, \u201cDo not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you, that you may not sin.\u201d\u00a0 Exodus 20:20 ESV Message: This verse reminds me of what I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Showers of Blessings"","block_context":{"text":"Showers of Blessings","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/category\/showers-of-blessings\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"SB-10-Proverbs-8.20","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SB-10-Proverbs-8.20.jpg?fit=354%2C472&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":114,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/showers-of-blessings-day-15\/","url_meta":{"origin":105,"position":1},"title":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 15","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"April 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 15 Blessing: Heritage For You, O God, have heard my vows; You have given me the heritage of those who fear Your name.\u00a0 Psalm 61:5 Message: \"Answered prayers are such a blessing!\u00a0 God is so good!\" I exclaimed, as I was handed the keys to my\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Showers of Blessings"","block_context":{"text":"Showers of Blessings","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/category\/showers-of-blessings\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"SB-15-Psalm-61.5","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SB-15-Psalm-61.5.jpg?fit=354%2C472&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":153,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/showers-of-blessings-day-25\/","url_meta":{"origin":105,"position":2},"title":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 25","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"April 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 25 Blessing: Prolonged Days \u201cThe fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 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