{"id":1079,"date":"2025-12-25T00:08:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T08:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1079"},"modified":"2025-12-20T18:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T02:57:09","slug":"dec-25-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/dec-25-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Dec.25&#8211;Christmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><u>PEACE<\/u><\/em><\/strong><em><br \/>\nFor there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. <\/em>Luke 2:11<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Today&#8217;s Thought:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><em>Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.<\/em> Luke 2:14<\/p>\n<p>Jesus, our Savior, came to earth bringing His peace and goodwill to all.<br \/>\nGlory to God, for this most wonderful gift!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SAVIOR:<\/strong> He is the Gift of Salvation<\/li>\n<li><strong>PEACE:<\/strong> He is the Gift of Peace<\/li>\n<li><strong>GOODWILL<\/strong>: He is the Gift of Goodwill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Today\u2019s Action:<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nTake some time to really appreciate and enjoy this Gift today by pausing to spend some time alone with HIM.<\/p>\n<p>Reflect on HIS birth and what it means to you and if you don&#8217;t yet know Him, today would be the perfect time to do so.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Today is Christmas! Make it count!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Merry Christmas from SGLY Ministry<br \/>\nwww.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PEACE For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11 Today&#8217;s Thought: Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, goodwill toward men. Luke 2:14 Jesus, our Savior, came to earth bringing His peace and goodwill to all. 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