{"id":1109,"date":"2024-01-03T00:08:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T08:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1109"},"modified":"2024-01-02T18:21:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T02:21:44","slug":"p-o-w-e-r-day-3-prepare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/p-o-w-e-r-day-3-prepare\/","title":{"rendered":"P-O-W-E-R–Day 3–Prepare"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Scripture:<\/strong>
\nThe ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer;<\/em> Proverbs 30:25<\/p>\n

Today’s Thought:<\/strong>
\nAnts prepare for winter, John prepared the way for Jesus’ first coming, (Mark 1:3) and Jesus, in heaven, is preparing a place for us, (John 14:2)
\nso should we be busy preparing ourselves, and the world we influence, for Jesus’ second coming.
\nAll through scripture we see the word “prepare”. Whether it was Kings, Prophets, people or animals, all were preparing for something.
\nPrepare means to put in proper condition, or to get something ready. I would think that could mean setting some spiritual goals for ourselves.<\/p>\n

Today’s Prayer:<\/strong>
\nDear Lord,
\nI really want to set some daily goals for myself. I want to focus on getting myself ready for what You would have me to do this year, and I want to be as ready as I can be for Jesus’ return.
\nTherefore, I want to prepare myself by setting some spiritual goals.
\nHelp me Lord to know what goals to set, for I want my daily life to reflect you in all that I do, so that I can be a good influence in the world around me.<\/p>\n

Today’s Action:<\/strong> Prepare.
\nSet some spiritual goals for this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today’s Scripture: The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer; Proverbs 30:25 Today’s Thought: Ants prepare for winter, John prepared the way for Jesus’ first coming, (Mark 1:3) and Jesus, in heaven, is preparing a place for us, (John 14:2) so should we be busy preparing ourselves, and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1897],"tags":[3,1899,1920,1919,1898,1916,1918,1921,30,32,1917],"class_list":["post-1109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-p-o-w-e-r","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-january-2024","tag-john-142","tag-mark-13","tag-p-o-w-e-r","tag-prepare","tag-proverbs-3025","tag-set-spiritual-goals-for-2024","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you","tag-spiritual-goals"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Day3-Proverbs-30.25.png?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1118,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/p-o-w-e-r-day-6-push\/","url_meta":{"origin":1109,"position":0},"title":"P-O-W-E-R–Day 6\u2014Push","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"January 6, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Today's Scripture: I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.\u00a0 Philippians 3:14 Today's Thought: There is a well-known acrostic written by someone unknown to me, titled \"P.U.S.H.\" It says: \"Pray Until Something Happens.\" I believe this is good advice. 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