{"id":1147,"date":"2024-01-15T00:08:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T08:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1147"},"modified":"2024-01-14T17:56:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T01:56:09","slug":"p-o-w-e-r-day-15-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/p-o-w-e-r-day-15-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"P-O-W-E-R&#8211;Day 15&#8211;Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Scripture:<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>&#8220;Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.\u201d<\/em> Mark 14:38<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Thought:<\/strong><br \/>\nAs we are waiting on the Lord, we should also be watchful. We should be praying and alert.<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.<\/em>&#8221; 1 Corinthians 16:13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Prayer:<\/strong><br \/>\nDear God,<br \/>\nAs I am waiting upon your timing, I want to keep myself strong. I want to stand fast in my faith. I want to be brave!<br \/>\nI want to stay alert in case the enemy tries to creep in and distract me from focusing on the plan You have prepared for me.<br \/>\nSo today, I just pray for Your protection God.<br \/>\nAs I wait upon You, may Your power that is within me keep me strong, and brave so that I can patiently endure this waiting and come forth ready to run with You wherever You want me to go!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Action:<\/strong> Watch<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep watch.<\/li>\n<li>Pray continually.<\/li>\n<li>Stand fast in your faith.<\/li>\n<li>Be alert, do not give in to temptation.<\/li>\n<li>Be brave, be strong in His might.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s Scripture: &#8220;Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.\u201d Mark 14:38 Today&#8217;s Thought: As we are waiting on the Lord, we should also be watchful. We should be praying and alert. &#8220;Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1897],"tags":[1979,1978,635,1975,3,1899,1974,1104,1898,1976,30,32,1977,1295,1973],"class_list":["post-1147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-p-o-w-e-r","tag-1corinthians-1613","tag-be-brave","tag-be-strong","tag-be-watchful","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-january-2024","tag-keep-watch-and-pray","tag-mark-1438","tag-p-o-w-e-r","tag-pray-and-be-alert","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you","tag-stand-fast-in-the-faith","tag-wait-on-the-lord","tag-watch"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Day15-Mark-14.38.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":1147,"position":0},"title":"P-O-W-E-R&#8211;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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