{"id":1157,"date":"2024-01-18T00:08:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T08:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1157"},"modified":"2024-01-17T18:39:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T02:39:19","slug":"p-o-w-e-r-day-18-worship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/p-o-w-e-r-day-18-worship\/","title":{"rendered":"P-O-W-E-R&#8211;Day 18&#8211;Worship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Scripture:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.&#8221;<\/em> Psalm 29:2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Thought:<\/strong><br \/>\nWorship means to bow down to reverence. Holiness means something set apart, separate.<br \/>\nTherefore, I believe this verse is saying that we should give the Lord the glory and honor that is due Him by bowing down to Him,<br \/>\nfirst of all in our hearts, and also physically, if possible, in reverence to His name.<br \/>\nOur worship time should be a time that is set apart, a special time that we make in our day to spend with Him.<br \/>\nIt can be any time or place if it is done within our hearts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Prayer:<\/strong><br \/>\nDear God,<br \/>\nRight now, I want to give You the glory that is due You. I want to praise You as my Lord. I want to give You thanks for being my Savior.<br \/>\nI want to set aside this time to worship You in spirit and truth as John 4:24 says.<br \/>\nI want to do this everyday, God, therefore, I purpose to worship You daily within the chambers of my heart, mind and soul.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Action:<\/strong> Worship<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reverence His name.<\/li>\n<li>Submit to His word.<\/li>\n<li>Give Him the praise, honor and glory due Him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s Scripture: &#8220;Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.&#8221; Psalm 29:2 Today&#8217;s Thought: Worship means to bow down to reverence. Holiness means something set apart, separate. Therefore, I believe this verse is saying that we should give the Lord the glory and honor that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1897],"tags":[1989,3,1991,1899,1994,1898,1233,1990,1992,30,32,1993,1988],"class_list":["post-1157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-p-o-w-e-r","tag-bow-down-before-the-lord","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-give-the-lord-glory","tag-january-2024","tag-john-424","tag-p-o-w-e-r","tag-praise-the-lord","tag-psalm-292","tag-reverence-the-lords-name","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you","tag-submit-to-gods-word","tag-worship-the-lord"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Day18-Psalm-29.2.png?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1339,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/march-14-proverb-a-day-day-14\/","url_meta":{"origin":1157,"position":0},"title":"March 14&#8211;Proverb A Day\u2014Day 14","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"March 14, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Today's Proverb: In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence, And His children will have a place of refuge. 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