{"id":1172,"date":"2024-01-23T00:08:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T08:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1172"},"modified":"2024-01-22T15:32:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T23:32:01","slug":"p-o-w-e-r-day-23-exert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/p-o-w-e-r-day-23-exert\/","title":{"rendered":"P-O-W-E-R&#8211;Day 23&#8211;Exert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Scripture:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>But I will sing of Your power; Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; For You have been my defense And refuge in the day of my trouble.<\/em> Psalm 59:16<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Thought:<\/strong><br \/>\nBelievers, we know we have His power within us. We know He has good works prepared for us to do.<br \/>\nNow is the time we need to exert ourselves! We need to be using our good influences on the world around us.<br \/>\nWe need to be actively working with God daily, using the power He has put within us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Prayer:<\/strong><br \/>\nDear God,<br \/>\nI want to do my part daily in Your Kingdom work. I want to be actively participating in what You are doing.<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t want to be sitting on the sidelines wasting time. I want to put forth the effort needed to do the good works You have prepared for me to do.<br \/>\nI want to be enthusiastically encouraging others in the faith and excitedly exclaiming Your mercy and love to the world!<br \/>\nDear God, help me to keep focused on who I am in Christ and what I have been blessed with, so that I can exert myself daily for Your glory.<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God\u2019s power.&#8221;<\/em> 1 Corinthians 4:20<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Action:<\/strong> Exert<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Put God&#8217;s power within you to good use.<\/li>\n<li>Exert yourself daily as God instructs.<\/li>\n<li>Take action to do the good works God has prepared.<\/li>\n<li>Be enthusiastic! 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We know He has good works prepared for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1897],"tags":[1125,2045,3,798,2047,2046,2040,2042,2043,93,1350,2044,645,1899,1193,1084,1898,2039,30,2041,32],"class_list":["post-1172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-p-o-w-e-r","tag-1corinthians-420","tag-be-enthusiastic","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-encourage-one-another","tag-excite-others-to-do-good-works","tag-exclaim-his-praises","tag-exert","tag-god-is-our-defense","tag-god-is-our-refuge","tag-gods-mercy","tag-gods-power","tag-help-in-trouble","tag-holy-spirit-power","tag-january-2024","tag-kingdom-of-god","tag-kingdom-work","tag-p-o-w-e-r","tag-psalm-5916","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-sing-of-gods-power","tag-smile-god-loves-you"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Day23-Psalm-59.16.png?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1185,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/p-o-w-e-r-day-27-rejoice\/","url_meta":{"origin":1172,"position":0},"title":"P-O-W-E-R&#8211;Day 27&#8211;Rejoice","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"January 27, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Today's Scripture: Rejoice in the Lord always. 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