{"id":124,"date":"2026-04-17T00:08:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T07:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=124"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:48:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:48:03","slug":"showers-of-blessings-day-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/showers-of-blessings-day-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 17"},"content":{"rendered":"

Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 17
\nBlessing: \u00a0God\u2019s Compassion<\/u>
\nAs a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him. Psalm 103:13 ESV<\/em><\/p>\n

Message:
\n<\/u>When I and my brother were young, we thought we were doing a good deed for our dad.
\nWe were washing the dishes after lunch and my brother noticed dad\u2019s pipe sitting on the table, \u201cHey!\u201d my brother said, \u201cLet\u2019s surprise dad and clean up his pipe!\u201d
\n\u201cGreat idea!\u201d I exclaimed.\u00a0 So, after my brother emptied the tobacco out of the pipe, into the dish water the pipe went.\u00a0 We scrubbed it clean, and then we found out that with the dish water the pipe would blow great bubbles! What fun we were having blowing bubbles with the pipe until dad walked into the room!<\/p>\n

Our little good deed ended up being not such a good idea after all, but dad didn\u2019t punish us, he had compassion on us because he knew we were only trying to do something nice for him that ended up getting out of control.\u00a0 He did explain to us why we shouldn\u2019t have done what we did, and we learned a valuable lesson.<\/p>\n

My brother and I were fortunate to have a loving, compassionate father here on earth.\u00a0 Some people don\u2019t have that, either they have no earthly father who is near to them, or they have one who is not very compassionate.\u00a0 But never forget we all have a compassionate, loving Father in heaven who loves us. He has empathy for us and wants to bless us.\u00a0 He is good, kind and faithful.\u00a0 We can count on Him to protect us and help us.\u00a0 We who fear the Lord are the most blessed of people!\u00a0 Let\u2019s give thanks and praise for that we have a compassionate, loving Lord!<\/p>\n

\u00a92023 SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 17 Blessing: \u00a0God\u2019s Compassion As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him. Psalm 103:13 ESV Message: When I and my brother were young, we thought we were doing a good deed for our dad. 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