{"id":129,"date":"2026-04-18T00:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=129"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:51:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:51:03","slug":"showers-of-blessings-day-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/showers-of-blessings-day-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 18"},"content":{"rendered":"

Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 18
\nBlessing: \u00a0God\u2019s Mercy<\/u>
\nAnd his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. Luke 1:50 KJV<\/em><\/p>\n

Message:
\n<\/u>I remember when I was a child, I loved helping my dad and my grandpa as they worked in their big gardens.\u00a0 My dad always let me hoe the potatoes and pick weeds around the plants, which I enjoyed doing, but I loved helping in grandpa\u2019s garden the most because he had a big strawberry patch!\u00a0 I loved helping pick those big red strawberries.
\nOne day I was exceptionally hungry for some of those strawberries and even though grandpa wasn\u2019t around I decided I would quickly run down and pick some of those juicy berries.
\nGrandpa had told me to never go into the garden by myself because there might be snakes among the strawberry plants, but I didn\u2019t listen, and when I bent down to pick a big strawberry, I almost grabbed a big snake instead!\u00a0 I let out a scream so loud that grandpa heard it in his house, and he came running.\u00a0 Thankfully the snake slithered away without biting me, but I sure learned my lesson to listen to grandpa from then on.\u00a0 Thankfully, grandpa was compassionate, and though he was upset I had disobeyed him, he had mercy on me and offered me another chance to be his helper.
\n
\n<\/u>God\u2018s Mercy is much greater than my grandpa\u2019s or anyone else\u2019s, and God\u2019s mercy is never ending from generation to generation.\u00a0 God offers goodwill, kindness, goodness, and favor towards those who fear Him.\u00a0 He is compassionate and merciful to those who fear Him.\u00a0 His mercy provides salvation for all who will believe in and receive His Son Jesus, and His mercy continues daily, forever, to those who fear Him as they walk through this world.<\/p>\n

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

Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 18 Blessing: \u00a0God\u2019s Mercy And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. Luke 1:50 KJV Message: I remember when I was a child, I loved helping my dad and my grandpa as they worked in their big gardens.\u00a0 My dad always let me hoe the potatoes…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[3526,94,3,93,92,85,30,5,32],"class_list":["post-129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-showers-of-blessings","tag-april-2026","tag-blessing","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-gods-mercy","tag-luke-150","tag-mercy","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-showers-of-blessings","tag-smile-god-loves-you"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SB-18-Luke-1.50.jpg?fit=354%2C472&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":137,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/showers-of-blessings-day-20\/","url_meta":{"origin":129,"position":0},"title":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 20","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"April 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 20 Blessing: \u00a0God\u2019s Pleasure The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His mercy. 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