{"id":1743,"date":"2025-06-15T00:08:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T07:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1743"},"modified":"2025-06-13T12:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T19:46:08","slug":"september-15-praise-pause-day-15-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/september-15-praise-pause-day-15-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"June 15&#8211;Praise Pause&#8211;Judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Praise His Name: JUDGE<br \/>\n<em>For the LORD is our Judge, The LORD is our Lawgiver, The LORD is our King; He will save us;<\/em> Isaiah 33:22 (NKJV)<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Thought:<br \/>\nThe Lord is our Judge, not satan, not the world, not ourselves, not our friends, not our family, the Lord is our Judge!<br \/>\nWhat is a Judge? A Judge should be someone who is: honest, fair, wise and just.<br \/>\nLet us praise God that He is all that for us and more! He is a righteous Judge. He knows our heart and He is compassionate, loving and fair!<br \/>\nAs you stand before Him today, pause to praise Him for His grace, mercy and love!<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/em>Hebrews 4:16 NKJV<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Praise Pause:<br \/>\nI pause today to praise You God, my Judge.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I give You thanks and praise for Your grace and mercy to me.<\/li>\n<li>I give you thanks and praise that You are a compassionate Judge who knows my heart.<\/li>\n<li>I give thanks and praise to You who loves me and wants to raise me up to a new level of life.<\/li>\n<li>I give thanks and praise to You as I bend and bow the knee in repentance to You, confident that You will forgive, save and restore me to new life in You through Your Son, Jesus Christ!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dear God, I am so glad I can pause to praise You today as my Judge!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Praise His Name: JUDGE For the LORD is our Judge, The LORD is our Lawgiver, The LORD is our King; He will save us; Isaiah 33:22 (NKJV) Today&#8217;s Thought: The Lord is our Judge, not satan, not the world, not ourselves, not our friends, not our family, the Lord is our Judge! 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