{"id":2027,"date":"2026-03-02T00:08:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=2027"},"modified":"2026-03-01T17:15:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T01:15:48","slug":"march-2-spiritual-vitamins-day-2-arise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/march-2-spiritual-vitamins-day-2-arise\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2&#8211;Spiritual Vitamin A\u2014Arise!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SPIRITUAL VITAMIN A :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ARISE!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>&#8220;Arise, shine for your light has come!&#8221;\u00a0<\/em> Isaiah 60:1 (NKJV)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Today&#8217;s Thought and Action:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Some days we just don&#8217;t want to arise and shine do we? We hear that alarm go off and we just want to turn over, snuggle in and go back to sleep.<br \/>\nSome days we just don&#8217;t want to get up and face the world, much less arise and shine!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Yet while we are here on earth God has a job for us to do every day and that is to get up, go out and be His light in a dark world, and in His strength, we can do that.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So, Arise, and Shine today in your little corner of the world!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Go out and light up someone&#8217;s life by reflecting the glory of the Lord!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It can be just a smile, a kind word, good deed, a scripture shared, or a prayer said, but if your action is done in the Name of the Lord you will shine for Him!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A SMILE:<br \/>\n<em>&#8230;what a relief it is to see your friendly smile. It is like seeing the smile of God!<\/em> Genesis 33:10 NLT<\/li>\n<li>A GOOD DEED:<br \/>\n<em>&#8230;let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.<\/em> Matthew 5:16 NLT<\/li>\n<li>A PRAYER:<br \/>\n<em>I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. As you make your requests, plead for God&#8217;s mercy upon them, and give thanks<\/em>. 1 Timothy 2:1 NLT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPIRITUAL VITAMIN A :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ARISE!\u00a0 &#8220;Arise, shine for your light has come!&#8221;\u00a0 Isaiah 60:1 (NKJV) Today&#8217;s Thought and Action: Some days we just don&#8217;t want to arise and shine do we? We hear that alarm go off and we just want to turn over, snuggle in and go back to sleep. 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