{"id":206,"date":"2025-05-09T00:08:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T07:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=206"},"modified":"2025-05-07T09:35:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T16:35:22","slug":"gods-grace-day-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/gods-grace-day-9\/","title":{"rendered":"God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 9
\nThe Lord \u00b7laughs at\u00a0<\/em>[mocks]<\/em>\u00a0those who \u00b7laugh at\u00a0<\/em>[mock]<\/em>\u00a0him, but he \u00b7gives grace\u00a0<\/em>[shows favor]<\/em>\u00a0to \u00b7those who are not proud\u00a0<\/em>[the humble]<\/em>.<\/em>\u00a0 Proverbs 3:34 EXB<\/p>\n

God gives grace to the humble. To those who follow Him in obedience daily.\u00a0 Who look to Him for wisdom and direction, not seeking their own way and will, denying themselves they quietly, humbly carry their crosses daily, praying for strength and always turning their backs on prideful foolishness.<\/p>\n

Those who mock God are so deluded and blinded by the enemy and the world that they don\u2019t even realize their foolishness. They don\u2019t know what they are missing by turning their backs on God.\u00a0 He offers so much more than the world, or the enemy could even imagine to give, yet they cannot see that.\u00a0 The Lord laughs at them, yet I am sure His heart hurts over them as He is not willing that any should perish.\u00a0 So today, let\u2019s pray for these lost souls who mock the Lord that their eyes will be opened to see the truth and they will turn to Jesus to save them from their sins.<\/p>\n

Thank You Lord, for Your grace and favor to us, Your children, your saints, we who love, obey and serve You daily.\u00a0 I pray for those who don\u2019t yet know You, that they will hear the truth and see the light and seek salvation before it is too late.\u00a0 In Jesus name I pray.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n

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

God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 9 The Lord \u00b7laughs at\u00a0[mocks]\u00a0those who \u00b7laugh at\u00a0[mock]\u00a0him, but he \u00b7gives grace\u00a0[shows favor]\u00a0to \u00b7those who are not proud\u00a0[the humble].\u00a0 Proverbs 3:34 EXB God gives grace to the humble. To those who follow Him in obedience daily.\u00a0 Who look to Him for wisdom and direction, not seeking their own way and will,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[149],"tags":[3,72,150,177,194,169,3303,193,30,32],"class_list":["post-206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gods-grace","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-favor","tag-gods-grace","tag-grace","tag-humble","tag-lord","tag-may-2025","tag-proverbs-334","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GG-9-Proverbs-3.34.jpg?fit=500%2C435&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":248,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/gods-grace-day-21\/","url_meta":{"origin":206,"position":0},"title":"God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 21","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"May 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 21 And he gives grace generously. 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