{"id":2144,"date":"2026-03-31T00:08:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=2144"},"modified":"2026-03-27T22:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T05:01:24","slug":"march-31-spiritual-vitamin-z-zealous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/march-31-spiritual-vitamin-z-zealous\/","title":{"rendered":"March 31&#8211;Spiritual Vitamin Z: Zealous"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SPIRITUAL VITAMIN Z : ZEALOUS<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always,&#8230;&#8221;<\/em> Galatians 4:18 NKJV<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Thought:<\/strong><br \/>\nDictionary definitions of Zealous:<br \/>\nfull of, characterized by, ardently active, devoted, or diligent.<br \/>\nPaul is telling the Galatians to always be zealous for the good things that God has prepared for them to do, not just when he is around, but at all times in every situation they might be in.<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s learn from this truth and apply it to our own lives.<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.&#8221;<\/em> Ephesians 2:10 NKJV<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Action: <\/strong>Today let&#8217;s take our Spiritual Vitamin Z and:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Let us be full of a good thing always.<\/li>\n<li>Let us be characterized by a good thing always.<\/li>\n<li>Let us be ardently active in a good thing always.<\/li>\n<li>Let us be devoted to a good thing always.<\/li>\n<li>Let us be diligent in a good thing always<\/li>\n<li>Let us zealously seek to know what the good works are that God has prepared for us to do and ask Him to give us the wisdom and strength to zealously walk in them for His glory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BE ZEALOUS for Spiritual Gifts<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Even so you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, <\/em><em>let it be for the edification of the church that you seek to excel.<\/em><br \/>\n1 Corinthians 14:12<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BE ZEALOUS for God<\/span><br \/>\nPaul said he was zealous toward God.<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, <\/em><em>but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>taught according to the strictness of our fathers&#8217; law, <\/em><em>and was zealous toward God as you all are today.<\/em><br \/>\nActs 22:3<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BE ZEALOUS to Obey the Lord<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Do not let your heart envy sinners, But be zealous for the fear of the LORD all the day;<\/em><br \/>\nProverbs 23:17<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This is the last devotional in the &#8220;Spiritual Vitamins&#8221; series. I hope it has been a blessing and inspiration in your life daily.<br \/>\nOur next series is called: &#8220;SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS&#8221;&#8211; a 30-day Daily Devotional focusing on the many blessings believers have received in the Lord.<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;I will make them and the places all around My hill a blessing; and I will cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be showers of blessing.&#8221;<\/em> Ezekiel 34:26<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a9SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPIRITUAL VITAMIN Z : ZEALOUS &#8220;But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always,&#8230;&#8221; Galatians 4:18 NKJV Today&#8217;s Thought: Dictionary definitions of Zealous: full of, characterized by, ardently active, devoted, or diligent. 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