{"id":237,"date":"2026-05-18T00:08:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T07:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=237"},"modified":"2026-05-16T18:46:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T01:46:43","slug":"gods-grace-day-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/gods-grace-day-18\/","title":{"rendered":"God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 18"},"content":{"rendered":"

God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 18
\nBut none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.<\/em>\u00a0 Acts 20:24 NKJV<\/p>\n

Message:<\/span>
\nTo understand today\u2019s verse better we need to read the verses preceding it.\u00a0 Paul is speaking to the elders of the church in Ephesus before he leaves for Jerusalem. He is testifying that he has lived his life in service to God and in obedience to the ministry to which he was called, which was telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.<\/p>\n

he said to them: \u201cYou know, from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you, serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews; how I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house, testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0And see, now I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me.\u00a0 But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.\u00a0 Acts 20:18-24 NKJV<\/em><\/p>\n

Paul knew firsthand about the wonderful grace of God, and he lived his life telling others about it.\u00a0 May we strive to do the same daily in our little corner of the world, for Jesus told us all to go and preach the gospel to everyone.<\/p>\n

And He said to them, \u201cGo into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.\u00a0 <\/em>Mark 16:15 NKJV<\/p>\n

Be blessed today as you share the good news of the gospel of grace.<\/p>\n

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

God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 18 But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.\u00a0 Acts 20:24 NKJV Message: To…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[149],"tags":[238,237,242,3,150,240,239,3527,241,30,32],"class_list":["post-237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gods-grace","tag-acts-2018-24","tag-acts-2024","tag-church-in-ephesus","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-gods-grace","tag-gospel-of-grace","tag-mark-1615","tag-may-2026","tag-paul","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GG-18-Acts-20.jpg?fit=354%2C472&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":216,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/gods-grace-day-12\/","url_meta":{"origin":237,"position":0},"title":"God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 12","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"May 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 12 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God\u00a0which was\u00a0with me. 1Corinthians 15:10 NKJV Message: Paul, the apostle\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "God's Grace"","block_context":{"text":"God's Grace","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/category\/gods-grace\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"GG-12-1Corinthians-15.10","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GG-12-1Corinthians-15.10.jpg?fit=354%2C472&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":944,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/attitude-of-gratitude-day-15\/","url_meta":{"origin":237,"position":1},"title":"Attitude of Gratitude\u2014Day 15","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"November 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I AM GRATEFUL FOR....GRACE OF GOD I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, 1 Corinthians 1:4 An Attitude of Gratitude Thought & Prayer: Grace is the freely given, unmerited favor and love of God, given to us\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Attitude of Gratitude"","block_context":{"text":"Attitude of Gratitude","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/category\/attitude-of-gratitude\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AG-15-Grace-of-God-1Cor.1.4.jpg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":261,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/gods-grace-day-24\/","url_meta":{"origin":237,"position":2},"title":"God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 24","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"May 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 24 And if God chose them by grace, then it is not for the things they have done. 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