{"id":288,"date":"2026-05-31T00:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T07:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=288"},"modified":"2026-05-26T17:26:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T00:26:24","slug":"gods-grace-day-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/gods-grace-day-31\/","title":{"rendered":"God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 31"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 31<br \/>\n<em>Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father,\u00a0who has loved us and given\u00a0us\u00a0everlasting consolation and\u00a0good hope by grace,<strong><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>comfort your hearts\u00a0and<\/em> <em>establish you in every good word and work.<\/em>\u00a0 2Thessalonians 2:16-17 NKJV<\/p>\n<p><u>Message:<br \/>\n<\/u>As we have seen in the verses over the last 30 days God clearly loves us, wants to have a close, personal relationship with us, and provided the opportunity for that to happen by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to be the Way.\u00a0 Jesus Himself <em>said \u201cI am<\/em> the way,\u00a0the truth, and\u00a0the life.\u00a0No one comes to the Father\u00a0except through Me\u201d John 14:6 NKJV<\/p>\n<p>Each day the verses have shown us different aspects of God\u2019s Grace shown to us by our God and Father or by our Lord Jesus Christ Himself.<br \/>\nWe have read verses about Grace that is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Found<\/li>\n<li>Divine<\/li>\n<li>Just<\/li>\n<li>Bestowed<\/li>\n<li>Undeserved<\/li>\n<li>Complete<\/li>\n<li>Giving<\/li>\n<li>Rich<\/li>\n<li>Abundant<\/li>\n<li>Abounding<\/li>\n<li>Wonderful<\/li>\n<li>Freeing<\/li>\n<li>Saving<\/li>\n<li>Joyous<\/li>\n<li>Sufficient<\/li>\n<li>Manifold<\/li>\n<li>Generous<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Grace is a divine gift, bestowed on undeserving mankind by our gracious God.<br \/>\n<em>Working together\u00a0with Him, we strongly urge you not to receive God\u2019s grace in vain [by turning away from sound doctrine and His merciful kindness].<br \/>\nFor He says,\u201c<\/em><em>At the acceptable time<\/em><em>\u00a0(the time of grace)\u00a0<\/em><em>I listened to you<\/em><em>,<\/em><em><br \/>\nAnd I helped you on the day of salvation.\u201d<br \/>\nBehold, now is \u201cthe acceptable time,\u201d behold, now is \u201cthe day of salvation\u201d\u2014<br \/>\n<\/em>2Corinthians 6:1-2 AMP.<\/p>\n<p>Stand firm saints!<br \/>\n<em>Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.<\/em>\u00a0 Hebrews 12:28 NLT<\/p>\n<p>\u00a92023 SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 31 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father,\u00a0who has loved us and given\u00a0us\u00a0everlasting consolation and\u00a0good hope by grace,\u00a0comfort your hearts\u00a0and establish you in every good word and work.\u00a0 2Thessalonians 2:16-17 NKJV Message: As we have 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