{"id":317,"date":"2024-06-08T00:08:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T07:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=317"},"modified":"2024-06-07T20:25:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T03:25:18","slug":"june-8-enlightened-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/june-8-enlightened-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"June 8–Enlightened Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"

June 8–Heart for the Lord–Day 8–ENLIGHTENED HEART
\nFor it is the God\u00a0who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has\u00a0shone in our hearts to\u00a0give\u00a0the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.<\/em>
\n2Corinthians 4:6 NKJV<\/p>\n

Today’s Thought:
\n<\/u>At the beginning of creation, God said “Let there be light”<\/em> and there was light. (Genesis 1:3.) God said the light was good and it separated the darkness.<\/p>\n

So, it was when Jesus came into the world, He said “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”<\/em> (John 8:12)
\nThrough Jesus, God has enlightened our hearts, giving us knowledge of His glory.<\/p>\n

Prayer of the Heart to the Lord:
\n<\/u>Dear Lord, today I ask that You create in me an Enlightened Heart so I can have knowledge of Your glory.
\nI want an Enlightened Heart, one that is informed, illuminated, full of the knowledge of the light of the gospel, so then it can shine on others and illuminate Your truths.
\nAn Enlightened Heart will dispel the darkness so the glory of Your Son can be revealed to all and then other hearts around the world will be enlightened with the good news of the gospel of Christ, who is the Light of the World.\u00a0 Thank You Lord, for Your Light.\u00a0\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n

\u00a9SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

June 8–Heart for the Lord–Day 8–ENLIGHTENED HEART For it is the God\u00a0who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has\u00a0shone in our hearts to\u00a0give\u00a0the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 2Corinthians 4:6 NKJV Today’s Thought: At the beginning of creation, God said “Let there be…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[156],"tags":[363,3,360,359,362,284,364,277,310,99,172,2549,175,361,30,32],"class_list":["post-317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heart-for-the-lord","tag-2corinthians-46","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-darkness","tag-enlightened-heart","tag-genesis-13","tag-glory","tag-good-news","tag-gospel","tag-heart-for-the-lord","tag-jesus","tag-john-812","tag-june-2024","tag-light","tag-light-of-the-world","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Enlightened-Heart-2Corinthians-4.6.jpg?fit=500%2C435&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2374,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/january-15-walk-in-the-light-of-life-john-812\/","url_meta":{"origin":317,"position":0},"title":"January 15\u2014Walk in the Light of Life\u2014John 8:12","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"January 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Walk in the Light of Life. 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