{"id":525,"date":"2026-08-03T00:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T07:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=525"},"modified":"2026-08-01T21:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T04:00:28","slug":"august-3-care-for-one-another","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/august-3-care-for-one-another\/","title":{"rendered":"August 3\u2014CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><u>A &#8220;One Anothering&#8221; Scripture and Thought<\/u><br \/>\n&#8230;there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. <\/em>1 Corinthians 12:25<\/p>\n<p>A schism is a division or disunion. This verse is saying that there should not be any divisions or disunions in Christ&#8217;s church, but that all members should care for one another.<\/p>\n<p>To Care means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>to feel concern<\/li>\n<li>to look after<\/li>\n<li>to attend to<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In other words, Paul says that we believers should look after one another. We should show concern for one another&#8217;s needs and wants.<\/p>\n<p>We should attend to things we can do for one another. We should provide prayer support when necessary and material support as we are able.<\/p>\n<p><u>ONE-ANOTHERING IN ACTION:<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Pay close attention to your brothers and sisters in Christ. Do you see a need you can meet?<\/p>\n<p>Are you able to give prayer support to someone or help in a material way?<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps all that may be needed is a pat on the back or a hand of comfort to show you understand and care.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe a phone call or a thoughtful note is all that&#8217;s necessary.<\/p>\n<p>There are many ways we can care for one another&#8230;try finding one way you can do so today.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other equally.\u00a0 <\/em>1 Corinthians 12:25<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A &#8220;One Anothering&#8221; Scripture and Thought &#8230;there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. 1 Corinthians 12:25 A schism is a division or disunion. This verse is saying that there should not be any divisions or disunions in Christ&#8217;s church, but that all&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2679,"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":[738],"tags":[757,3530,45,287,758,760,3,761,401,759,739,762,30,32],"class_list":["post-525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-one-anothering","tag-1corinthians-1225","tag-august-2026","tag-believers","tag-brothers-and-sisters-in-christ","tag-care-for-one-another","tag-christs-church","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-look-after-one-another","tag-love-one-another","tag-no-divison","tag-one-anothering","tag-pray-for-one-another","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":579,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/august-19-members-of-one-another\/","url_meta":{"origin":525,"position":0},"title":"AUGUST 19&#8211;MEMBERS OF ONE ANOTHER","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"August 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A \"One Anothering\" Scripture and Thought so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. 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