{"id":593,"date":"2023-08-23T00:08:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T07:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=593"},"modified":"2023-09-01T18:29:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T01:29:50","slug":"august-23-serve-one-another","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/august-23-serve-one-another\/","title":{"rendered":"AUGUST 23&#8211;SERVE ONE ANOTHER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><u>A &#8220;One Anothering&#8221; Scripture and Thought<br \/>\n<\/u><em>For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.<\/em> Galatians 5:13<\/p>\n<p>Serve means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>to render assistance; be of use; help<\/li>\n<li>to offer or have a meal or refreshments available.<\/li>\n<li>to be favorable, suitable, or convenient<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Serving can have many meanings. As we interact with our brothers and sisters in Christ there are many ways, we can serve them in love and in doing so we will be obeying God.<\/p>\n<p>Look for ways today that you can serve one another in love.<\/p>\n<p><u>ONE-ANOTHERING IN ACTION:<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Is there some way you can render assistance or be of use to a brother or sister in Christ today?<\/p>\n<p>Does someone need your help? Could you offer a meal or refreshments?<\/p>\n<p>Make it a point each day to be a favorable, suitable and convenient servant to your brethren and as you do, God will use you in mighty ways, and bless you for your obedience to His word.<\/p>\n<p><em>For you have been called to live in freedom, not freedom to satisfy your sinful nature, but freedom to serve one another in love. <\/em>Galatians 5:13<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A &#8220;One Anothering&#8221; Scripture and Thought For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. Galatians 5:13 Serve means: to render assistance; be of use; help to offer or have a meal or refreshments available. to be favorable, suitable,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[738],"tags":[740,904,287,908,3,902,905,739,903,907,906,30,32],"class_list":["post-593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-one-anothering","tag-august-2023","tag-be-of-assistance","tag-brothers-and-sisters-in-christ","tag-called-to-liberty","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-galatians-513","tag-offer-help","tag-one-anothering","tag-serve-one-another","tag-serve-one-another-in-love","tag-serving-one-another","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Day23-Serve-Galatians-5.13.jpg?fit=500%2C435&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":521,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/august-2-one-anothering-bear-one-anothers-burdens\/","url_meta":{"origin":593,"position":0},"title":"August 2&#8211;BEAR ONE ANOTHER&#8217;S BURDENS","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"August 2, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"A \"One Anothering\" Scripture and Thought Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 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