{"id":805,"date":"2025-10-06T00:08:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T07:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=805"},"modified":"2025-10-05T17:46:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T00:46:24","slug":"standing-on-the-promises-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/standing-on-the-promises-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Standing on the Promises:\u00a0 CHANGE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>A Precious Promise: CHANGE<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;For I am the Lord, I do not change;&#8221;<\/em> Malachi 3:6<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Thoughts:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>There are few things in this life that do not change. Our daily lives are always full of change.<br \/>\nHowever, according to His word, God is always the same, He never changes. |<br \/>\nTherefore, let us comfort ourselves with these scriptures, that even though things in our world today are always changing, some for better, some for worse, the one thing we can always count on never changing is our God and His word.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever Isaiah 40:8<\/li>\n<li>God is not a man, that He should lie,.. Numbers 23:19<\/li>\n<li>Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning, James 1:17<\/li>\n<li>For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable Romans 11:29<\/li>\n<li>Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today and forever. Hebrews 13:8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Prayer:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>Dear God,<br \/>\nIn this uncertain ever-changing world, I will cling to these promises from Your word which never changes.<br \/>\nI will be comforted in knowing that You, God, never change, that You are the same, yesterday, today, and forever.<br \/>\nI thank You God, for all Your good and perfect gifts and calling.<br \/>\nI thank You that I can trust You and Your word, for You never lie.<br \/>\nYou are my Rock, my Fortress, my Shelter from the storm, my Firm Foundation, my Helper, and Comforter. You are my All in All.<br \/>\nI thank and praise You, God, for always being there for me 24\/7 in this chaotic, changing world.<br \/>\nI am grateful I have You to hold onto. \u00a0\u00a0In Jesus name I pray.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Precious Promise: CHANGE &#8220;For I am the Lord, I do not change;&#8221; Malachi 3:6 Thoughts: There are few things in this life that do not change. Our daily lives are always full of change. 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