{"id":99,"date":"2026-04-11T00:08:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T07:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=99"},"modified":"2026-04-07T21:01:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T04:01:52","slug":"showers-of-blessings-day-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/showers-of-blessings-day-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 11
\nBlessing:\u00a0 Friendship with God<\/u>
\nThe secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.\u00a0<\/em> Psalm 25:14 KJV<\/p>\n

Message:<\/u>
\nAs a young child I was quiet and shy.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t have very many friends, but I did have one best friend. Her name was Barbara and she was a lot like me.\u00a0 Neither of us was outgoing, she because of her poor health, and I because of my shyness, but together we made a great team.\u00a0 We spent lots of our free time at each other\u2019s homes, playing, sharing secrets and dreams.\u00a0 For many years we were Best Friends and then, as we grew up and life took us our separate ways, we didn\u2019t keep in touch that often, but when we did we would always remember and reminisce about those times we spent as best friends in our childhood days.\u00a0 Having friends is great, but being blessed to have a Best Friend is wonderful.<\/p>\n

My mom always told me that \u201cYou might have lots of friends and acquaintances in your life, but if you have just one really good friend then you are blessed.\u201d
\nBelievers, the Lord is our Best Friend.\u00a0 He is the Best, Best Friend we will ever have!<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s verse is saying that those who fear the LORD are blessed with the LORD’s close friendship, that He is our best friend, because it is saying that He shares His secrets with those who fear Him.\u00a0 He shows them the things He has pledged to do for us who fear Him. That seems to be something a best friend would do.\u00a0 The word \u201csecret\u201d in this verse means counsel, or intimate conversation.\u00a0 It would be something that was shared with a close friend or in a circle of close friends.\u00a0 Actually, it would be like a secret that you are telling your best friend.\u00a0 How wonderful is that!<\/p>\n

So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.<\/em>\u00a0 Romans 5:11 NLT<\/p>\n

\u00a92023 SGLY Ministry\u00a0 www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Showers of Blessings\u00a0 Day 11 Blessing:\u00a0 Friendship with God The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.\u00a0 Psalm 25:14 KJV Message: As a young child I was quiet and shy.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t have very many friends, but I did have one best friend. 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