Joel Osteen Devotional for 20 January 2025 Monday Message
TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE BY JOEL OSTEEN 20TH JANUARY 2025
God has created you to be a victor, not a victim. Jump-start your day by celebrating the very best that God has for you! These daily inspirations will help you grow in your relationship with the Lord and equip you to be everything God intends you to be.
Joel Osteen Devotional for 20 January 2025 Monday Message
Today’s Topic: Let Today Be the Day
TODAY’S WORD
And the LORD said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is he.” Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward.
1 Samuel 16:12–13, ESV
TODAY’S WORD
God chose a teenaged shepherd named David to become the next king of Israel. David didn’t come from royalty. His family was poor. His father had no influence in the nation. David had no training or experience beyond the shepherds’ fields. His father hadn’t even called him into the house as a possible choice from among his eight sons.
Imagine how David felt when Samuel anointed him and told him that he was God’s chosen one. It didn’t make sense. He knew that if he showed up at the palace, they would have said, “Who is this stranger? He has no qualifications.” Maybe you feel like David. You know God’s calling is on you, but you’re a stranger. Will you do as David did and believe that you are chosen?
Don’t go through life handpicked by the Creator, with seeds of greatness, redeemed and forgiven, but never step up to who you were created to be. Let today be the day you say, “This is new to me, but I’m going to live fully as a child of the Most High God.”
PRAYER OF THE DAY
“Father, thank You that people don’t determine my calling or my destiny, but You do. Thank You that You see my potential, my faithfulness, and my integrity. I believe that You have things in my future that are beyond what I’ve ever asked for or imagined. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
How do we weather the storm? By knowing God is in control. When we trust the One whom the wind and waves obey, there’s peace in every circumstance.
That sickness looks really impressive, but I know a secret, it’s not going to last. That trouble in your marriage seems so permanent, but this too shall pass. That child that’s off course—seems like he’ll miss his destiny—no, the source of that trouble has been cut off. There are things you have prayed about that God has already put an end to. The fear is dead, the sickness is dead, the addiction is dead, the poverty is dead. It may take a little time to see it come to pass, but it’s on the way. Don’t get talked out of it. Don’t let what’s not happening discourage you. Keep believing, keep thanking God, and you’re going to see what God has spoken over your life.
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