Joyce Meyer Daily Devotional for Friday 17th November 2023
DO YOU KNOW THAT…? Pauline Joyce Meyer is an American Charismatic Christian author, speaker and president of Joyce Meyer Ministries. Joyce and her husband Dave have four grown children and live outside St. Louis, Missouri. Her ministry is headquartered near the St. Louis suburb of Fenton, Missouri.
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TODAY’S TOPIC: YOU BELONG TO GOD
SCRIPTURE: …Fear not, for I have redeemed you…I have called you by your name; you are Mine. – Isaiah 43:1 (AMPC)
JOYCE MEYER DEVOTIONAL FOR 17TH NOVEMBER 2023
Have you ever had a possession that is extremely valuable to you, one you cherish and admire? If you saw someone tossing it around carelessly, leaving it out in bad weather, or otherwise risking damage to it, wouldn’t you be grieved? God feels about His possessions the same way we feel about ours. People belong to God. They are His creations, and His Spirit is grieved when He sees them being mistreated. And since that same Spirit dwells in all believers, naturally those who are mistreated also feel grieved.
God has assignments for every individual. Not everyone shares the same calling in life, but every born-again person is an heir of God and a joint heir with Christ. Every individual has a right to peace, righteousness, and joy. Every individual has the right to have their needs met, to be used by God, and to see His anointing flow through them.
Everyone has an equal opportunity to see fruit in their ministry, but their willingness to love others has a lot to do with how much fruit they are going to see. The Holy Spirit spoke to me years ago: “One of the main reasons people don’t walk in love is that it requires effort. Anytime they walk in love, it’s going to cost them something.”
Love requires us to withhold some things we would like to say. Love demands that we not do some things we would like to do and that we give away some things we would like to keep. Love requires us to be patient with people.
Relationships are not always easy, but they are always important to God because He values people. We need to make the effort and the sacrifices needed to love people as God wants us to love them, so we do not grieve Him.
Prayer of the Day: Father, thank You for all creation. Help me to see things the way You see them, and to cherish what You cherish. Give me the strength I need to love selflessly, even if it hurts. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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