Joel Osteen Devotional July 6 2021 – Speak What You Hear

1 Kings 18:41, NKJV

Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.”

When the prophet Elijah heard God speak to his spirit and told King Ahab, “I hear the sound of abundance of rain,” it hadn’t rained in Israel for over three years. Everywhere you looked it was brittle dry and not a cloud in the sky. Elijah could have thought, “I’m not going to tell anyone what I heard. They’ll think I’m crazy.” But he knew the way God is. In a drought, God will talk to you about rain. In lack, He’ll talk to you about abundance. When you feel insignificant, He’ll talk to you about greatness. He speaks to your spirit about what’s coming, but it may be the opposite of what your circumstances look like.

It’s not enough to just believe what you hear. The Scripture says, “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so.” When you’re fighting a sickness, tell someone, “I’m healthy. I’m whole,” even if there’s no sign of it. Your words have creative power. When you announce it, it sets the miracle in motion.

Father, thank You for all the ways You speak to me about what is coming. Thank You that You are in no way limited to what my circumstances look like and have been. Help me to have the boldness to speak out the words that You say and set a miracle in motion. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.