Joel Osteen Ministries – Joel Osteen Devotional For Today
Joel Osteen Ministries Devotional Today – Theme – Wear Your Blessing Well
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:
“Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the LORD blessed him.”
(Genesis 26:12, NIV)
TODAY’S WORD:
One time Isaac was in a famine. There was a great drought in the land, but Isaac went out and planted crops right in the middle of that famine. It didn’t make any sense, but somehow in that same year of drought, the Scripture says, “Isaac received 100 times what he had sown because the Lord blessed him.”
What’s interesting is that when Isaac got blessed, the people around him, the Philistines and his friends all of the sudden got jealous of him. They were fine as long as he was broke. As long as they were at the same level, it was no big deal. But when he stepped up to a new level, when he began to wear his blessings well, the Scripture says, “The Philistines hated Isaac.”
Maybe you’ve noticed this in your own life. When you start to do better, the people around you don’t celebrate. They become jealous. But you can’t allow the attitudes of others to hold you back and cause you to live in mediocrity. Instead, when you’re blessed, brag on God! Shake off the criticism of others and receive His blessing. Wear it well because when you honor Him, He will continue to increase and promote you all the days of your life!
PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Father, thank You for every good and perfect gift that You have poured out on my life. In humility, I choose to wear my blessings well. I won’t shrink back at the criticism of others; but instead, I will walk forward with You into the life of blessing You have prepared for me in Jesus’ name. Amen.
The Right Recording
There’s a recording constantly playing in our mind telling us who we are. The problem for some people is their recording is negative. The good news is you can control your recording. Joel wants to show you how you don’t have to let negative thoughts keep playing. You can replace them with God’s voice of victory! When you declare, “I am fearfully and wonderfully made. I’m a masterpiece, I’m one of a kind, I have seeds of greatness.” Your life will change in amazing powerful ways. Your seeds of greatness will flourish and you will become all that God has created you to be!
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