GOSPEL CORNER: FATHER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOODNESS THAT SURROUNDS ME, THAT IS SUSTAINING AND FAVORING ME.

JOEL OSTEEN MINISTRIES
TODAY’S WORD

01/02/24

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
…whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things.
Philippians 4:8, AMP

RECOGNIZE WHAT’S REALLY EXTRAORDINARY
In today’s Scripture, it’s significant that the apostle Paul used the word “if.” “If there is any excellence.” He was saying you have to look for the good in your spouse, your children, your workplace, and in that difficulty you’re facing. It’s so easy to focus on all the flaws in our loved ones and on the discouraging things we face. How many times on our daily journey are we not recognizing what God is doing and what He has given us. We’re so caught up in the stress of the day that we don’t see how God is sustaining us, favoring us, guiding us. You have to look past all the wrongs and see the good things in your life and be grateful.

Don’t take for granted the people God has given you to love. They may not be perfect, but none of us are. Some people would love to have a spouse, to have children, to have a workplace, to have a home. What we often see as common is really uncommon. What we think is ordinary is really extraordinary.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY
“Father, thank You for Your goodness that surrounds me, that is sustaining and favoring me. Help me to look for and recognize the uncommon, to appreciate the people You’ve given me to love and enjoy. Open my eyes to the extraordinary and to find joy in my journey. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

My friend, today do you believe that God is for you and not against you? You see, the greatest blessing anyone can have is peace with God through Jesus Christ (Rom. 5:1). To know beyond the shadow of any doubt that all your sins are forgiven is the greatest provision made for you on Calvary’s hill.

Jesus took upon Himself all your sins at the cross. He absorbed all of God’s fiery indignation and judgment against all your sins, past, present, and future, so that you can be totally forgiven and have everlasting peace with God.

So today, there is nothing between you and God. There is no more sin, no more shame, and no more condemnation! And if God is for you, who can be against you? Now, what will you do today knowing that all His favor, wisdom, heavenly provision, and blessings are backing you up, and that you cannot fail?