WITH EYES OF FAITH, SEE DOORS OF OPPORTUNITIES OPENING BEFORE YOU.

06/11/24

GOSPEL CORNER

JOEL OSTEEN MINISTRIES
TODAY’S WORD

Today’s Scripture
After Herod arrested Peter, he put him in jail and handed him over to be guarded by sixteen soldiers. Herod planned to bring Peter before the people for trial after the Passover Feast.
Acts 12:4, NCV

The Forces For You
King Herod was against the early church, having already killed the apostle James and now imprisoning Peter. Herod had assigned sixteen soldiers to guard Peter, chaining him between two guards and setting two guard stations and a huge iron gate at the prison entrance to make sure that he didn’t escape. As Herod assigned soldiers to hold Peter back, there will always be people and circumstances that try to keep you behind closed doors. There are forces assigned to try to stop your purpose. The good news is that the forces for you are greater than the forces against you. You may have times when you’re behind closed doors, when you feel like you’re outnumbered, when the odds are against you, but God will do as He did for Peter and open doors that no person can shut. The enemy may have put you behind a door of sickness, trouble, or addiction. You feel chained. There’s no way out. But your time is coming. God wouldn’t have let that door close if He didn’t have a way to open it.

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that You reign over kings and nations, and You reign over all the situations in my life as well. Thank You that people and circumstances do not have the final say over me. I declare that You are greater than anything that comes against me and that I am standing in faith for my door to open. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

SECTION TWO

She saw plenty of grain in the fields and she picked it all up. It was the much-needed provision for herself and her mother-in-law. What Ruth didn’t know was that the owner of the field, Boaz, had actually commanded his men to “let grain from the bundles fall purposely for her,” because she had found favor in his eyes.

My friend, isn’t it cool when Jesus, our heavenly Boaz, purposely commands the blessings on us, and tells His angels to drop them along our way? All we have to do is to go out into the fields and “pick them up.”

Beloved, because you have found favor in His eyes, the Lord is purposely dropping His blessings along your path every single day! Like Ruth, all you have to do is to step out into your field of provision.

With eyes of faith, see doors of opportunities opening before you. Have the courage to apply for that job you have always dreamed about. Prepare and equip yourself, and go forth and pick up those blessings our Lord has already laid before you. Your future is bright!