WHATEVER YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES  KEEP HEARING ABOUT HOW MUCH GOD LOVES YOU AND WANTS TO BE A LOVING FATHER TO YOU.

12/11/24

GOSPEL CORNER

JOEL OSTEEN MINISTRIES
TODAY’S WORD

Today’s Scripture
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13, NKJV

TRIUMPH
Perhaps the people you grew up around or who you’re with now don’t believe for much and are content to live in mediocrity. You have to be the one to break out of the rut. You can’t let other people put their negative story on you. Don’t let their defeated, limited vision keep you from believing you can rise higher. People are not the author of your story; God is. He called you, He anointed you, and He put the dreams in you. This is a new day. God wants you to go further. He has things in your future that are much greater than you can imagine. Now get in agreement with Him. Quit telling yourself that you’re limited, you’ve gone as far as you can, and you’ll always struggle. No, tell yourself a new story. Have an abundant, victorious mentality and say, “I’m an overcomer. God always causes me to triumph through Christ. I am equipped, empowered, and anointed to become all I was created to be. Lord, thank You that You take pleasure in prospering me.”

A Prayer For Today
“Father, thank You for the people You’ve placed in my life, but help me not to become dependent upon them or allow them to put their story on me in a negative way. Thank You for the story of abundance and victory that You’ve written for me. I declare that I will triumph through Christ. In Jesus’ Name, Amen

Beloved, if you want to have faith for your breakthrough, make sure you are hearing and believing right about God through the word of Christ. By the way, in Romans 10:17, it is the word of Christ, not the word of God, as written in some Bible translations. The Greek word used here is Christos for Christ.

What’s the difference? The word of Christ refers to the word of the new covenant, the word of His grace.

In the book of Acts, the apostle Paul says, “So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified” (Acts 20:32). What is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among the saints? It is the word of His grace or the word of Christ. The Bible exhorts us to “Let the word of Christ [Christos] dwell in you richly in all wisdom” (Col. 3:16).

So if you’re feeling discouraged, I encourage you to keep hearing messages full of the grace and finished work of our Lord Jesus as was proclaimed by the apostle Paul. This was what the crippled man in Acts 14:8–10 did.

Whatever your circumstances, keep hearing about how your sins have all been forgiven through Christ and how you are today the righteousness of God in Christ. Whatever the prognosis you’ve heard, keep hearing about how much God loves you and wants to be a loving Father to you, to watch over you, provide for you, and deliver you from all your fears and afflictions.

My friend, when you give priority to this daily, you will have the word of Christ dwelling richly in you. And it is this word of His grace that will impart faith and hope to you.

When you know God’s love for you, it will cause you to run to Him instead of hide from Him. His love upon you and in you will make you strong. It will cause you to overcome every temptation and fear, slay your giants, and live life with greater boldness and victory!