He Has Designed Certain Things To Come To An End In Order To Move Us Into A New Level Of Our Destiny.

GOSPEL CORNER

08/01/25

JOEL OSTEEN MINISTRIES
Today’s Word

Today’s Scripture
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
Revelation 22:13, NLT

Necessary Endings
We all have times when things come to an end that we weren’t expecting. The company downsizes, and we’re let go. A friendship changes, and someone moves on. The door suddenly closes on a dream. It’s easy to get discouraged, but God is called “the Beginning and the End.” He has designed certain things to come to an end in order to move us into a new level of our destiny. We may not understand it, but it’s a necessary ending. Without that door closing, you wouldn’t see the greater things God has in store.

The same God who opens doors closes doors. Where you saw abundance in one season may seem like a famine in another. If you don’t understand that God has necessary endings, you’ll fight every closed door and try to hold on to things that God has brought to an end. He is “the author and the finisher.” When a door closes, take your fingers and your feelings off the door. Let it go. God never brings things to an end without having something better coming, something more rewarding, more fulfilling.

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that You are the Beginning and the End, that You bring necessary endings because You are always doing something new. I believe that even now You are working in ways I don’t yet see. I declare You are the author and finisher of my faith, and I look forward to great things. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

SECTION TWO

I like how the King James Version translates Ruth 2:3: “and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz” (boldface mine). The Hebrew word for “to come to” and “to light on” is qarah. And the Hebrew word for “happened” and “hap” is miqreh, which comes from the word qarah.

Incidentally, the word happy comes from the old English word “hap,” which is why when happenings happen the way you want them to happen, you are happy!

I don’t know how many times I have heard testimonies from people who happened to meet an old friend in need and were able to minister to the friend, or who happened to have been delayed or who happened to change their original plans and, because of that, were protected from danger.

My friend, none of those things happened by accident or coincidence. It was the Lord giving them eth and qarah—putting them at the right place at the right time!

This is reflected in a praise report from Sandy, who lives in Singapore.

Before I drive, I always make it a point to pray for protection. On March 31, I prayed as usual before I started driving toward the city.

I got stuck in heavy traffic and the cars were inching forward toward a major traffic junction. Like many motorists, I got impatient and was disappointed when the traffic light turned red just as I was approaching the junction. Then, I heard a strange sound of something cracking, and I was shocked as a huge old tree fell and hit the roof of the car right in front of me, creating a huge dent in its roof and shattering the rear windscreen.

By God’s grace, the driver of the car emerged unscathed. Needless to say, I was very grateful to God when I realized that He had placed me at the right place at the right time so that I wasn’t hurt.

I am very thankful to Jesus for His divine protection. Without His wings of protection over me, I may not even be alive today. Thank You, Jesus!

Even with something as mundane as driving on the road, which many of us do every day, we need to make it a point to pray for the Lord’s protection. Let’s not put our trust in our daily routines, our skills, or our limited ability to foresee danger. Our trust must be in the Lord’s protection.

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