No weapon formed against you shall prosper. Not because your behavior is perfect,But Because Your Standing In Christ is Perfect

Gospel Corner

23/05/25

JOEL OSTEEN MINISTRIES
Today’s Word

Today’s Scripture
“Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones….Come up to me on the mountain, and I will write on the tablets the same words that were on the ones you smashed.”
Deuteronomy 10:1–2, NLT

What You Smashed
In Deuteronomy 10, God took Moses to the top of Mount Sinai and encompassed the mountain in a great cloud, with lightning and thunder. It was a powerful, holy, majestic moment when the finger of God inscribed the Ten Commandments on two stone tablets. But afterward when Moses saw the Israelites worshipping a golden calf, he was so angry that he raised the stone tablets, something sacred that God had entrusted to him, and smashed them into pieces.

We all have mishandled something incredibly valuable that God has given us. Perhaps we let our anger, our pride, our having to be right, tear a precious relationship apart. We mishandled the career God gave us. We gave in to compromise and lost our integrity. If God gave us what we deserve, we’d be done. But God is the God of another chance. He said to Moses and to us, in effect, “You smashed something sacred. But if you go back up the mountain, I’ll give it to you again.” Don’t let guilt or regrets keep you back. He’s going to restore what you threw down.

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that when I make mistakes and mishandle what You’ve given me, You don’t say, ‘Too bad that you messed up. Now you’re on your own.’ Thank You that You don’t give me what I deserve but You give me another chance. I will not let regrets and guilt hold me back. In Jesus’ Name, Amen

SECTION TWO

Beloved, there may be a devil out there who tries to drag you down in defeat, but the Bible tells us clearly that we have One greater than him, inside of us. It is important that you be established in this truth.

You don’t have to be afraid of the devil, because Jesus, who is in you, is greater than the devil in this world. No matter what the enemy’s evil tactics are, he will not prevail against you in this battle. The devil is a defeated foe.

Greater is He who is in you than all the negative thoughts the enemy can throw at you. Greater is He who is in you than the feelings of guilt and inadequacy. Greater is He who is in you than every accusation that is leveled against you.

Stand strong on this declaration: “No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn” (Isa. 54:17). Wow! No weapon formed against you shall prosper.

The Bible doesn’t say that you will not experience any challenges or be faced with any attacks. But it does promise that you can be confident in the certainty that they shall not prosper against you.

Do you know why you can stand firm on this promise today? In the very same verse, God goes on to declare that “This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is from Me” (Isa. 54:17).

This protection is your heritage. God does not protect you because of your right doing; He protects you because your righteousness is from the Lord Himself!

Notice that the weapon that is against you could have already been formed, which means that it may already have been conceived, prepared, and aimed at you. Don’t be afraid. Whatever this weapon or challenge may be, know beyond any doubt that it shall not prevail against you.

This is God’s promise to you today—no weapon formed against you shall prosper. Not because your behavior is perfect, but because your standing in Christ is perfect. Your victory is firmly secured through Jesus’ finished work, which is your heritage in Christ.