Every challenge God has brought you through was designed as fuel for your faith. So when you face new challenges, you can say, “God, You did it for me back then. I know You’ll do it for me now.”

Gospel Corner

26/09/25

Joel Osteen Ministries

Today’s Word
Today’s Scripture
I will exalt you, LORD, for you rescued me. You refused to let my enemies triumph over me…you restored my health…you kept me from falling into the pit of death.
Psalm 30:1–3, NLT

Fuel for Your Faith
There are things in your past that should have stopped you. It may have been an illness, an accident, people who were against you, a bad childhood, but you’re still standing, still blessed, still happy, still victorious. That’s a sign the Lord is on your side. Just the fact that you’re here. If some people would have gone through what you’ve been through, they wouldn’t have made it. God didn’t let your enemies triumph over you.

Every challenge God has brought you through was designed as fuel for your faith. So when you face new challenges, you can say, “God, You did it for me back then. I know You’ll do it for me now.” You have a history with God. You’ve seen Him make a way where you didn’t see a way. You’ve seen Him have you at the right place at the right time. You’ve seen Him show you mercy when you made a mistake and turn it around even though you didn’t deserve it. When you think a problem is too big, go back and get some fuel. Remember what God has done.

A Prayer for
Today
“Father, thank You for the history that I have with You and for the mercies that You have shown out in my life. Thank You that I can remember every victory You’ve given me and use it as fuel to build my faith. I believe You are standing beside me and refusing to let my enemies triumph over me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

When our Lord stood in the synagogue in Nazareth and read from the book of Isaiah, He proclaimed the acceptable year of the Lord and stopped reading just before the words, “and the day of vengeance of our God.”

In doing so He showed us how to rightly divide the Word of God as today’s Scripture, 2 Timothy 2:15, instructs us to do. He made it precisely clear that we are in the age of grace.

When you learn to rightly divide God’s Word, I believe that you will begin to see His grace, His love, and His security flood every area of your life. Let me share with you a precious testimony of restoration that illustrates this. Valerie, a lady from Illinois, shared:

I became a believer almost twenty years ago and my life changed tremendously. Despite being saved, I felt that something was still wrong because I was repeatedly diagnosed with cancer—four times in all.

After my last relapse of cancer, I watched Pastor Joseph Prince on television and ordered his materials. The first thing I remember learning was that all of my sins have been forgiven! Before that, I was taught of the need to repent and receive forgiveness from God whenever I sinned.

I also learned that God was not looking at my performance to accept me, love me, or bless me, but at Jesus’ finished work on the cross. What a deep blessing these truths were to my heart, body, and soul!

I became a partner with the ministry and today, I have all of Pastor Prince’s teachings and I meditate on them all the time. Now, my walk with the Lord is amazing! I no longer feel condemned or guilty and I am no longer walking in fear! I also have a revelation of Christ’s love for me and I have an intimate relationship with Him.

With God’s help, my finances have also improved. I am fifty-six years of age and I now have my first home! On top of all this, I am cancer-free, have witnessed salvations in my family, and am enjoying better relationships with my family members.

I can’t express in words how much Pastor Prince’s ministry has blessed my life. It is forever changed! My eyes have been opened to GOD’S GRACE and I will never go back to my old beliefs and ways of thinking.

Isn’t it amazing that as Valerie began to learn how to rightly divide God’s Word, she began to experience God’s abundant restoration in quite literally every area of her life, that included an intimate relationship with Him, restoration of physical health, and blessed family relationships?

This is such an encouragement to my team and to me because preaching the gospel of grace is all about helping and lifting up God’s precious people. I am deeply humbled and grateful to be a part of this grace revolution that is transforming one life, one marriage, and one family at a time across the entire world. All honor, glory, and praise to our Lord Jesus Christ!