Gospel Corner
30/ 10/25
Joel Osteen Ministries
Today’s Word
Today’s Scripture
“This very day the LORD will put you in my power; I will defeat you and cut off your head.”
1 Samuel 17:46, GNT
Put Your Faith Out There.
When David came against the giant Goliath, he could have looked at Goliath and said, “I don’t have a chance. I’ll never defeat him.” I’m sure those thoughts came to his mind, but David understood the principle that if he spoke those negative words, he was calling in defeat, limitations, and weakness. That’s why he stayed on the offensive and declared, “I will defeat you.” What was he doing? He was calling in victory, favor, and ability, which is exactly what happened.
When you face challenges, it’s so important what you’re saying. When you’re facing an illness, you need to call in healing and declare, “I will defeat this sickness. I will live and not die. The number of my days God will fulfill. I am healed. I am whole.” You have to call in greatness, call in new levels, call in courage. Put your faith out there. Call in your dreams, favor, abundance, opportunity, promotion, divine connections, wisdom, and creativity. You’re about to see the surpassing greatness of God’s favor. Get ready. What you’re calling in is on the way.
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that my words give life to my faith, and I can use my words to prophesy my future. Thank You that I can use my words to call in healing, freedom, abundance, and strength. I will say what You say about me and what You promise in Your Word. In Jesus’ Name, Amen
David is a wonderful example of someone who talked to the Lord and practiced His presence all the time. Even as a young teenager taking care of his father’s sheep in the fields, he would be singing psalms and hymns to the Lord and playing his harp.
In 1 Samuel 16, the Bible records that King Saul was very unsettled, and his servants told him that he was being troubled by a distressing spirit. They then advised him to bring David before him to play the harp for him, saying that evil spirits departed when David played the harp.
One of the servants gave a glowing description of David as someone “who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and the LORD is with him.” Do you know why David could cause Saul to become refreshed just by playing his harp? Do you know why David could have such accolades heaped upon him? I believe that the key is in the last part of the verse: “the LORD is with him.”
A few years after Wendy and I got married, an incident happened that I will never forget. I was on my way home one day and I had stepped into a cramped elevator. A group of ladies squeezed into the same elevator with me and their perfumes were overpowering!
Anyway, almost dizzy from near-suffocation, I got home and greeted Wendy with a kiss. She looked at me and remarked that she smelled a familiar female fragrance on me. To clear the air (literally), I told her about my encounter earlier with the ladies in the elevator. And that’s why, my friend, it’s so important to have trust in your marriage!
I am sure that you have experienced something similar before. Have you ever been in a room filled with cigarette smoke? You may not smoke, but your hair and clothes will smell of smoke even after you have left the room.
In the same way, you cannot be in the presence of the Lord without His glory, His majesty, His beauty, His power, His love, and His peace rubbing off on you. You begin to “smell” like Jesus, be powerful like Him, and be filled with peace like Him!
No wonder Acts 4:13 records this about Peter and John: “Now when they [the rulers and elders of Israel] saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.”
Beloved, choose to prioritize the presence of the Lord wherever you are. You will experience the undeniable evidence of His presence in your life.
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