But even if you have failed, you must know this: There is no condemnation because you are IN CHRIST JESUS and your sins are washed away by His blood! When God looks at you, He does not see you in your failures. From the moment you accepted Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, God sees you in the risen Christ, seated at His right hand! As Jesus is spotless and without blame, so are you!

Gospel Corner

04/11/25

Joel Osteen Ministries

Today’s Word
Today’s Scripture
For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him.
Luke 5:9, NLT

Awestruck
Even though Peter and his partners had fished all night and caught nothing, when they obeyed Jesus and let down their nets again, the fish flowed into their nets to the breaking point. It was a near boat-sinking blessing. When Peter saw how many fish were in his nets, he was awestruck and began to worship Jesus. It set Peter on a path to become a fisher of men.

God is going to do some things that leave you awestruck. You may have thought you’d be paying off your house for thirty years, but suddenly a contract, a good break, a net-breaking blessing, and you’re into overflow. The fish came looking for you. You don’t have to see how it will happen. Leave the how up to God. Just believe that it will happen. If you get stuck on the how, you’ll talk yourself out of it. Your mind will come up with a thousand reasons why it’s not going to happen. God’s ways are not our ways. He has ways you’ve never thought of.

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that You are the God who spoke worlds into existence, and You know how to bring boat-sinking blessings to my net. Help me to start taking steps of faith that open the door to Your favor. I’m going to keep believing Your Word and casting my net. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

I have received so many testimonies from people who have been set free from destructive habits. These are sincere and precious people who desired to experience breakthroughs but did not know how to. However, once they learned about righteousness that comes from Christ apart from their works, they began to confess that they were still the righteousness of God every time they felt tempted.

And bit by bit, the more they started to believe that they were righteous in Christ, and the more they refused to accept the condemnation for their past mistakes and for their present temptation, the more they became set free from the very addictions that bound them!

A brother from the US, who has been listening to my messages for some time, wrote to share that he had been addicted to pornography and had lived a lifestyle of sexual immorality since he was 14 years old. Although he had accepted Jesus when he was 18 years old, he continued to struggle with this aspect of his life. This is what he wrote:

As a result of some bad influences and some of my own bad choices, I became a pornography addict and began to lead a sexually immoral life at the age of 14. I got saved when I was 18 years old, but I still struggled with those kinds of thoughts and some old, bad habits. I tried everything to break free from immorality and lustful thoughts.

Then, I heard Pastor Prince’s message titled, Good Things Happen to People Who Believe God Loves Them. I listened to it over and over again, and for the first time, God’s love became consistently real to me. I was able to receive God’s unconditional love over and over again, and it healed my heart.

God’s love has set me free! Thank you so much for the message that your church sends out to the world. It is truly changing lives!

The revelation that God loves him unconditionally despite his failures and imperfections was what helped this brother break free from habits that had gripped him for many years. Beloved, God does not want you to sin because sin will destroy you.

But even if you have failed, you must know this: There is no condemnation because you are IN CHRIST JESUS and your sins are washed away by His blood! When God looks at you, He does not see you in your failures. From the moment you accepted Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, God sees you in the risen Christ, seated at His right hand! As Jesus is spotless and without blame, so are you!

God sent His Son to die on the cross for you while you were still a sinner. Obviously, He does not love you only when you are perfect in your behavior and thoughts. His love for you is unconditional. Receive it afresh today and break free from every sin and addiction in your life!