Receiving His forgiveness and gift of righteousness puts you in a cycle of victory over sin, whereas those who receive condemnation for every wrong thought in their mind enter into a never-ending cycle of defeat. Do you see the difference?

Gospel Corner

11/12/25

Joel Osteen Ministries

Today’s Word
Today’s Scripture
“If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.”
Luke 16:10, NLT

Faithful in Little Things
One of the tests we have to pass is being faithful when nothing is changing, doing our best when it’s not improving, being good to people who are not being good to us. It’s easy to get frustrated and say, “God, why isn’t this working?” Instead of getting discouraged and trying to force things to happen, be faithful and keep being your best. God is watching you. He sees your faithfulness. He sees you taking the high road, doing the right thing when it’s hard. At the appointed time, in your due season, God is going to catapult you further than you can imagine. You’re being prepared for “larger” things. God is getting you ready. Everything you’ve been through has deposited something in you. The delays and struggles have made you stronger.

If someone walks away, doesn’t support you, doesn’t encourage you, you won’t get bitter or slack off. You stay in peace. You stay faithful. Then get ready. God has something bigger than you think, more rewarding than you’ve imagined. He’s going to exceed your expectations.

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that Jesus humbled Himself, came to earth, and became a servant that He might redeem us. Help me to humble myself and serve others as He did. Thank You for Your promise that if I am faithful in the small things, You will trust me with more. In Jesus’ Name,

In many places today, all you hear is more teaching on right doing, right doing, and more right doing! But I believe what we need is more teaching on right believing. What we need to do is keep pointing people to Jesus, His grace, His finished work, and His forgiveness.

I have no doubt then that their right believing will produce right living. They will become people whose hope is not in the righteousness they can produce, but in the gift of righteousness from Jesus Christ and what Jesus can produce in them.

Let me share with you a testimony I received from Lucas that demonstrates this truth:

Even though I was raised in a Christian home with parents who are both totally dedicated to Jesus, I fell into drug abuse. I tried attending church, but listening to the sermons made me feel like I just couldn’t confess my sins enough, repent enough, or hate my sins enough to get God’s forgiveness.

Then one day a very dear friend gave me a copy of your book, Destined To Reign. The book rocked my spiritual world. I saw that sin was not the issue. The issue was not understanding the grace of my wonderful Lord and Savior. When I saw the finished work of Jesus, I realized that God is not up there with a big stick waiting for me to mess up so that He can beat me with it.

As I continued reading your book and feeding on the gospel of grace, I was set free from a five-year drug addiction in just five days! And I know it’s all through the sweet, sweet grace of Jesus being revealed in my life.

Thank you, Pastor Prince, for your book, resources, and sermons. I want to know this God of grace more, and I want my family to also know Him as a God of grace and not a God of law who condemns His children. I have never known a loving God as I do right now!

Can you see how powerful living with a consciousness of Jesus’ forgiveness can be? Sin has no dominion over your life when you are under grace. Sin cannot take root in your life when you are established in God’s forgiveness.

Receiving His forgiveness and gift of righteousness puts you in a cycle of victory over sin, whereas those who receive condemnation for every wrong thought in their mind enter into a never-ending cycle of defeat. Do you see the difference?