The ark didn’t have windows along its sides, only near the roof. The truth here is that God does not want you to focus on all the darkness, terror, and evil that are around you and in the world. He wants you to look up and know that His Son is coming back for you.

GOSPEL CORNER

16/12/25

Joel Osteen Ministries

Today’s Word
Today’s Scripture
But as for me, I will sing about your power. Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love. For you have been my refuge, a place of safety when I am in distress.
Psalm 59:16, NLT It All Starts Inside

We all spend time every morning getting ready for work or school. We take a shower, pick out our clothes, and get dressed. We put effort into getting the outside looking the best that we can, and that’s good. But a pretty face can’t hide low self-esteem and wearing the latest fashion won’t cover feeling unattractive. What would happen if you took ten minutes every morning to get your inner person ready for the day by reminding yourself about who you are. “God says I am blessed, redeemed, forgiven, talented, valuable, free, equipped, empowered, accepted and approved, a masterpiece, a child of the Most High God.”

Take time to make positive, faith-filled affirmations over yourself. If you do it in the morning, it will get your thoughts running in the right direction. Then keep those thoughts running all through the day. The more you do it, the more it will become part of who you are and push you forward. The more you dwell on the right thoughts from God’s Word, the less room there is for the wrong thoughts. It all starts inside.
A Prayer for
Today
“Father, thank You that I can begin every day by speaking and affirming what Your Word declares about me. Thank You that I can use the power of ‘I am’ to become who You say I am. You call me a masterpiece and Your treasured possession. I will use my words to invite good things into

Remember how Noah was safe in the ark when the floodwaters came? While Noah was not perfect, God saw him as righteous because of his faith in God (Heb. 11:7).

When the flood came, everyone outside the ark died, but Noah and his family were protected and saved. Why? Because they were in the ark, which is a type of Christ, who is our salvation (Acts 4:12).

The ark didn’t have windows along its sides, only near the roof. The truth here is that God does not want you to focus on all the darkness, terror, and evil that are around you and in the world. He wants you to look up and know that His Son is coming back for you.

I want you to see something else: I believe there were times when Noah might have lost his balance and fallen as the storm waters crashed against the ark. But Noah fell in the ark; he never fell out of the ark.

Similarly, for the believer today, when the devil tempts you and you fall, you don’t fall out of your position in Christ; you are still in Christ. In the book of Proverbs, it says, “For a righteous man may fall seven times and rise again” (Prov. 24:16).

You see, a believer doesn’t fall in and out of righteousness. Our righteousness today is a gift from our Lord Jesus Christ (Rom. 5:17). This means that even though we may fail from time to time because we are imperfect human beings, we are still in Christ our ark and do not forfeit His blessings of protection.

Now, in case you are wondering, does this make someone want to live recklessly? Certainly not! I believe that knowing you are righteous in Christ makes you live responsibly and in honor to the Lord (Rom. 6:10–14). The revelation of our righteousness in Christ produces righteous living (Titus 2:11–12).