Beloved, keep your eyes on Jesus and His finished work on the cross. He will add the things that you need in this life to you and cause you to become safe for success. Now, turn with me to the book of Jeremiah to see what the Lord says about having riches, wisdom, and might.

Gospel Corner

27/12/25

Joel Osteen Ministries

Today’s Word
Today’s Scripture

When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Matthew 2:10–11, NIV

Step into the Unknown
The Magi had traveled a great distance, perhaps eight hundred miles, following the Star of Bethlehem. Think of their journey into the unknown, their hopes that they might find the special king of Jews whom they would worship. When they saw Jesus, they fell on their knees, began to worship Him, then opened their treasures and presented these costly gifts to this poor family. All the difficulties and hardships of their journey suddenly faded away as they found the fulfillment of their hopes and dreams, the divine favor.

Is there something God is asking you to do but you keep putting it off? Perhaps you’re afraid of the unknown, not sure how it’s going to work out. You can’t play it safe your whole life and become who you were created to be. Don’t stay stuck when God is showing you it’s time to go. If you do the right thing when it’s hard, you’re going to see God turn things in your favor. There are stars for you to follow, things He’s destined you to accomplish. Keep trusting Him, keep following.

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that You have a plan for my life and that I need not fear stepping into the unknown. Thank You for calling me to follow You and Your direction in my life. I ask You to make clear the next step that I should take, and I will take it. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

The Word of God says, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Now, what is the kingdom of God? The apostle Paul tells us in Romans 14:17 that the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but “righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”

When you keep your eyes fixed on Jesus and pursue the kingdom of God, which is Jesus’ righteousness, His peace, and His joy, God’s Word promises that “all these things” will be added to you. “These things” refer to what you will eat, drink, and wear.

Jesus tells us that you do not have to be consumed by these concerns. If your Father feeds even the birds of the air, even though they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, how much more will He take care of you, who are of much more value to Him than the birds (Matt. 6:25–32)!

Beloved, keep your eyes on Jesus and His finished work on the cross. He will add the things that you need in this life to you and cause you to become safe for success. Now, turn with me to the book of Jeremiah to see what the Lord says about having riches, wisdom, and might.

“Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD who exercises lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.—Jeremiah 9:23–24, NASB

Let us be a people who will not depend on our own wisdom, might, and riches (in summary, our own merits), but rather, let our boasting (dependence) be in understanding and knowing Jesus.

Know that He is gracious and full of unmerited favor toward us. Know that He executes justice against all injustices. Know that He Himself is righteousness and He clothes us with His robes of righteousness. The more you focus on beholding Jesus in all His loveliness and the less you struggle to earn things by your own merits, the more you become safe for greater success in your life.