While there can be divine protection, do not be foolish and think that you can do whatever you want and nothing untoward will ever happen to you. I pray that as you involve the Lord and learn to walk in wisdom, you’ll begin to walk in a greater measure of peace, protection, and good success.

Gospel Corner

30/12/25

Joel Osteen Ministries

Today’s Word
Today’s Scripture
“…how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!”
Matthew 7:11, ESV

Gifts from Above
God is going to bring gifts across your path that you’ve never seen—forgiveness, favor, wisdom, mercy, abundance, relationships. They are gifts. You don’t have to force them out of God’s hands. You don’t have to talk God into giving them. You don’t have to perform good enough. Just be a receiver. “God, You promise that whom the Son sets free is free indeed. I receive that freedom right now. You say my latter days would be better than my former days. I receive a bright future. You say my children will be mighty in the land. I receive that by faith.” Now thoughts will whisper, “You’ve seen your best days. Nothing good is in your future.” You have a choice. You can let the gift sit there and think, “You’re probably right. I want to be blessed, but it’s never going to happen.” That’s self-sabotaging. Do yourself a favor and receive God’s far and beyond favor. “Heavenly Father, I receive the gifts, the promises, the abundance, the great relationships, a long healthy life, and a bountiful, productive, abundant year.”

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that You are constantly showing me Your goodness, with every good gift that comes into my life. Thank You that I can receive Your gifts of grace and believe the promises You have spoken are coming true. I will live today with an attitude of thankfulness and gratefulness. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

It gives me such assurance to know that the Lord can deliver us from trouble. But do you know what’s better than being delivered from trouble?

Not getting into trouble in the first place.

My dear reader, don’t just seek miracles and protection from God without seeking the wisdom from Him to stay protected and out of trouble. There are times when the challenges that we face are beyond our control. But I’ve found that often, we experience His protection when we follow the Holy Spirit and lean on His wisdom when making decisions.

Every day, we need His wisdom, just as we need His protection. After all, Proverbs 4:7 tells us that “wisdom is the principal thing,” and in all our getting, we need to get wisdom.

The Bible tells us that Christ has become for us wisdom from God (1 Cor. 1:30). So what we really need is the Lord Jesus. We need to lean on Him and draw close to Him daily.

He is our wisdom and only He can cause us to always be at the right place at the right time. I believe that many troubles and dangerous situations can be completely avoided when we don’t depend on our own wisdom and planning, but involve the Lord in all that we do (Prov. 3:6).

Oftentimes, wisdom and divine protection work hand in hand. Knowing that we can trust God for His protection certainly does not mean that we should willfully put ourselves in precarious situations.

We need to apply wisdom and heed the Lord’s leading through the wise counsel of the people around us, such as our leaders in the local church and our spouses. Proverbs 11:14 tells us, “Where there is no counsel, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.” For instance, if your spouse has been telling you that you have a problem with speeding, please take heed.

While there can be divine protection, do not be foolish and think that you can do whatever you want and nothing untoward will ever happen to you. I pray that as you involve the Lord and learn to walk in wisdom, you’ll begin to walk in a greater measure of peace, protection, and good success.