Joel Osteen Daily Devotional (February 19, 2025) Today’s Word With Joel & Victoria Osteen, Wednesday Message
Joel Osteen Daily Devotional (February 19, 2025) TOPIC: Bless Your Enemies
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
David asked, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
2 Samuel 9:1, NIV
TODAY’S WORD
For several years before David became the king of Israel, King Saul had pursued him in the wilderness, trying to kill him. Yet David remained loyal to Saul and refused to try to pay him back. Fast forward years ahead to when King David was in his later years, enjoying the amazing success and favor God had given him and asking today’s Scripture.
You can imagine his men saying, “David, have you forgotten that Saul was your enemy?” David was saying, in effect, “In spite of what he did, I want to bless anyone left in his family.” No wonder David was called “a man after God’s own heart.” Jesus says we are to love our enemies, do good to and bless those who hate us, and pray for those who mistreat us.
Will you love somebody who hasn’t been good to you? Will you let go of the anger, the resentment, and the bitterness and bless and be good to them? When you do, you’re the kind of person whom God can entrust with greatness and use for His highest purposes.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
“Father, thank You for the mercy and forgiveness and protection You have shown me when I’ve done wrong. Help me to do good and to bless those who have done me wrong. I am leaving them in Your hands and giving them the grace that allows for change. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
About Joel Osteen
Raised in Houston, Texas, with a loving family of seven and world-renowned parents in full-time ministry, Joel Osteen never imagined that he would follow so closely in his father’s footsteps. As a young man, his training and interests were behind the scenes in television production, though he was close to his father in ministry. (Joel Osteen Devotional 19 February 2025)