Joel Osteen Devotional 15th May 2025 (Thursday) Message. Today’s Word With Joel & Victoria Osteen.
Joel Osteen Devotional 15th May 2025 (Thursday) TOPIC: Preparation Time
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
May he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him.
Hebrews 13:21, NLT
TODAY’S WORD
There’s a plant called the Chinese bamboo. For the first four years, it barely grows above ground. But underground, it’s developing a massive root system. In the fifth year, the plant will take off and shoot up to as high as eighty feet in the air. What makes the fifth year possible is the four years of preparation. Perhaps you’re frustrated because you’re being your best, but you don’t see any signs of increase—the business isn’t growing, you’re not getting any good breaks, you’re marriage hasn’t improved.
The problem is that we want fifth-year results without having to go through the four years of preparation that develop our character and prove to God that we’ll be faithful. Don’t be discouraged. What you can’t see is that God is doing a work in you. Your roots are going down deeper. At the right time, when God knows you’re ready, you’re going to come into your fifth year when you suddenly shoot up—suddenly you come out of debt, suddenly you meet the right person, suddenly your health improves, suddenly your career takes off.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
“Father, thank You for the dreams You put in my heart. Thank You that You are equipping me and empowering me to accomplish all of Your promises. I believe that the preparation process that You are taking me through will take me to where You want me to be. 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 Daily Devotional May 15 2025)