Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 8th September 2025 (Monday) Message. Today’s Word With Joel & Victoria Osteen.
Why Me?.
Joel Osteen
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
As the soldiers led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.
Luke 23:26, NIV
TODAY’S WORD
Simon was from Cyrene, a city in North Africa. He was a foreigner, a stranger just traveling through who suddenly found himself carrying Jesus’ cross. He didn’t know who Jesus was. He didn’t know he would be chosen to be a part of history. God could have chosen one of Jesus’ disciples to be with Him in His final, critical moments. But He purposefully chose a stranger who didn’t look like he belonged. Simon could have tried to refuse, but I can imagine that deep down he heard a voice whispering, “I know you’re a stranger, but you’ve been chosen. This is your moment.”
Simon accepted the calling and stepped into a destiny greater than he ever dreamed. This is the beauty of our God. While we were yet strangers, while we were far off, God in His great mercy chose us. He didn’t choose you based on your performance; He chose you based on His love. Simon had no history with Jesus, but God had a divine purpose for his life. Who knows where God will take you if you simply answer His call.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
“Father, thank You that You are the Most High God, and You chose me and set me apart for Your own purpose. Thank You that Your call is based completely on Your love for me and not my performance. I am saying yes to Your call and to carrying the cross You have for me. 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 9th September 2025)