Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 12 November 2025 (Wednesday) Message. Today’s Word With Joel & Victoria Osteen.
TOPIC: Focus on the Good
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good.
Genesis 1:3–4, NIV
TODAY’S WORD
When God was creating the universe, at the end of each day, He stopped and acknowledged that what He had done was good. He complimented Himself. Nobody else was around, but He said, “You know what. I did good today.” He was showing us a principle. Have you ever said to yourself, “I did good today. I look good today. I worked hard today. I was good to others today”? All some people do is find the negative. “I didn’t get enough done. I didn’t stay on my diet. I got angry with my children. I should have encouraged my coworker when I had the chance.” They focus on their faults, their weaknesses.
It’s not honoring God to go around being down on yourself, feeling unworthy, as though you don’t measure up. It’s not doing anything productive to beat yourself up. Being critical toward yourself is not going to help you do better. You’re receiving the wrong things—guilt, condemnation, discouragement. You have enough people in life against you, so don’t be against yourself. Do yourself a favor and start being for yourself.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
“Father, thank You that You created the heavens and earth, and You made me as well. Thank You that You’re not finished working in my life, and I want to acknowledge and celebrate the good. I declare that I will be for me today and look for the good. 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 12th November 2025)