Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 19 November 2025 (Wednesday) Message. Today’s Word With Joel & Victoria Osteen.
TOPIC: Start Thinking Like a Son
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.”
Romans 8:15, NLT
TODAY’S WORD
Are you living like a child of God, knowing that you have rights of sonship, knowing that God is pleased with you, that He is longing to be good to you, that “it is the Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom”? Or are you living like a slave, feeling unworthy, like you don’t deserve God’s goodness? Why don’t you start believing that you’re His child? You’re already in the family.
Even though the enemy has been taken care of, even though the oppressor is defeated, he will work overtime trying to remind you of all your mistakes, making you feel guilty and unworthy. He’ll still whisper lies. “You’re not supposed to be blessed. You’ll always be addicted.” What he’s really saying is, “You’re a slave. Just accept it.” Tell him, “No, you have the wrong person. I’m not a slave; I’m a son. I’m blessed, I’m prosperous, and I’m a difference maker.” You’re not going to qualify as a son when you perform well enough. You’re a son right now. Get rid of that slave mentality and start having an abundant mentality.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
“Father, thank You that You have not only freed me from sin and guilt, but You have defeated the enemy. Thank You that I am not a slave but I am Your child. I believe that I don’t have to perform well enough to qualify but that I am Your child now. 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 19th November 2025)