Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 5th January 2026 (Monday) Message. Today’s Word With Joel & Victoria Osteen.
Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 5th January 2026 TOPIC: Created to Shine
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
God himself has blessed you forever. Put on your sword, O mighty warrior! You are so glorious, so majestic!…Go forth to perform awe-inspiring deeds!
Psalm 45:2–4, NLT
TODAY’S WORD
We know that God is glorious, but do you realize that God created you to shine? You have greatness in you. But too often we don’t recognize who we are. We see ourselves as ordinary. “I can’t do anything significant. I’m not that talented. I can’t accomplish my dream. I don’t have the education. This giant is too big to defeat.” We can all find excuses to shrink back and settle for mediocrity. But the psalmist is saying, “Don’t you realize that you’re not average? God has blessed you. You are glorious. You’re a mighty warrior.
Your God has anointed you. You’re not supposed to just make it through life. There are awe-inspiring deeds in you, things God destined you to accomplish that will boggle your mind. There are victories that will catapult your family forward and promotion that will thrust you to a new level. When you defeat giants, it will give you greater influence, greater respect.” He’s saying, “What are you doing shrinking back, living with an ordinary mindset, when God says you’re a mighty warrior?”
PRAYER FOR TODAY
“Father, thank You that You created me in Your image and want me to shine. Thank You that You have equipped and are empowering me to be strong where I feel weak and less-than. I believe that You are transforming me into a mighty warrior for Your honor and glory. 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 5 January 2026)