Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 12th February 2026 (Thursday) Message. Today’s Word With Joel & Victoria Osteen.
Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 12th February 2026 TOPIC: A Habit of Forgiveness
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
Forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Colossians 3:13, NIV
TODAY’S WORD
If you study the life of David, you know that he became an expert at forgiving others, at letting things go. He felt the sting of rejection of his father. When his oldest brother belittled him in front of others, the Scripture says, “David turned and walked away.” Even after King Saul tried to kill him and David could have taken revenge, he forgave Saul, let it go, and moved forward into his destiny.
It’s easy to hold on to offenses, to what someone said, to how they treated us, and let that cause us to be sour, angry, and bitter. It becomes a poison that contaminates our life. The Scripture says we have to develop a habit of forgiving daily, of living with this perpetual forgiveness. We forgive others as the Lord has forgiven us. We forgive so we can be free. We forgive so we can reach our full potential. When an offense comes, we don’t let it in; we give it to God and let it go. When you release it, you’ll step into new levels of freedom, joy, and victory.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
“Father, thank You that You have forgiven me and cleansed away the poison of my own sins. Thank You that I can do the same with others and not allow what’s passed to poison and contaminate me. I declare that I will forgive daily, forgive perpetually, and move forward with my destiny. 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 February 2026)