Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 18th November 2023
Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 18th November 2023 – Today’s Word with Joel & Victoria Osteen. Read Saturday Daily Devotional Message by Joel Osteen.
TOPIC: Safe Is Not Your Destiny
Today’s Scripture
Esther 4:16, NIV – “I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.”
Today’s Word
In the Scripture, God raised up a Jewish orphan girl named Esther to become the queen of Persia. She could have been satisfied in her royal position, but a powerful official of the king had a law passed that all the Jewish people in the kingdom would be killed. Esther could have said, “I can’t risk my life by trying to intervene. I’ll just play it safe.” But she chose to put her life on the line, and in the process she saved her people.
Safe is not your destiny. Average is not what you’re called to be. Take on some challenges. Believe to advance the kingdom, to set new standards. God didn’t give you your talent, your personality, or your courage just to go to work, make a living, and feed your family. You are called for a cause. You are gifted for a cause. You are healthy for a cause. You are anointed for a cause. Don’t just build your kingdom, build God’s kingdom. Get involved in making a difference, and in your cause you’ll find your destiny.
Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for all You have done in my life and for every opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others. Help me to be more aware of the people and needs around me and to be bold to use my gifts and talents to help others. I want to build Your kingdom. 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.
“There’s no greater feeling than being able to help people rise higher and overcome something and feel better about themselves. I think that we’re all made to help others, to lift people UP.”- JOEL OSTEEN
His father always encouraged him to preach, but Joel would politely decline time and time again until one day in October 1999 when his father was admitted to the hospital with kidney complications. Joel finally agreed to preach the next Sunday, and his father passed the following week. Joel’s first sermon was the last his father ever heard. Joel and his wife, Victoria, were suddenly thrust into full-time leadership of Lakewood Church.
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