Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 21 June 2020 for Sunday
Topic: Take Off the Masks
We refuse to wear masks and play games. We don’t maneuver and manipulate behind the scenes…. Rather, we keep everything we do and say out in the open. – 2 Corinthians 4:2, MSG
Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 21 June 2020 Message
Facing the truth about ourselves can be uncomfortable. It’s hard to admit that the real reason we were so nice to someone was because we wanted to get something from them. Or, that we may be smiling and congratulating a coworker for their promotion, but on the inside we think we deserve it more than they do. If you pull back the mask and get honest with yourself, that’s when you can deal with the hidden issues that hold you back—the motives, the pride, the jealousy, the insecurity.
Are you wearing masks today? The apostle Paul says our lives should be open books. We’re not wearing masks, thinking one thing and saying another. We’re not perfect, but we’re dealing with the issues. We’re not pretending. We’re real. What you see is what you get. When you live openly and honestly, God will make you and mold you into a vessel of honor and use you for His highest purposes.
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for the invitation to drop my masks and deal openly and honestly with the hidden issues that hold me back. Search my heart and show me where my motives are wrong and where I’m pretending. I want to be real so You can use me for Your highest purposes. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 21 June 2020 Message – Joel Scott Osteen is an American pastor, televangelist, and author, based in Houston, Texas. Osteen has been called the “most popular preacher on the planet” and is often listed as one of the most influential religious leaders in the world.