Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 3rd December 2023
Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 3rd December 2023 – Today’s Word with Joel & Victoria Osteen. Read Sunday Daily Devotional Message by Joel Osteen.
TOPIC: Change How You See Yourself
Today’s Scripture
Genesis 17:5, NIV – “No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.”
Today’s Word
It’s interesting that after Abram and Sarai had waited for the promise of a baby boy for over twenty years, God changed Abram’s name to Abraham, which means “the father of many nations,” and Sarai’s name to Sarah, which means “Princess.” He didn’t feel like a father, and she didn’t feel like a princess. But God called them what they were before it happened. As they spoke their names and heard others speak their names, the words pointed to the promise that seemed impossible and began to get down in their spirits. God was changing how they saw themselves through the words He gave them. They kept declaring it over and over, and Sarah finally conceived and gave birth to Isaac.
What are you saying about your dreams? “I’m too old. I’ve made too many mistakes. I don’t have the talent.” That’s going to keep you from your dream. It’s why it’s so important that all through the day you keep saying, “I’m blessed. I’m healthy. I’m strong. I’m successful.” Keep declaring what God says about you.
Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that what seems impossible always remains possible with You. Thank You that You call me blessed, redeemed, forgiven, healthy, overcomer, and a masterpiece. I will call myself what You call me and become who You say I am. 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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