Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 7 May 2026 (Thursday) Message. Today’s Word With Joel & Victoria Osteen.
Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 7 May 2026 TOPIC: Keep the Negativity Out
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
“There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.”
Luke 21:11, NIV
TODAY’S WORD
Jesus says that in the last days there will be wars and rumors of war, great epidemics, earthquakes, and famines. With so much negativity in the world today, many people are afraid and even panicked. But don’t give in to your fears. I know that some of the threats are real, but don’t let that get in you. Don’t talk gloom and doom and how bad it is. A ship doesn’t sink because of water around it. It can be surrounded by hundreds of miles of water on every side, but the water is not a problem. It’s when the ship lets what’s on the outside come inside that’s a problem. If you constantly take in the negativity around you, you’re going to sink, so to speak.
Now choose to live from a place of faith, not a place of fear. When you’re in peace, that’s a position of power. When you know God is in control, you’re going to be strong. You’re going to feel a force sustaining you. God’s promise is that no weapon formed against you will ever prosper.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
“Father, thank You that I can shut the door to the negativity that comes against me and keep what You have promised and said about me close to my heart. Thank You that none of today’s gloom and doom need move me. I declare that my hope and expectancy is in You. 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 7 May 2026)