JOEL OSTEEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL 7TH NOVEMBER 2024 MESSAGE
Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 7th November 2024 – Today’s Word with Joel & Victoria Osteen. Read Thursday Daily Devotional Message by Joel Osteen.
TOPIC: It Is Not Random
Today’s Scripture
Boaz was the father of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of David. – Ruth 4:21–22, NLT
Today’s Word
If you have read Naomi’s story in the book of Ruth, you know that her life was full of hardships and heartbreak. First, a severe famine caused her and her husband and two sons to leave Bethlehem and move to Moab. Then her husband died, which was followed ten years later by the death of both sons. She and her daughter-in-law Ruth moved back to Bethlehem in poverty, barely surviving, until Ruth met a man named Boaz and they fell in love and got married.
A son was born named Obed, who was the father of Jesse, who was the father of David. If someone had told Naomi during her heartbreaks that her losses were not random and that God was working out His plan, she would have said there’s no way.
But God is sovereign. If Ruth, the widowed Moabite, had not come to Bethlehem, she would never have married Boaz. Yet God decided ahead of time that David, the greatest king who ever lived, would come out of their family line. Be encouraged that God can bring great joy out of heartache.
Prayer For Today
“Father, thank You that You know best when it comes to the difficulties that come into my life. Thank You that Your sovereign plans are always so much more fulfilling and bigger than my plan. I declare that You are in control, and I believe that something big is coming my way. 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.