Joel Osteen Daily Devotional March 24, 2025 Message. Today’s Word With Joel & Victoria Osteen.
Joel Osteen Daily Devotional March 24, 2025 Monday TOPIC: Show Mercy
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else. – 1 Thessalonians 5:15, NIV
TODAY’S WORD
Every person has been hurt. We’ve all had people who took advantage of us, who didn’t keep their word, who were unkind and rude. You can’t live without wrongs being done to you. The question is, how do you respond? Don’t take the easy way out and let your emotions rule you and try to pay them back. There’s no satisfaction in being vindictive and trying to get revenge.
You may be happy for a day, but the bitterness will come back. As long as you use your power to be vindictive and prove your point, you’ll get stuck. We all make mistakes and need mercy. If you want to see real lasting joy, be kind to people when there’s no reason.
If you want to lie down at night in peace, show mercy when you have the advantage. If you want real fulfillment, real contentment deep down in your spirit, lift someone up when they pushed you down. The way to pass the test is by being good to those that have done you wrong. You’re showing God He can trust you.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
“Father, thank You for showing me Your mercy, Your kindness, and Your goodness over and over when I didn’t begin to deserve it. Help me to have a heart that is free from being vindictive. Help me to forgive and to do good to those who have done wrong. 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 March 24, 2025)