Joel Osteen Daily Devotional 21st October 2023
Joel Osteen Daily Devotional October 21, 2023 – Today’s Word with Joel & Victoria Osteen. Read Saturday Daily Devotional Message by Joel Osteen.
TOPIC: Seek First
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
Matthew 6:33, NIV – “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
TODAY’S WORD
We need to see keeping God first place as the vital necessity to a blessed, fulfilled life. In today’s Scripture, Jesus gives the key: Seek first His kingdom. In other words, don’t seek blessings; seek the Blessor. Don’t be consumed by things. Don’t chase after money, fame, fortune, bigger this, bigger that. Chase after God. If you will seek the Blessor, He promises all these other things will be added to you. Not a few things; “all these things.” God is a God of abundance. When you keep Him first place, you won’t be able to contain all the good things He will bring across your path.
If we’re going to keep God first place, there’s no substitute for spending time with Him. You have to realize that taking time to invest in your spiritual well-being is as vital a necessity as eating for your physical well-being. Get alone with God at the beginning of your day to pray and read His Word. If you diligently seek Him, your life will be filled with His presence and blessings.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
“Father, thank You that I can come to You by faith, knowing that as I seek You and Your kingdom and righteousness You will provide everything I need. Thank You for the blessings and favor that are mine as I keep You first place in my life. I believe that I will lack no good thing. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
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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.