Joel Osteen Ministries – Today’s Word 13 January  2024 – Topic: What’s the Danger? 

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What’s the Danger?

JAN 13, 2024

Today’s Scripture

Matthew 16:23, NLT

Jesus turned to Peter and said, “…You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s.”

Today’s Word

When Jesus told the disciples that He would suffer and be killed, Peter couldn’t see how this was part of God’s plan. It’s significant that Jesus then told Peter that he had become a dangerous trap to Him. Jesus was saying, “Peter, it’s dangerous to look at it only from the logical, from a natural perspective,” because that can cause you to miss your destiny.

On the way to the great things God has planned for you, you will face obstacles. Sometimes God lets you go through pain, through things you don’t understand. This is what faith is all about. When you look at the situation in the natural, it doesn’t make sense. But God is supernatural. He wouldn’t allow the pain if it was going to stop you. You’ll be tempted to fight it, but trust Him in the pain. Are you going to walk by faith and not by sight or get discouraged and give up? You have to live in agreement with God, not your human point of view, or you’ll miss the greatness He put in you.

Prayer for Today

“Father, thank You that because You are supernatural, I am not limited to what is logical according to my natural perspective. Thank You that the trials I face today are leading me to my destiny. I am going to walk in faith and keep 

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