Victory Begins In The Dark | Joel Osteen
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Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. If you enjoyed today's message, why don't you be a blessing and share it with a friend? We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in your life. God bless you. Thanks so much for letting us come into your homes. We are praying for you and your family for God's very best. But I like to start with something funny. One day Adam was feeling very lonely. God said, Adam, I'm going to make you a companion. It's going to be called a woman. This person will cook for you and wash your clothes. She will bear you children, never ask you to get up in the middle of the night. She will always agree with you. And if you do have a disagreement, she'll be the first to admit that she was wrong.
Adam said, wow, God, what would a woman like this cost? God said, an arm and a leg. Adam said, what can I get for a rib? And the rest is history. Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do. Today, I will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert. My heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want to talk to you today about victory begins in the dark. The book of Genesis starts off telling how God created everything. It says the evening and the morning were the first day. You would think it would be the reverse. The morning and the evening were the first day, but God starts the day in the dark.
At 12 a.m., nothing looks any different. If you didn't have a watch, you wouldn't know you've entered a new day. It's still dark outside, looks the same as it did at nine o'clock, at 10 o'clock, at 11 o'clock. There's no sign that something has changed. But when the clock strikes midnight, in that one second, when nothing looks any different, it goes from p.m. to a.m. It's still dark, but it's a new day. It would make more sense if God started the day in the light. When the sun came up at six or seven in the morning, when the dawn breaks, the light comes, then it's obvious we would know it's a new day. We can see it. Things have changed. We hear the birds start chirping. The sun comes over the horizon.
We have all this evidence that we've entered a new day. But on purpose, God chose to start the day in the dark. It's symbolic of how he does things in our lives. He gives us a promise. He says we've come into a new day. He's restoring health back into us. We're going to lend and not borrow. Our child is going to get back on course. We believe, we pray, we stand in faith, but nothing is changing. Nothing looks any different. Nothing feels any different. Still dark outside. Joel, my back is still hurting. My business hasn't grown. My health hasn't improved. This is what faith is all about. You can't see it, but you have to know you passed midnight. You've gone from PM to AM. Yes, it's still dark outside. Yes, nothing has changed, but the sun is on its way up.
Healing is on the horizon. Promotion, freedom, the right people. It's just a matter of time before you see the light come breaking forth. And don't be discouraged by the dark. The dark doesn't mean nothing has changed. The dark is not a sign that God is not working, that he didn't hear your prayer. Thoughts will tell you, you would have seen something by now. You would feel a little better. One of those companies would have called you back. That addiction wouldn't be this strong. You have to walk by faith and not by sight.
What is the significance of starting the day in darkness?
If you walk by sight, you'll talk yourself out of it because 1130 at night doesn't look any different than midnight. Everything you can see, feel, touch, smell looks just the same. There's no evidence that it's a new day. But the psalmist said, the moment you pray, the tide of the battle turns. You can't see it, but when you prayed, you left the PM and you came into AM. It's a new day. You may not be able to see any sign of it. That's okay. Victory begins in the dark. And we all go through these times where we don't think it's going to work out.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–3:54
2
What is the significance of starting the day in darkness?
3:54–9:35
3
How does faith play a role when nothing seems to change?
9:35–13:35
4
What does it mean to walk by faith instead of sight?
13:35–16:07
5
How can one maintain hope during dark times?
16:07–23:28
6
What lessons can we learn from the story of Paul and Silas?
23:28–27:36
7
How does God use darkness to prepare us for breakthroughs?
27:36–30:04