God Will Show You Favour
Praise be to the Lord who has extended his good favor to me. Ezra 7:28
Every child of God needs the favor of God upon his/her life. The favor of God takes a believer to places where money and qualifications cannot take. The favor of God will bring opportunities into your life which skill and hard work cannot bring. There are times in the calendar of God when He steps in to favor His children. Your days will never be the same. Things will change. Miracles will happen. That time is called “Time of God’s favor (Psalm 102:13; Isaiah 49:8) and “the year of the Lord’s favor” (Isaiah 61:2). Without the favor of God we will find it difficult to make it in our society where wickedness and corruption abound. Dear Child of God, one touch of God’s favor will turn everything around in your life.
WHAT IS THE FAVOUR OF GOD?
Someone described the favor of God in the following way: (1) It is the power of God behind a believer which prepares the ground for success (2) It is the grace of God which enables a believer to rise above competitive and negative forces (3) It is to be given preferential and special treatment as compared to others. Many people in the Bible operated in the favor of God.
PEOPLE OF GOD’S FAVOUR
There are many people in the Bible who received the favor of God in their lives. Let me show you some of them.
1. JOSEPH- Prison to Palace
God revealed Joseph his future through dreams. But he experienced trials, hardships, oppositions, prison life etc. But God showed favor in his life. He found favor in the eyes of Potiphar in a foreign land (Gen. 39:4). When he was thrown into prison as a result of false accusation, The Lord showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden (Gen. 39:21). Acts 7:10 says, “God delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.” The favor of God turned everything around in his life. People say, “A day of favor is worth more than years of labor.” Joseph waited for God’s time of favor and for the things to change. When God started to show him favor, things changed dramatically. Joseph who was in prison in Genesis 41:14 was elevated and promoted to be the prime Minister of Egypt in Genesis 41:41. Yes, within 24 hours, divine favor can take you anywhere God wants you to be. The secret behind Joseph receiving God’s favor was his relationship with God. Favors are based upon relationships. How is your relationship with God today? The Bible says that the Lord was with Joseph (39:2, 21, 23).
2. ESTHER – Orphan to Queen
Esther was Jewess and she was an orphan (Esther 2: 7). She was a slave taken captive. She had no merit in her to be elevated in life. But God had a plan in her life. One day many beautiful young women were called to the citadel of Susa in order to be chosen as the wife for King Ahasuerus. Esther was also among them (Esther 2:8). Humanly speaking, she did not have any qualification to be made the queen. , But she enjoyed the favour of God. The Bible says that she found favour in the eyes of the king and everyone who saw her (Esther 2:9, 15, 17). The king was attracted to Esther and he set a royal crown on her head. Wow! This is what the favor of God does in our lives. God honored her and fulfilled his plans in her life. She was instrumental in saving the Jews from the destruction. The book of Esther further tells us that God’s favor will produce prominence and preferential treatment and kindness (Esther 5:8). God’s favor will get petitions granted, even by ungodly civil authority (Esther 5:8). God’s favor will change rules, regulations, even laws if necessary to your advantage (Esther 8:5).
3. MEPHIBOSHETH – Poverty to Plenty
2 Samuel chapter 9 is a wonderful chapter where we find God’s favor working in the life of Mephibosheth. David asked, “Is there anyone still left in the house of Saul to whom I can show favor for Jonathan’s sake? He was told that there was still a son of Jonathan who was lame in both feet. He was living a place called Lo Debar. He was in hapless, helpless and hopeless situation. ‘Lo Debar’ means “place of no pasture, waste land.’ God showed favor to this man who had no hope in his life. He was suddenly and unexpectedly brought to king’s place and treated as one of king’s own sons (2 Samuel 9:11). He was eating at the king’s table daily (v.13). From the wasteland, he was brought to the blessed land of Jerusalem. God’s favor gave him new position, new place and new provisions. These are given to him by David for the sake of his covenant with Jonathan (2 Sam. 9:1; 1 Sam. 20:14-17). Today God shows his favor in our life for the sake of his son Jesus Christ who made a covenant with us with his precious blood.
The Bible says that we will receive many more blessings in our lives when God shows his favor. The following are a few examples.
· We will receive whatever we have lost (Exodus 3:21).
· We will receive honor and regard among the enemies (Exodus 11:3)
· We will receive the fullness of God’s blessings and be satisfied (Deut. 33:23).
· We will receive preferential and special treatment as compared to others (1 Sam. 16:22).
· We will get our petitions granted, even by ungodly authorities (Esther 5:8; 8:5).
Dear Children of God, if you fear God and walk intimately with Him, God will show his favor in your life also. The time to receive God’s favor is at hand. God’s favor will bring unexpected blessings from unusual places and people. May the Lord bless you!
