GOD LOOKS UPON HIS CHILDREN WITH FAVOR
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“For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.”—Psalm 5:12
Christians are always under the
covering of God’s grace and love.
Nothing we can do will ever change His love for us. However, do you really have a firm grasp and
expectation for God’s favor to be at work in your life?
To favor—means to
give special regard to; to treat with good will; to show exceptional kindness
to someone. Sometimes, it means to show
extra kindness in comparison to the treatment of others; that is what we mean
by preferential treatment. We get the
word, favorite, from the word favor. We can say about favor…that the greatest favors are shown to the favorite. Some examples of people who had favor working
in their lives are, Joseph, Esther and Jesus.
However, favor is not always used
in a comparative way toward others. It sometimes simply means that the one
favored is shown kindness and treated with a generosity and goodwill far beyond
what would normally be expected. This is generally the favor that we receive
from the Lord. We are treated much better than we could expect.
I received a prayer request from
a young woman who had purchased an expensive item (several thousands of
dollars) from a store. She knew at the
time that she should not be buying it; however, she felt pressured by the
salesperson, and over-rode the voice of the Holy Spirit and purchased the item
on credit. We prayed over the phone,
repenting and asking the Lord for His forgiveness for not following His leading
and asked for His favor with the company when she returned the item and asked
that the credit contract be cancelled. The
woman called to tell me that the contract had been cancelled and she was able
to return the item. We can learn a
valuable lesson for this young woman’s experience.
Number one, even when we
over-ride common sense, and the Holy Spirit, God does not forsake
us. Number two, God’s exceptional kindness is at
work in our lives when we humbly ask Him for His help. Number three, we must not be afraid to ask
for favor, from God and from others. And
lastly, expect God’s favor in your life.
Remember, what you expect is
attracted to you. If you expect special
regard, good will, exceptional kindness, and preferential treatment it will
happen for you. Read Psalm 23 over yourself
or someone who needs special favors, and see God at work your life, or the life
of someone you have prayed for today.
Prayer—Father I thank You for Your favor in my life. I expect Your preferential treatment to be
seen in my life, or the life that I have prayed for today, in Jesus Name. Amen.
