DEUT.7:6-9.KJV.
6”For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
7 The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:
8 But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
9 Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
GEN.12:2-4.AMP.
2 And [a]I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you [abundantly], And make your name great (exalted, distinguished); And you shall be a blessing [a source of great good to others];
3 And I will bless (do good for, benefit) those who bless you, And I will curse [that is, subject to My wrath and judgment] the one who curses (despises, dishonors, has contempt for) you. And in you all the families (nations) of the earth will be blessed.”
4 So Abram departed [in faithful obedience] as the Lord had directed him; and Lot [his nephew] left with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
PS.102:13.KJV. 13”Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come”.
INTRODUCTION:
Have you ever felt like a nobody, unattractive, unworthy and unloved because of failure in life?
Sometimes you are filled with thoughts of shame, worthlessness because of disappointments, near success syndrome and failure.
Such thoughts and feelings are lies of the devil targeted at destroying the God-given potentials in you.
Satan knows that if you have such thoughts, the favour in your life cannot manifest.
The sole aim of the devil is to make you miss God’s best in life.
As a Christian, you are God’s best and most precious possession on the earth.
1 Peter 2:9 AMP says 9”But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a [special] people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light”.
You see? You are special to God! Never say things like, “it’s not because I’m special, it’s just the favour of God. NO! You are special because the Word of God says so.
Don’t argue with the Word.
Deuteronomy 7:6 KJV says 6”For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth”.
Those who know that they are the beloved of God do not allow temporal challenges to move them.
You will enjoy the favour of God because you are special to him.
Think it, believe it and favour will be expressed in your life.
Never become discouraged, look up to God. Your past is not a hindrance!
By favor, you will enjoy restoration in Jesus’ name!
The favour of God gives life!
Psalm 30:5 KJV says 5”For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning”.
Favour is a cure for struggles and stagnation. It can turn poverty to prosperity.
The Israelites were in penury but when favour came to the scene, poverty came to an end.
Prosperity is simply a function of divine favour, it is 90% favour.
When favour is in a place, the lines will fall in pleasant places.
Psalm 30:7 KJV
7”Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled”.
Favour will make you stand out irrespective of the population of over 8 billion people in the world; you can be distinguished by favour.
HOW DO WE PROVOKE FAVOUR?
KNOWLEDGE.
LUKE 2:52.KJV
52”And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man”.
2 PETER 1:2 KJV
2”Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord”.
So many misfortunes in life are caused by ignorance. Hos.4:6.KJV. 6”My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children”.
Favour is your birthright in Christ, but knowledge is what gives you access to it. You can never fly higher than the level of favour in your life.
There are people that work so hard, but their results do not match it. This is because they do not appreciate the place of favour.
There is a grace factor called the favour factor.
Constantly ask the Holy Spirit what you must do to access favour.
Do not believe that man must struggle to survive. Don’t wait for favour to jump on you, always find out what to do to activate it.
Everything that God has for you multiplies with knowledge.
The more knowledge of the Word you acquire the more favour you will enjoy. If your understanding of the Word increases, you will enjoy more favour. Knowledge of the Word provokes and releases favour .
Favour is your birthright in Christ, but knowledge of the Word is what gives you access to it.
John 8:32 KJV. 32”And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free”.
The first step is by being born again.
Romans 10:9-10 says
”that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.“
Kindly say this prayer aloud;
“O Lord God, I come to You in the Name of Jesus Christ.
Your word says,”…whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Acts 2v21).
I ask Jesus to come into my heart to be the Lord of my life. I receive eternal life into my spirit and according to Roman 10:9, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved”,
I declare that I am saved; I am born-again; I am a child of God!
I now have Christ dwelling in me, and greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4)!
I now walk in the consciousness of my new life in Christ Jesus. Hallelujah!”
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GOD BLESS YOU RICHLY