Today’s Devotion
Topic : His Favour Is For Life!
Text : Psalm 30: 5 (NKJV)
“For His anger is but for a moment, HIS FAVOUR IS FOR LIFE; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.” Amen.
People promote awareness of all kinds of things in this world, but one of the most important things you should be aware of, desire and pray for, is the favour of God!
The definition of the word favor is best described as “demonstrated delight.” To have the Lord’s favor means that the Lord is in accord with an individual and has shown gracious kindness towards them. When we think of someone who has the favor of God, we think of someone in whose life we see tangible evidence of God’s approval.
The Lord invites us to seek His favor, and the Bible is filled with people who cry out for God’s favor and graciousness (2 Kings 13:4; Jeremiah 26:19; Zephaniah 2:3).
David says in Psalm 119:58, “I entreat your favor with all of my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.” It must be stated that only those who are in Jesus Christ can experience the favor of God. It is by Jesus’ righteousness that we receive forgiveness of sin and become children of God (John 1:12–13; 2 Corinthians 5: 16– 21; Hebrews 4: 14–16).
Once we are God’s children, we can pursue God’s favor by seeking Him for who He is, not for the things that He can provide for us. We can pursue God’s favor by humbling our hearts before Him (2 Kings 22:19) and by desiring to show Him love with our whole selves (Mark 12:30; Luke 10:27).
There are a few things we can do to begin seeking the Lord’s favor:
- We must first seek righteousness, which prepares our hearts and creates room for the Lord (Matthew 6:33; Psalm 5:12).
- We must humble our hearts before God. Isaiah 66: 2 (NIV) says, “… These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word.”
- We can also gain God’s favor by seeking wisdom. Proverbs 8:35 says that the one who finds wisdom, “finds life and obtains favor from the Lord.”
- We must also honor the Lord’s favor above anybody else’s favor, even our own. This means that we must desire to please Him more than we desire to please ourselves (Hebrews 11:25). The Lord is happy to favor those who love Him, so He can protect them, connect with them, and guide them (Psalm 37:23; Proverbs 3:5–6).
Dearly Beloved, everyday before you leave the house, pray for divine favour. As you go to work or go about your day, meditate on the love and favour of God.
Be aware of this divine goodness and desire more of it. Practice the four steps mentioned above and expect doors to open for you in amazing ways that can only glorify God.
Remember, this divine provision of favour does not mean the absence of challenges. Rather it means you have an added advantage through your every circumstance to do exploits, even with the odds against you.
Being blessed and highly favoured doesn’t mean trials and temptations won’t come, but you see, although we weep through the night… JOY COMES IN THE MORNING!
Begin to pray now. Pray for God’s favour over all you are and do. Seek an outpour of this grace over your academics, career, job interview, marriage, etc). Also, tell God to turn your nights of weeping into the dawn of Joy. The break of dawn will end the sleepless nights of pain and grief. That is what the bible says.
RECEIVE FAVOUR TO DO “EXPLOITS” in Jesus name, and favour to turn your nights into day.
(www.yonghana.org; Like our Facebook page: Y Outreach Network)
