The Power behind your visible Progress – Favor is your Advantage – Part 3 – Pastor Odim Awa Odim: Child of God, favor is a dimension of empowerment that we have received from God for visible Progress, God introduced this system to make His called out ones or chosen ones to have an edge over the people of the world.
The Power behind your visible Progress-favor is your advantage. (Part 3)
Psalms 115:14
[14]May the Lord give you increase more and more, You and your children.
Child of God, favor is a dimension of empowerment that we have received from God for visible Progress, God introduced this system to make His called-out ones or chosen ones to have an edge over the people of the world.
Favor is a gift from the Lord, it is like ointment, that is rubbed on His children, which makes them to cease from their labor, or which cancels seasons of their labor, but, child of God, you should as well understand this sort of labor that was mentioned above.
The labor that I meant is not self gratified, we are commanded through scriptures to labor in the things that concerns the kingdom of God and Jesus Christ, for it is in such labor that definitely attracts the favor of the Lord.
Hebrews 6:10-15
[10]For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
[11]And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end,
[12]that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
[13]For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,
[14]saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”
[15]And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
Child of God, the promise for our service in this kingdom is favor, this is so, because we need such level of empowerment from the Lord, to make visible Progress in this earth realm.
Jesus Christ is the very foundation for us to receive this gift of favor, that was why He made atonement for us, with the father, by His blood.
So that we can be translated into the kingdom of God where the Father of glory, who gives favor to His children, will effortlessly give to us, Hallelujah!
This kind of favor which we have received, is such which causes even your enemies to be at peace with you.
Proverbs 16:7
[7]When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Favor causes Circumstances that are an impediment to others, but, for a child of God, that is highly favored, will go through the same challenges like others and come out unhurt.
Favor is such that under every circumstances, you will see your needs been met, unexplained. Even those that don’t like you, will be a part of your needs met, consciously and unconsciously they will be under obligation to be a great blessing to you, that is what favor is for.
Exodus 3:21-22
[21]And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall be, when you go, that you shall not go empty-handed.
[22]But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, namely, of her who dwells near her house, articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing; and you shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So you shall plunder the Egyptians.”
Child of God, this story is a powerful reminder, due to God gave favor to the Israelites, the Egyptian who have forcefully, put the children of Israel under labor, gave to them what they asked for, even when the Egyptians knew that they were leaving Egypt by dawn.
This mystery can not be explained but it is real, God uses favor to distinguish us or as a tool for advantage for ministry and for the assignment that we have received from Him.
Child of God, favor is highly required in this natural world to make progress that was why, Jesus Christ who is the word incarnate had to operate with it too, according to scriptures.
Luke 2:52
[52]And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
How to attract or receive the gift of Favor for visible Progress.
Our service to kingdom Agenda.
It is of necessity for us to really accept the purpose of our conversion, this purpose is our kingdom service which is preaching the message of peace as was commanded by the Lord.
Mark 16:15
[15]And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
When we unwaveringly adhere to the Lord’s great commission, He then, makes His favor available for the work.
Proverbs 11:30
[30]The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.
You can see how the book of Proverbs carefully described a soul winner as a man and woman of wisdom.
Due to, the benefits of divine favor is accomplished in that child of God, who is intoxicated with kingdom agenda. Praise God!
By being Obedient to the mandate of the kingdom.
Obedience to the call of the kingdom of God, leads to the path of unimaginable favor.
God Abhors disobedience and that His child who walks in obedience to kingdom principles, God made sure of His weighty blessings upon him. Hallelujah!
Deuteronomy 28:1
[1]“Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.
We seek for favor in fervent prayer.
Child of God, seeking for favor in prayer is the will of God, and God answers such level of potent prayer.
I want you to make this prayer, with me right now, say it aloud, “I acknowledge the Spirit of favor, which I have received by the blood sacrifice of Jesus, I ask now, that this Spirit of favor, begin, to function in me profoundly right now, in Jesus mighty name, Amen”.
Matthew 7:7-8
[7]“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
[8]For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
Child of God, the favor of the Lord is at work in you now, believe it, work with this consciousness. Praise God!
When we give to support the work of the Lord.
Giving is a principle of the kingdom of God that ensures our receiving, it is a Law that has been enacted into the system from the beginning.
Genesis 8:22
[22]“While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.”
Giving and receiving in this kingdom can be attributed for seed time and harvest, when we give, we should patiently wait for the process of our receiving.
1 Kings 3:4-5
[4]Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place: Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
[5]At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask! What shall I give you?”
Child of God, you can see, glaringly that his seed provoked God to appear to him, God did not only appear to him, He also admonished him to ask, whatsoever, brethren,this is Supernatural favor in operation. Praise God!
Conclusion:
The life in Christ Jesus, is the way God expressed Himself in the people whom He has been made one with, through the atonement, made by His holy son, Jesus.
By this peculiar classification, described in the writing above, imparted in us a system of advantage, over the world and it’s systems.
This system said about, is favor, child of God, the favor of God upon your life, is your distinguished factor to make visible Progress in this natural world, Hallelujah!
