Surrounded by Favor!
October 12, 2017
Dale & Jeannie Daly
When is it you’re surrounded by FAVOR? Is it when showing the latest street rod in your garage? Or, if drag-racing, is a good pass spoken of as FAVOR? Perhaps you may feel FAVOR is your daily driver in the garage of your brand new 3000 sq. ft. home! Or how about the swimming pool and spa in your well-decorated back yard! Or if talking football, is FAVOR spoken of when “your” team ends up with the game-winning touchdown in NFL (‘No Friends Left’). that’s at least what NFL today stands for in this household!
Or, is the sense of being surrounded by FAVOR something entirely something different? Being surrounded by FAVOR is promised in the Bible by way of these six words. “God’s FAVOR can change your life!” Psa. 5:12 (NIV) “For surely, O Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your FAVOR as with a shield.” The NLT reads, “For you bless the godly, O Lord; you surround them with your shield of love.” The Message reads, “But you’ll welcome us with open arms when we run for cover to you. You are famous, God, for welcoming God-seekers, for decking us out in delight.”
So, the truth of these and other verses is that God will surround you with FAVOR! FAVOR is the blessing of God. When God grants you His FAVOR, nothing can stop any of the blessings He has in store for you! That means He is fighting the battles for you, even when you don’t see how the ending outcome can be anything associated with good.
As you are reading this CRA Moment you may not be feeling you’re surrounded by FAVOR. More, like you are not even necessary to the human race, or especially to your family. If so, don’t stop reading now! There are NO INDIVIDUALS who are unnecessary parts as a member of God’s family. While the devil wants to do everything he can to make you think your part in living life doesn’t matter, it’s because he wants you to give up…slack off…and lose all sense of hopefulness and even despising your place in this world.
Your part in life is important! Your witness to others is important! As I type, we have men replacing certain areas in our home with new wood flooring that was previously carpeted. The estimator who originally came was a young, nice-looking, healthy, young man in his early twenties. In answering some of Jeannie’s questions regarding installation, he at one point seemed to drift away by way of his thoughts. Jeannie called his name, Tommy! You okay? Is everything all right? You seem distracted by things maybe taking place in your life. He said; I apologize! I didn’t mean to allow my feelings to show, however I’m a little distracted because yesterday was told there was a baby on the way and I’m not married to the lady, plus I don’t even know if the baby is mine. Jeannie began to share there can be help giving him the best direction for his life and how to go about getting the answer to his “what now” situation. Tommy then pointed to one of the many tattoos on his arms and said, these letters represent God in my life. Here he was, a believer fading away, a believer that had messed up and it didn’t matter how many religious symbols he had on his arms, he just needed to hear that God still loved him. Jeannie reminded him that the FAVOR of God was still available to him by just asking for forgiveness of sins no matter what they may be, and forgiveness for getting ahead of God by his actions before he was married.
No matter what you have done---God stands ready to forgive you! He’s not mad at you. Instead He loves you and desires to have a close relationship even though He’s against sin because it is so harmful to us humans, and will leave us distracted from the good life available. Like for Tommy, God has made provision for you to be forgiven and set free from sin that Jesus already paid the price for. Therefore, God is no longer holding any sin against you! Did you catch those two words, “any sin!” You have been forgiven! When you accept that by faith, and ask for forgiveness, you begin to receive the benefit of the sacrifice made on your behalf.
If Jesus is your Lord, then He is your righteousness! So, you are righteous in Him and therefore you qualify for His blessing of FAVOR. FAVOR is the blessing of God causing you to be treated well by your Father in heaven, and I hold to Your word in Prov. 14:9, “The upright enjoy God’s FAVOR.”
Say this: Thank You Lord, for surrounding my life with FAVOR!
Blessings,
Psalm 20:7
Dale & Jeannie
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