As we are ushered in to the second half of this year of
Fruitfulness and Abundance – 2014, we are most grateful to God for all He has
been to and done for us in the first half of this year. He has indeed crowned
this first half of the year for us with His goodness when He declared this
month of July to be our month of unlimited favour. This is indeed a big
blessing to cap the month of the blessing for us.
Favour can be defined as showing preference for someone or
something over others. Unlimited on the other hand means not limited or
restricted in terms of number, quantity or extent. Thus this month of July, God
has chosen to bless us with favour that is not restricted in any way. I call
this boundless favour. This becomes even more interesting when we realize that
favour is a gift of God and that no man or woman can truly enjoy favour without
receiving it of the Lord. In Exodus 3:21, God promised to give the children of
Israel favour in the sight of their slave masters so that they would not leave
Egypt without means. He kept this promise in Exodus 11:3 and 12:36 where we are
told that God gave them favour with the Egyptians and that this made the
Egyptians give them whatever they requested of them to go with on their
journey.
About Joseph, we are told in Genesis 39:21, that the Lord was
with Joseph and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
The early Church in Acts 2:47 was said to have had favour
with all the people and therefore, the Lord was able to increase them on a
daily basis.
Mary was said to be highly favored and therefore became the
natural mother of the Lord Jesus Christ without the involvement of a man and
Joseph went ahead to marry her in spite of her seemingly “questionable
circumstance”. I consider this kind of favour unlimited.
From the foregoing, it is evident that favour is a gift from
God and this month God has chosen to give us that gift without limit because He
would bless whom He wills. Secondly, when God is with you, it shows in the
favour you enjoy with Him and with people. Thirdly, without favour, no matter
how skillful you are, your skill will never yield any return on your investment
as you will be hidden from your helpers. This is why the children of Israel labored
for 400 years and skilfully built two store cities for the Egyptians and yet
had nothing to show for their effort until God showed up and gave them favour.
This month, I see God giving boundless favour to every one of
us who desires it to bring about the miracles of abundance, love, joy etc. as
may be required in each life in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. In light of
the above, this month, we shall be looking at what favour means, the source of
favour and what we can do to appropriate the favour of God.
While we are at this, I want to quickly say that the greatest
favour we need is the escape from damnation brought upon mankind by the
disobedience of Adam in the Garden of Eden when He sinned against God and
brought the entire human race under the curse which includes disfavor. But God
has solved this problem by sending His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to die
for our sin and bring us redemption. This grace can be actualized by embracing
Jesus Christ as our savior and Lord. If you are yet to make this choice you can
do so right now by saying this prayer out loud to God and believing it with all
your heart:
Heavenly Father,
Have mercy on me a sinner. I believe that Jesus died for my
sin on Calvary’s Cross. Therefore, I repent of my sin and embrace Jesus Christ
as my Saviour and Lord. Thank you for receiving me into your family and
entering my name into the Lamb’s book of life in the mighty name of the Lord
Jesus Christ.
Amen!
If you just said this prayer, Congratulations, you are now a
member of the family of God and a citizen of the kingdom of heaven. See John
1:12, Eph.2:19 and Col.1:13. You are therefore entitled to all THE BLESSING in
the Old and New Testament parts of the Bible including the blessing of unlimited
favour.
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