Some Benefits of Divine Favour

Messages for January 2017: Our Month of Divine Favour

Message for Sunday the 22^nd of January 2017

Theme: Understanding How Divine Favour works

Topic: Some Benefits of Divine Favour

Introduction: Last week, still building on our theme, we saw how divine favour comes. Today, we shall continue to build on this great theme of understanding how Divine Favour works by looking at some benefits of Divine favour. From what we have seen so far about Divine favour, it is undeniable that divine favour is an attribute that everyone should find attractive enough to desire for themselves.

I will therefore list the following benefits of Divine favour:

1.     Blessings: Favour is the magnet that attracts blessings to you. From Moses’ encounter at the burning bush experience with God, this was brought out clearly to us when God said that he would give the children of Israel favour before the Egyptians so that when they go, they would not go empty after four hundred years of slavery without pay. See Ex.3:21; 12:36 and Ps.5:12. No matter how good you are on your job or your business, if God does not expose you and your skills, you will remain hidden. Favour is the means by which God causes us to be noticed and engaged in whatever you are good at. The result is that when we deliver on the confidence reposed on us, we are blessed beyond measures.    

2.     Progress: Another thing that favour would do for us is to bring progress. No matter how well you are at your task, without progress in your work, you will not be able to come out as intended. If you are working hard and not getting encouragement by way of patronage because of a loss of favour or lack of it, it is the method of the enemy to get the person to a point of discouragement so that they give up and not attain to their maximum potential. This is why God gives favour to enable the persons to have the opportunity to prove their skills. It is the favour of God that attracts the patronage they need to be able to manifest their abilities. In the case of Israel in Egypt, they laboured for four hundred years without pay until God intervened for them. David was quite good with the harp but unknown in high places until the anointing of God brought him favour and he was announced in the King’s palace and his status changed. See 1Sam.16:15-23 and Ex.3:21 and 12:36.   

3.     Ability to fulfill Divine Purpose: This was what Mary who became the mother of the Lord Jesus Christ found and was able to fulfill her purpose of giving birth the Messiah. When the angel Gabriel met her, the first thing he did was to declare her highly favoured and called her blessed among women. Until today, all generations since then have called her blessed. See Lk.1:26-38; 46-48 and Mt.1:18-25. At the end of the day, Mary fulfilled her purpose when the Messiah was born and raised by her.

4.     Fame: One of the definitions of divine favour is that God gives fame to a person. All the characters who were distinguished in the Bible have been made eternally famous because of the favour of God upon their lives. This is the case of men of God like Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and David and Daniel in the Old Testament. The same was the case with the early Church fathers and of course our Saviour Jesus Christ.

5.     Divine Provision: In the land of Egypt, Israel was in bondage for a period of four hundred years. They laboured without a salary but when God wanted to reward them, He gave them favour. The result was that they did not leave Egypt empty. See Ex.3:21 and 12:36.

More could be said on this but for want of time, I would draw the curtain here. The purpose of this message is not just to instruct but to also provoke us to research the word of God to find out more benefits of Divine favour so we can take advantage of them. Meanwhile there is someone reading this resource that is yet to make a decision for the Lord Jesus Christ. The truth is that the foundation of Divine Favour is the new birth experience. To be able to partake of Divine favour, we must first belong to the family of God. If you are yet to belong and desire to belong, you can do so right away by saying the following prayer out loud in faith and you shall be born again:

Heavenly Father,

Have mercy on me a sinner. Today, I believe that Jesus died for me and you raised Him from the dead for my Justification. I therefore declare that Jesus Christ is my Saviour and Lord and from today, I renounce the fatherhood of Satan and embrace Jesus Christ as my Saviour and Lord. Thank you for this father in Jesus’ name! Amen.

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