Unmerited Favor................

Honestly we need God.

Jesus grew in wisdom and maturity. He gained favor from God and people. Luke 2:52

For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord. Proverbs 8:35

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God created us to have perfect oneness with Him. He created us to glorify Him. God created everything for us. We were created to have dominion over the creation but disobedience to God cause us to lose the favor of God and to be back in God's favor, we need to walk in obedience. God blesses those who walk in faithfulness. To receive favor is to be somebody's favorite and being somebody"s favorite means that you get special attention. The favor of God is what you should seek my friend and not money. The Bible tells countless stories of people who received favor of God. Sarah received favor. God blessed her with her child when it was impossible because of her old age. The Lord was with Joseph also, and he granted Joseph favor with the chief jailer (Gen 39:21). With God favor, Joseph was able to achieve his destiny with his own life and for his family as well. Noah found favor with the LORD (Gen 6:8). The rains came down hard just like predicted for over a century and the floods came up, and Noah and his family alone were saved.

We can admit that never in the history has there been a generation with so much and yet with no satisfaction. Let us be honest, in America, everything is within reach. If you dream it, you can achieve it; but It brings no joy, and no satisfaction. You can actually feel the emptiness flowing into people. That is one of the reasons why marriages fail. People are desperately looking for satisfaction. People have collection of cars, numerous houses and many sexual partners but they have no joy. That is why drug and alcohol are rampant in communities. People are looking for the wrong things. They are looking for self-interests instead of God's interests. They no longer glorify God. They glorify themselves. We do whatever we can to feel the void in our hearts. We go after everything except God.

Friend, we are losing our children. Young people are dying of drug overdose and alcohol abuse. They desperately need God. Our hearts get broken every day. How many young people full of promise do we lose every year? When will we be mad enough to go out and do something? It is our job to share the good news of Christ with them. We must turn curse into blessing. We must turn back to God. We need to call on His cleansing power. God promised to bring back all of His favor: "A faithful man shall abound with blessings" (Proverbs 28:20). It is the only way to receive favor of God.

Let us determine in our hearts not to look at the failure of the past. Let us run back home just like the prodigal son. Let us put God before our own interests. Let us seek God, and truly seek Him. Let us open our hearts to receive His fullness. God’s plan is that you and I fulfill our destiny.

"A faithful man shall abound with blessings" (Proverbs 28:20).

Praise the Lord!

Bless The Lord!

Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.Praise the LORD, my soul; and forget not all his benefits; who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Psalm 103:1-6

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All that I am and all I wish to be bless the Lord today. He is worthy. He is worthy. He is worthy! Looking back at my life, I can clearly see that God has always been present. His love for us knows no limit. He is patient. He is good. He does not give me according to my performance. He blesses me because He is merciful. How can I not thank you Lord?

Thank you for the revelation of who you really are.
Thank you for my salvation through Christ.
Thank you Father for bringing me to this world to experience the fullness of your love.
Thank you for giving me a mother who loves you enough to teach me about you.
Thank you Lord for giving me a father who loves you, works hard and does his best to support, comfort and cover his adult children.
Thank you Father for my siblings who provide encouragement daily.
Thank you for the children in my life that you are using to teach me enduring love, patience and kindness.
Thank you for a Bible believing Church.
Thank you for the friends in my life.
Thank you for the situations in my life that have forced me to seek cover in your arms.
Thank you for continuing to perfect your will in me.
Thank you for continue to take care of the things that concern me.
Thank you for all the things you have done to bring me here in this place at this time.
Thank you for the many times you protect me and I don't even know about it.
Thank you for withholding things that I pray about that would shift my focus from you.
Thank you for guiding my thoughts.
Thank you for comfort through tough days and lonely nights.
Thank you for self-control.
Thank you for divine health.
Thank you for spiritual, physical, emotional, and financial healing.
Thank you for wisdom.
Thank you for the forgiveness of my past, present and future sins in Jesus.
Thank you for daily guidance. Thank you for opening my heart to your love.
Thank you Lord for who you are.
Thank you Lord. Thank you Lord. Thank you Lord!

My life is in your capable hand. I will never worry another day of my life. I will trust you. I declare and decree my life will never be the same again in Jesus name! I declare and decree Jesus is the Lord of my life.

I bless you Lord. I worship you. I bow down before you. Only you are worthy of my praise. Holy you are Holy. Only you are God.

Praise the Lord!