Unmerited Favor!

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!

Jesus is Lord!

The earth is the Lord and everything in it, the world and all who live in it; for he -founded it upon the seas and established it upon waters." Psalm 24:1

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We like to claim that Jesus is in charge of our lives but when adversity comes we want to manipulate the events to our advantage. We studied last year the name "Adonai" which means owner, master, lord. The Bible says that "You're not your own; you were brought at a price" (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). We all know by now that the price was the blood of Christ. We need to submit to God authority because whether we live or die, we belong to Him, the Creator of all things. (Romans 14:8).

God wants to prosper all areas of your life. He wants us to be blessed. We have to be faithful and obedient to Him. We have to surround ourselves completely to Him. We have to faithfully serve our Lord. We have to learn to let Him lead even when adversity comes, “for when we are weak He is strong”. Proverb 31:17 “He (Jesus) said, my grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness”. “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose”. Romans 8:28

Is there any area of live that Jesus does not have control over? An area you'd rather keep to yourself? Maybe it's your marriage you'd like to keep control of by not being a submissive wife. Maybe it's it is a certain sin that becomes a stronghold and you become comfortable with it. Ask God to take control of it today and get free. Ask Him to help you understand the power of his Lordship and he will. Do you know what you are doing when you become a Christian? You are forsaking your own ways, and allowing God to take COMPLETE/TOTAL control of your life with no exceptions whatsoever

Remember that Jesus id Lord. He knows your limits and he provides the necessary strength you need to accomplish the task of your daily lives. Submit to Him. Give in. Relinquish the power and control of your existence and release yourself to God’s capable hand and have the complete Adonai experience. How do you allow God to control your life? First you must trust that Jesus died for your sins, ask Jesus into your life, and then you repent of all the sins you can remember doing, and then you allow God to rule and reign over your life, and the Holy Spirit will guide you; it takes time, but just keep speaking out that you are not your own and you belong to Jesus!

And Father how grateful I am for your Son Jesus Christ! Help me trust you the way He does. Help me relinquish control of my life, so that you can mold and make me just the way you intended for me to be when you created me. Help me to not resist Your Hand upon my life and allow me to experience your joy, and peace finally. Amen!