God’s Grace, Mercy and Favor

Grace or gracious- showing kindness, courtesy, and compassion.
Mercy- compassionate and kind treatment, merciful
Favor- a helpful or considerate act; the condition of being held in regard, approval, or support.

To support or approve; to treat with special care. I thank the Lord every day for His grace, mercy, and favor on my life. The more obedient I become, the closer I walk with Jesus, the more I see His grace, mercy, and favor on my life. I don’t deserve it and I can’t earn it. Let’s focus on His favor.

Job 10:12 You have granted me life and favor, and your care has preserved my spirit.
Psalms 5:12 For you O Lord will bless the righteous; with favor you will surround him as with a shield.
Psalms 30:5 For His anger is but for a moment; His favor is for life
Proverbs 12:2 A good man obtains favor from the Lord
One day of favor is worth a lifetime of labor. Look at the life of Joseph. He was sold into Egypt as a slave and then he worked his way up in the house of Potiphar. That is favor. The wife of Potiphar attempted to seduce him, but he stayed true to God and Potiphar. She accused him of rape and then Joseph was thrust into the dungeon. He needed favor. He became the model prisoner and after several years Pharaoh called for him and the current of favor followed. Within 24 hours, Joseph went from the prison to the palace.

Favor will bring you to places money can’t buy. The woman with the issue of blood had great faith. Jesus favored her and she received her healing. Favor produces miracles you cannot perform. Favor is promised to the obedient and the Godly in Psalms 5:12 Favor can increase in waves in your life. Luke 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. In Ruth 2:13 Ruth pursued the favor of Boaz. In Esther 5:2 we see that favor is the ingredient that turned a crisis into a miracle for Esther. Proverbs 3:3-4 says that your personal integrity influences the flow of favor toward you. Doing your job well brings favor toward you from your boss, favor causes the greatness in you to blossom and flourish, and favor will take you further than money. Favor brings increase and multiplication. In Acts 2:47 when the disciples had fellowship and walked in joy praising God, favor flowed. Favor turns enemies into friends. It takes more than gifts, talents, or good intentions to generate favor! Favor requires God. I find myself thanking the Lord more and more for His mercy, grace, and especially His favor in my life. I am so thankful. I do not have a thing that God has not given me. When we want favor, we must sow favor. Favor is the attitude of giving to another. Favor is when you sow into the life of another. Start showing favor to everyone close to you. Proverbs 3:27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do so. Sow words of kindness and love to those around you. Expect favor everyday of your life. Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Please take the time to look up and review the scriptures in this blog.  May God’s unmerited favor be on your life, every day of your life.