Some synonyms for favor are esteem, kindness, courtesy, indulgence, approval, support, sympathy, and forbearance. God’s favor is His unconditional love and grace He has bestowed on us. His favor is a gift we can never earn but freely receive through faith and obedience.
God’s favor opens doors. His favor provides for, protects, and upholds those who find it. Do you experience God’s favor in your life?
“For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield” (Psalms 5:12).
Walking in God’s righteousness protects you. No evil that comes against you shall succeed; you will condemn it. His righteousness is your inheritance in Christ (Isaiah 54:17). Trusting in God’s righteousness as yours in Christ brings assurance and security. When you align and agree with Jesus’s assessment of you, His favor protects and sustains you.
“Let not mercy and truth forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart, and so find favor and high esteem in the sight of God and man” (Proverbs 3:3-4).
These verses state that those who demonstrate mercy and uphold truth find favor with God and man. Many believers seek God’s favor yet fail to extend mercy to others or embrace God’s truth. Extending mercy and compassion while walking in truth and righteousness releases God’s favor.
“He who earnestly seeks good finds favor, but trouble will come to him who seeks evil” (Proverbs 11:27).
Those who seek to do good to others will have favor with them. Those who seek to do evil will get what they give to others. We reap what we sow (Galatians 6:7). Condemn evil, and sew good. Seeking good finds favor.
“Good understanding gains favor, but the way of the unfaithful is hard” (Proverbs 13:15).
The unfaithful think that the way of the righteous is hard, but the truth is that their way is hard. It is more beneficial to us to follow the Lord than to go our own way. Having a good understanding of God’s ways increases His favor.
God’s blessing is upon His children, yet many remove themselves from His favor and blessings. They live as they desire and make decisions that forgo His favor. They try to accomplish what only God can do. God’s favor can achieve more in a minute than our human efforts can achieve in years.
God has blessed you with His love. He has given you Jesus and desires you to experience His favor and blessings. What is in your heart? Do you anticipate His favor? Walk in His righteousness, seek goodness, show mercy, uphold truth, and gain understanding. Agree with His Word. Then, speak God’s favor in your life. When you speak from the abundance of His good treasure in your heart, His favor will be revealed in your life (Matthew 6:45).
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