God Favors You Because He Loves You We love Him because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19 Have you ever found yourself receiving such exceeding favor that you wonder why? My friend, it is because God is lavishing His grace—unearned, undeserved, unmerited favor—on you. And He does it because He loves you. I love reading the Old Testament story of Ruth, a young Moabite widow, because it speaks of God’s amazing grace. The moment Ruth depended on God’s grace or favor, she had full access to His blessings. Of all the fields in Bethlehem, His grace led her to the field that belonged to Boaz, who was not only a wealthy bachelor, but also a relative of her father-in-law. (Ruth 2:3) Boaz was therefore her potential kinsman-redeemer—someone who could redeem her from her plight as a poor and childless widow. Boaz favored Ruth from the moment he laid eyes on her. Ruth was not even a Jew, yet he cared for her safety by telling her not to glean in another field and to stay close to his young women. He even commanded the young men working for him not to touch her and to allow her to drink the water which they had drawn. During mealtimes, he sat her beside the reapers although she was just a lowly gleaner who picked up what they had missed or dropped. On top of that, he gave her parched grain, making sure that she ate and was satisfied, and that she had leftovers to bring back to her mother-in-law. (Ruth 2:1–18) Ruth simply believed that she would find favor in the field and God placed her at the right place at the right time, so that He could open a big door of blessings to her. Do you know that Boaz is a beautiful picture of our Lord Jesus? The Bible says that “He first loved us”. Jesus saw you and loved you first, long before you knew Him or loved Him. And He favors whom He loves. Beloved, there is no need to fight or strive to qualify for God’s favor and blessings. His favor is all over you because He first loved you. Just trust in His love for you and you will see His favor bringing an abundance of blessings into your life! God is lavishing His grace—unearned, undeserved, unmerited favor—on you because He loves you. Clothed with Splendor and Majesty Your victory brings him great honor, and you have clothed him with splendor and majesty. Psalm 21:5 (NLT) In the Old Testament, clothing had a meaning. King David tells us God has clothed us with splendor and majesty. He has exchanged our garments with His splendor and His majesty. When you wear something that complements you, you walk more confident. You stand up and know you look good. God is saying, be confident in Him and stand up because you have been clothed with splendor and majesty. You have His stamp of approval. Today, release the past feelings of regret, fear, and doubt. Then know you have been clothed with splendor and majesty. Heavenly Father, I thank you for clothing me. Forgive me for not releasing the past feeling. I release to you the past feelings of regret, should of, could of, and take on your confidence. I ask you to clothe me splendor and majesty. I take on all you have for me. I love you. In Jesus’ Name Amen https://youtube/watch?v=WjZ01FcK0yk
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 21:58:51 +0000
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