What is favor? It is something granted out of good will. You can’t really earn it. It’s just the goodness of God. It’s the fact that God is so merciful and loving that He wants to grant you a favor.
Another definition is: “a gift bestowed as a token of regard.” In other words, God just wants you to know how much regard He has for you, so He does favors for you as a token. The Bible says that the Lord is merciful, gracious and full of compassion. The Hebrew translation of compassion is “disposed to show favors!”
I don’t think we have believed God for favor like we should. We are always asking people, “Would you do a favor for me?” Or, “Could you do me a favor?” God is disposed to show favors TO US!
When the favor of God goes before you, it opens doors that NO man can shut! It opens doors that men say are impossible to open! The favor of God will change rules, regulations, policies, and even bring down governments, if necessary, to get you through the door God wants you through.
The favor of God will work for you not only in spiritual things, and not only in life and death situations, but the favor of God will go before you and cause the very desires of your heart to come to pass. If you are up against battles right now and you have done everything you know to do, and you’re not getting anywhere, then call on the favor of God! Say, “God, I need a favor!”
The favor of God on your life enables you to win battles that are impossible for you to win in your own strength. Psalm 5:12 says, “For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with FAVOR wilt thou compass him as with a shield.”
When the favor of God is upon you, you can walk with your head held up high even in life’s storms, because somehow – someway, you know the favor of God will take care of it and turn it into a VICTORY! Confess this every day over your life: “My Covenant calls for an abundant increase of the favor of God in my life!”
Today’s Scriptures: Prov. 8:33-35; Prov. 3:3-4
Excerpt permission granted by Jerry Savelle Ministries International
Dr. Jerry Savelle was an average, blue-collar man who was struggling and needed God's help. While he considered himself a "nobody," when he became a believer God told him not to worry about it because He was a master at making champions out of nobodies. God has since taken Dr. Savelle from being a constant quitter to a man who knows how to stand on the Word of God until victory is experienced. Because of the life-changing combination of God's faithfulness and Dr. Savelle's "no quit" attitude, his life is totally different than it was thirty-eight years ago.
Since 1969, Dr. Savelle traveled the world teaching people how to win in life. Dr. Savelle ministered in more than three thousand churches and in twenty-six nations, and has overseas offices in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.
God used Dr. Savelle to impact people who are burned out on religion and who have backslidden in their walk with God, as well as Christians who have a need to hear the Word of God presented in terms applicable to their lives, dreams, and destinies. He hosted the Jerry Savelle Ministries television broadcast which airs in two hundred countries worldwide.
Dr. Savelle authored more than forty books, including his bestsellers, If Satan Can't Steal Your Joy, He Can't Keep Your Goods and You're Somebody Special to God. He served as one of the founding Pastors of Heritage of Faith Christian Center in Crowley, Texas.
Jerry J. Savelle, 77, went home to be with the Lord on April 15, 2024. He spent his last day on earth fulfilling his purpose teaching people the Word of God