Hey dear beloved,
I bring greeting to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ….
How have you been?
Today we will continue to see what the favor of God did to the people in the past and expect God to have favor on our lives to rise above the situation and live a supernatural life for the Glory of God.
Last week we saw how the favor of God worked in the life of Noah, today we will see what the favor of God can do to us through the life of Mary in the New Testament.
I would like to encourage you to read Luke 1: 28-38.
Luke 1:28: The angel went to her (Mary) and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you”.
What has the favor from God did to Mary? And see what will it do you today?
1.Favor brings God’s presence: Luke 1:28 b: “The Lord is with you”!
The Bible doesn’t mention much about the life style of Mary that caused the Lord to be with her, but I believe Mary was also an ordinary person like us. A woman who had the same struggles and weakness like other woman had and have, but what made Mary an outstanding woman in her generation or ever before or ever since was she was HIGHLY FAVORED by God.
You cannot please God by yourself; it is His favor that makes you attractive to God. He is not moved by your life, but you are moved every day by His Favor.
2.Favor causes the ministry of angles: Luke 1:26-27: God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Nazareth.
God is always at work, but whenever He sent an angel He did something remarkable. Mary remained as a remarkable woman because she was encountered with the angel of God.
Mary wouldn’t know the plan and purpose of God in her life and through her life for the whole mankind without the ministry of angel of God, Joseph also couldn’t take the thought that his wife was pregnant before they came together.
We need the angels of God to minister to us every day to know Him and His plan for us. Angels bring word from God, angels protect, angels set the captives free…… we need the ministry of angels in our everyday life, having angelic ministry in our life is also a result of His favor.
3.Favor causes you to give birth to supernatural: Luke: 1:31: “You will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
Mary was the instrument God used to bring Jesus, the Son of God and the only Savior of the world.
The world is dying without Jesus every day, and we as children of God are failing to give Jesus to the perishing world. We are doing our very best but failing utterly, probably the reason is we are not able to give birth to Jesus!
If you are not pregnant at the first place, you cannot give birth. Whatever you carry in your spirit that you will bring forth to the world. If you are pregnant with God and His things, you will surely bring it out to the world in the fullness of time.
Mary was pregnant with Jesus and gave birth to Jesus. What are you pregnant with?
4.Favor causes the ministry of the Holy Spirit: Luke 1:35: “The Holy Spirit will upon you and the power of the Highest will overshadow you”.
The Holy Spirit played a very important and key role in the life of Mary and it was the Holy Spirit that helped Mary to be pregnant with the supernatural. Mary had no clue of how she would give birth to supernatural.
When Mary heard the words of the angel, she believed and received them into her heart then Holy Spirit acted on her faith.
Mary had nothing to do except to open herself for the work of God in her life and through her life to the mankind. I believe it is also His favor that helps us to believe and open ourselves to the will of God of our generation and the generations to come!
As you are reading this, could you open yourself to God and His will? Ask God to have favor on your life as He had on Mary resulting in the supernatural birth, that you will be blessed and be a blessing to the world.
I believe this year 2014 is a year of Lord’s favor over our life. His favor will cause us to give birth to supernatural! We will be amazed and also the world. Let’s hold on to the feet of Jesus for His favor!
God Bless you,
Yours in His service,
Jeevan n Leena
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