Thursday February 11th, 2021
Memorize: Numbers 6:25 GOD’S WORD® Translation (GWT)
« The LORD will smile on you and be kind to you. »
Read: Numbers 6:22-26 Good News Translations (GNT)
22 The Lord commanded Moses
23 to tell Aaron and his sons to use the following words in blessing the people of Israel:
24 May the Lord bless you and take care of you;
25 May the Lord be kind and gracious to you;
26 May the Lord look on you with favor and give you peace.
Message:
What is favor?
The Yorubas describe it aptly as a good face.
That means there are two kinds of faces; a bad face and a good one.
I am sure you know that when a person is angry, no matter how beautiful or handsome, he/she will begin to look like an angry lion.
Everything changes; the nostrils flare, the lips thin out and the whole face generally turns bad. But when people who are ordinarily not considered good-looking smile, somehow their beauty will come out.
In Numbers 6:24-26NLT , the Almighty God said that whenever His priests want to bless the people, they should speak thus:
24 “May the Lord bless you and protect you.
25 May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you.
26 May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace”.
When God lifts His eyes in your community, sees you and smiles, that is what is called favor.
The Almighty God is going to smile on you today in the mighty name of Jesus.
Now, if you find favor with God, what can you expect?
Somebody once said that a single encounter with divine favor is worth more than a lifetime of labor.
In Luke 5:1-7, Peter fished all night and caught nothing, but just one sentence from God changed everything.
You may have been struggling for so long with nothing to show for it; you will find favor with God today in the mighty name of Jesus.
Romans 9:16NLT says:
« So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it. »
This passage tells us that the height you get to in life is only determined by the favor of God.
Nobody can go higher than the favor of God permits.
God’s favor gives life. Psalm 30:5CW says:
« God’s anger lasts only a moment, but His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay overnight, but comes the morning, there will be joy. »
Favor singles you out for special attention.
The man at the pool of Bethesda was singled out for a miracle (John 5:5-8).
I pray God will favor you today and single you out for great miracles in the mighty name of Jesus.
Prayer point: Father, smile on me today!
Author: Pst E. A. Adeboye.
Text edited by Naomie
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