The Favor of God Over Your Life

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The Favor of God Over Your Life

I have learnt over time, that there are certain blessings you don’t have to pray for. The scriptures rightly tell us what to do if we want these blessings activated in our lives, finances, and relationships. One of such blessings is the blessing of longevity.

Long life comes from honoring one’s parents.

Eph 6:1-3 [NLT] Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise: If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.”

So rather than praying for a long life, focus on honoring your parents- biological and spiritual.

Likewise, the blessing of favor has an instruction attached.

Ps 5:12 [ESV] For you bless the righteous, O LORD; you cover him with favor as with a shield.

This simply means for you to be favored, you have to be righteous. It’s as simple as that. You cannot be living in sin and expect the favor of God to rest upon you.

Let’s see how this verse is explained in another translation

Ps 5:12 [AMPC] For You, Lord, will bless the [uncompromisingly] righteous [him who is upright and in right standing with You]; as with a shield You will surround him with goodwill (pleasure and favor).

A life of compromise cannot attract the favor of God.

Look at Joseph. What made him favored in the prison? It was his life of righteousness that God saw and decided to show him favor.

Gen 39:21 [KJV] But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

While it is good to pray for the favor of God, it is better to lead a life of righteousness.

Shalom!