Walking in the Favor of God

Philippians 4: 19 - 20, And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. NKJV

There is only one way that we can have ALL of our NEED supplied. When Paul wrote this passage, he wasn't just referring to material needs. We know this because he used ALL in reference to what God was able and willing to do regarding the needs of His children. 

Today, I want to share with you a principle from God's Word that will build faith in your heart to believe God for all of your needs to be met. We know from the Word of God that He requires us to have faith and to exercise it, in order to please Him. We can be assured that God has always taken care of us, whether we have acknowledged Him, or not. Nevertheless, now that we are His children and have placed our faith in His Son- Jesus, we have a heavenly Father who takes great delight in blessing us.

Paul wrote in Ephesians 2, "By grace we have been saved through faith." James also teaches us in his epistle that God gives grace to the humble; and He opposes the proud. When we've humbled ourselves and committed our lives to Christ, God gives us His grace. Another term for grace is unmerited or unearned favor. The favor of God is upon your life now. You may be wondering, "What does the favor of God have to do with meeting my needs?" How can His favor supply all of my needs? 

 Psalm 24 teaches us that the earth belongs to the Lord and everything in it, the world and all who live in it. Since it all belongs to the Lord, He can give whatever he wills to whomever He desires. Because we are His children and have found favor in His sight, if we will look to Him and not man to supply our needs, He will give us favor with people; and they will sow into our lives.

Do you remember when God told Moses to lead His people out of Egypt? He told Him to instruct the women to borrow jewelry, gold, and silver from the Egyptians. Did you know the Egyptians actually gave the Jews their wealth? Doesn't that story just amaze you? Egypt was suffering greatly as a result of the God of Israel, but they still gave their wealth over to the Jews. I would definitely call that divine favor. 

Like me, you have probably looked at your check book or bank records, reflected on all that you had been able to accomplish over a period of time and then realized that the numbers just didn't add up. How is it that you could accomplish all that you did with that amount of money? Let's see; if you struggle with worrying about tomorrow's troubles, then what I'm about to share will help you. When you look at your income, and you know that it wasn't enough to fulfill all of your obligations and needs, there is only one answer; the favor of God is on your life. God made a way for you at the very moment you needed it because your trust was in Him and not in man. God's favor makes up for any shortage or unexpected liabilities that we may incur. However, we have to humble ourselves under His mighty hand and wait on Him to meet our needs.

You see; there is yet one more reason not to worry about tomorrow's troubles because you know that God's favor will meet you when tomorrow arrives. Always remember that God gives grace/favor to those who are humble and wait on Him. When God blesses you, His favor doesn't have sorrow with it. In other words, you don't have to pay Him back with interest like you would have to do with a financial institution.

Let me share a brief testimony that will build your faith. Recently, there has been a rash of burglaries involving local churches. As a result of the threat of loss and to protect the church, we began to seek bids for security cameras. I had gone to the bank to ask for a loan, and the officer of the bank said that they could help us purchase the cameras. However, after this meeting, the Holy Spirit prompted me to wait and trust the Lord to supply the need. When I told our congregation about the need, someone gave one-thousand dollars, which was only fifteen percent of the need. Nevertheless, the Holy Spirit kept assuring me that God was going to meet THE ENTIRE NEED. A couple of weeks later, on a Wednesday night, someone wrote a check for five-thousand dollars. The Lord showed the church His divine favor, and it didn't cost the ministry a dime of interest. The cameras are ordered and on their way. To God be all the glory. What need are you unable to meet today? Place your complete trust in the Lord. 

God Supplies ALL Our Needs,
Pastor Asa Dockery