THE FAVOR OF THE LORD!

The Lord shall shower His favor upon you and exalt you! The Bible says that Jesus Christ increased in favor with God and men (Luke 2:51). Likewise, you shall increase in favor with God and men.

“In an acceptable time I have heard you, and in the day of salvation I have helped you. Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2).

Acceptable time is the time of God’s favor. His kindness, mercy and grace will be upon His people. God’s hand will lift you before the people who are against you and they shall come seeking your favor!

The Bible speaks about Joseph, a young man who feared the Lord and shunned evil. He was falsely accused by his master’s wife and was thrown in prison. But, he sought the Lord diligently and was faithful to Him in all his ways. The Lord was pleased with him and His favor rested upon him mightily. God exalted him to be a ruler(Genesis 39:21, 41:40-46).

The favor of the Lord will not only exalt you but will help you to receive favor from your enemies. The Israelites were in bondage and were exploited by the Egyptians cruelly. But God gave them favor in sight of their enemies. The Bible says that the Israelites fled Egypt with a lot of gold and silver (Exodus 3:21).

Germany was an economically ruined nation after the World War. At that time, the Chancellor Adenauer came to power in Germany. He was a hard working man. He used to work till 2.00 a.m and would be in the presence of God at 5.00 a.m. He diligently sought the Lord before resuming his work. This aroused curiosity among the people who asked him why he had to work so hard. He replied “I must build up this country. The future of Germany is in my hands. I cannot do anything without the grace of God. He leads me everyday in my life to do greater things for His glory".

The Chancellor came up with new plans and executed them. He paved the way for economic revolution. That is why Germany is an affluent nation today. One man sought the presence of the Lord and His favor, and the country was blessed.

Friend, when you diligently seek the Lord, He will shower His favor upon you. You will receive spiritual blessings and material blessings. Yes, God will exalt you in due time and the whole world will be in awe of you!

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Strength in hard times!

 Stella Dhinakaran

He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength. (Isaiah 40:29)

Beloved, when problems assail us, even the mightiest man on earth will become weak and crumble. The spirit of man becomes lean and he succumbs to the pressures of problems he faces. The key to receive strength in your spirit is to wait on the Lord and act in His time.

The Bible says, “He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength” (Isaiah 40:29).

The Bible speaks about Job, a devout man of God who was the greatest person of the East (Job 1:1-3). The Lord tested him and he lost all his possessions and ten children in a day. He refused to turn against God when such a catastrophe befell him but said, “I will trust Him” (Job 13:15). When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold” (Job 23:10). The Lord found him to be faithful and He turned the captivity of Job restoring his losses and gave him twice as much as he had before (Job 42:1).

In another instance from the Bible David and his men were away from the city of Ziklag, when their enemy, the Amalekites, took away the women and children as captive and set the city on fire. When David and his men returned, they were shocked to see how the Amalekites ruined their city and their families. They wept until they thad no strength to weep. David became greatly distressed when he heard his men speaking of stoning him. Nevertheless, David strengthened himself in the Lord and God told him to pursue the Amalekites. David obeyed the Lord and he with his men recovered all that he had lost-nothing of theirs was lacking, either small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything which they had taken from them (1 Samuel 30:1-20).

In my life, my husband was affected with a lung disease and was bedridden in 1969. The doctor, who tested him said, "He would die within a month; yet the Lord whom you serve will not let you down.” I was encouraged a little by these words. I ran to the presence of the Lord and began to pray fervently. He heard my prayer and did a miracle. Apart from healing my husband, He also made the “Jesus Calls” Gospel Ministry to spread worldwide.

Yes, I strengthened myself in the Lord in my hard times and the Lord gave me victory over the crisis. The Lord who gave strength to those who waited on Him and gave them victory, will also do the same to you and reward you with blessings in the end.

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The Problem with Self

By Greg Laurie

But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. ² People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, ³ without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, ⁴ treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God. 2 Timothy  3:1-4

We are living in a culture that is completely self-absorbed. Consider these stats:

• The Incidence of Narcissistic Personality Disorder is nearly three times as high for people in their twenties as for the generation that's now 65 or older.

• 58% more college students scored higher on a narcissism scale in 2009 than in 1982.

• 40% of Millennials believe they should be promoted every two years, regardless of performance.

In the 1970s, people wanted to improve their kids' chances, so the "self-esteem" movement was born. We were told that all of the social ills of the day were due to low self-esteem, and that we all needed to learn to love ourselves more.

As one expert said, "The problem is that when people tried to boost self-esteem, they boosted narcissism instead. All that self-esteem leads them to be disappointed when the world refuses to affirm how great they know they are."

So, we enter into our marriages saying things like: "What's in it for me?" and "What about my needs?" This leads to such inane statements as "I'm no longer happy in this marriage," and "I need to find myself!"

Where does this selfishness come from? "Where do you think all these appalling wars and quarrels come from? Do you think they just happen? Think again. They come about because you want your own way, and fight for it deep inside yourselves" (James 4:1–2 MSG).

This is something the Bible says would be a sign of the end times: "You should know this, that in the last days, there will be very difficult times. For people will love only themselves . . ." (2 Timothy 3:1–2 NLT).

So, what is the antidote to selfishness? It is selflessness!

Philippians 2:2–8 tells us³ Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. ⁴ Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. ⁵ Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, ⁶ who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, ⁷ but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. ⁸ And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. (NKJV)

THANK GOD FOR EVERYTHING!

By Stella Dhinakaran

In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you    (1 Thessalonians 5:18)

Once, a man of God from England had gone to Africa to do ministry. He proclaimed about the Lord to the people who absolutely had no knowledge of the Lord and turned many towards the Lord. Observing this, the village headman was greatly annoyed due to jealousy and planned to kill the man of God.

He cunningly invited him home and gave him a feast, mixing poison in the food. But the Pastor, after praying over the food saying, “Lord, bless this food; sanctify it and strengthen me as I eat it” started eating it. The Lord, who heard the prayer, completely nullified the toxic effect of the poison in that food. So no harm befell him. The village headman’s heart was broken seeing this and he realized that the pastor was truly a man of God. After that he too accepted the Lord as his personal Saviour and made it possible for the Pastor to spread the Gospel throughout the village.

My dear beloved, do not worry saying, “Alas, I have this terrible disease; I am unable to bear this”. The Lord is still alive to give you perfect healing. His strength will be made perfect in your weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9).

“He (the Lord) will bless your bread and your water…..” (Exodus 23:25).

According to the scripture, pray before you have your food saying, “Lord, thank You for this food which You have given; bless it and sanctify it” and then consume the food, you need to be aware that the Lord sanctifies it by His Word and prayer. Yes my beloved! if you are thankful to God in everything as stated in 1 Thessalonians 5:18, “In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” God will certainly give you what you have thanked Him for!

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