What are the conditions to meet for the favour of God to flow ? 1. Be born again. Man fell by sin and can only rise by righteousness.
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 2 Corinthians 5:21
For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. Psalms 5:12
So sin brought you and me into misfortune, and righteousness is the only way out of that donjon of misfortune and righteousness is by faith in Christ Jesus. So until you are born again, you remain a victim of misfortune. And Satan became the Agent of that misfortune. For man became dust and became meat to the Devil. And
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase. Proverbs 28:28
When you are saved you are translated from the kingdom of darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth, the donjon of misfortune into the kingdom of his own dear son. Colossians 1:13
To be born again is the master key to Divine Favour. That's where it begins.
2. Pleasurable Kingdom commitment.
Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof. So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory. Psalm 102:13-15
Because you take pleasure in the stones of Zion and favour the very dust thereof, the time to favour you has come. So it is not just Kingdom stewardship but pleasurable Kingdom Stewardship. Now, why do I call it so? In Deuteronomy 28:47-48 He said:
Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
Anything that makes God a burden to you makes your life a misfortune. So it is NOT enough to be involved, you must be pleasurably involved, joyfully involved, excitedly involved. That is why there are many frustrated believers today: they are involved but NOT pleasurably involved. They are constantly under pressure and every Kingdom's demand is a burden to them. Anything that makes God a burden to you makes your life a misfortune. When God (the giver of life) becomes a burden, life becomes unbearable. Every demand God makes on me is for my sake, that is why I call it Pleasurable stewardship, pleasurable commitment.
And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. Exodus 23:25
He will open the tap of favour. He will take sicknesses away from you. You shall not be barren nor cast your young in the land. He said the number of your days He will fulfil. Remember? That service is qualified by your right attitude: joyfulness and gladness of heart, not of necessity nor grudgingly. For God loves a cheerful giver. You want his favour like I am enjoying his favour? Just get tirelessly excited about God. Get addicted to Kingdom stewardship with delight, be carried away with anything "kingdom" and you have committed God eternally to your welfare. That is so important! If you are not going to sweep with joy and gladness do not sweep! It is better to be "unblessed" than to receive a curse.
And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. Matthew 6:33
... I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. Malachi 3:17-18
So there is a favour seal that distinguishes all that serves God acceptably.
If they obey and serve Him, They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures. Job 36:11
That means God's favour will be demonstrated every day of your life. Seek ye first the kingdom of God and all these things others are dying to get, they shall be added to you by God's favour. God will be adding them to you as an act of favour. So you are ending your days of afflictions and entering into your days of colourful additions.
3. Favour provoquing prayers. Enough is enough!
... I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.” Genesis 32:26-28
... for by his own strength shall no man prevail. 1 Samuel 2:9
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. Romans 9:16
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