Daily
Favor is where ...
"faith
and favor meet."
It's
sometimes hard to see the good in the midst of a crisis. That's exactly
how the world feels in what we are experiencing right now, and why as a
follower of Christ this message has been on my heart.
Acquainted
with trials on a global scale, former First Lady of the United States, Lady
Bird Johnson, understood the importance of keeping hope before our eyes during
times like this in her message:
"Where
flowers bloom, so does hope."
Her
proclamation of hope was seeded in her faith and belief in God. This is
where I am rooted also, and why Daily Favor is so important in the life of any
believer.
With
social media and news in a tailspin, it may be difficult to see that God is
still very much at work. There is good news; look closely, spring is
trying to bud in front of our eyes, proving He is and always will be, in
control!
God
wants us to use this time to see what He is doing in our own lives.
Social distancing from others doesn't mean we are to be distant from Him, but
we should be doing the exact opposite.
I
am more excited than even watching what God is doing and unfolding before me,
even during my own tribulations! He is revealing Himself and faithfully
answering prayers.
"You have granted me life and favor
and Your care has preserved my spirit."
(Job 10:12)
There
truly is an "other side of trouble" the world needs to
experience! This is the most perfect time ever in history to draw close
to God and get in on what He is doing through believers.
Scriptures
tell us to:
"Come close to God and He will come close to you.
Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is
divided between God and the world." (James 4:8 NLT)
It's
time to get back in the favor of God by spending time with Him. Revisit
your vision, goals and faith status. Have you
gotten side tracked by dividing the loyalty line between God and man wrongly?
Stop
following after the world that doesn't recognize you as a Christian because of
your lifestyle or behavior. God is working things out for your favor;
can't you see it?
God is Moving on Hearts
I'd
like to encourage you that God is moving at this time! He wants you to
prepare to bloom and be the flowers of hope the world is seeking desperately.
You
see, when a flower is blooming something inside it is happening. It's in
the process of becoming the best flower God intended it to be. The result
is, anyone who looks upon it can see there had to be a change from what was
into what it has become.
Friends,
God is preparing you to become the best "flower" (gorgeous testifying
witness for Him) possible. He needs you to bloom at the exact time of His favor, for others to
"see" what God has done and is doing through you.
I
want to inspire you in the Lord. This isn't a time for resting at home
and doing nothing but complain about what we want to be doing. No, it's
time to receive favor from the Holy Spirit and "Bloom Where You Are Planted"! (Read more
about that here.)
For Such A Time
God
wants you to experience His Daily Favor more than ever
so the message of hope in Christ Jesus reaches the lost. It's literally
the "for such a time as this" as Mordecai said to Esther concerning
the Jewish nation. (Esther 4)
In
our current age, this message for prayer, fasting and hope is for all
people. If we keep silent people will perish not only physically, but
they will be eternally separated from God!
How
are you reacting to this global crisis? Where is your focus? Or as Lady
Bird also stated during a difficult time the country was facing:
"It's
odd that you can get so anesthetized by your own pain or your own problem that
you don't quite fully share the "hell" of someone close to you."
Is
she right? She gave more sound advice:
"Become
so wrapped up in something
that
you forget to be afraid."
"The
challenge we now face is to build on the record of the past,
to continue new
responsibilities
and seeking new opportunities to serve."
Can
it be that easy and how does that apply to today? I wanted to use a
familiar political figure as an example for a specific reason in driving this
message of hope home and into your heart.
What
we are experiencing as a whole isn't political, physical, social, financial or
emotional, but it's a spiritual pandemic. You read that right!
Spiritual
Pandemic!
Fear
is skyrocketing among people from every nation. The world is desperately
reaching out for help. Life has gotten more than real; it's become
overwhelmingly frightening to some shattering their coping skills to the core.
Websites
and broadcasts on faith are being flooded with questions. Christian literature
and Bibles are flying off the store shelves as skeptics scramble to find answers
for things they don't understand or comprehend.
Mankind
is ready to receive the message of hope in Jesus, because they are afraid and
worried over their future. If you are a believer in Christ, don't give up
on hope because of what you see happening in the world. Remember, the
truth that set you free through the grace of God (unmerited favor) you now possess.
People
need to know hope is alive and blooming all around them
through the work of Christ. We should be excited for this opportunity to
do what we've never been able to do so freely!
The
window for getting the gospel message out is open now, but it will not last
once the crisis is over. Now is the time to act!
Be
a part of our "bouquet of hope" by sharing this Tell Me link. Direct
souls to the salvation message.
Hope Based on Trust
Every
one that visits this biblical teaching site is like a unique flower sent by God
to learn how to bloom for Him. Here faith and favor meet, because hope is
on our hearts by the blessings received through the redemptive work of Christ
on the cross.
When
believers share Christ, whether it is through a testimony or sharing gospel
materials such as this, together we become the irresistible blooms of hope that
people desire.
Do
we experience the same situations and crisis' as everyone else? Yes, but
our hope and trust is in Jesus, not what the world is doing
or can do. No matter what, our hope is in the Lord.
It's
our time to be the flowering blooms, saturating the world with beautiful hearts
and fragrant attitudes. Hope for a bright future is what others need to
see or hear from us.
This
Week's Challenge:
Let
Hope Bloom
When
a variety of blooming flowers are arranged together in one place for a specific
thing, they brighten the area and bring joy to those who are around them.
The array of blooming flowers in the above photo is a good example of what I
mean, and a flower company from the Netherlands knew how to share this point in encouraging people to have hope.
I'd
like for you to join our growing Daily Favor family, as we come together by
faith in reaching souls during this unsettling time in global history.
Prayerfully
direct people to where hope is always blooming in these articles of faith
on Daily Favor, and let's tell others the reason for our hope.
"You must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if
someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain
it."
(1 Peter 3:15 NLT)
As long as the earth remains, there will be flowers, and where flowers bloom there is God in whom we place our hope!
Hope Blooms Eternal (New Gospel Song April 2020)
Lyrics by Kumalawaty Sundari
Until next time, favor blooms through hope!
“Favor waits for those who seek Me.”
- Jesus Christ
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