We ALREADY have Favour!

I thank my God at all times for you because of the grace (the favor and spiritual blessing) of God which was bestowed on you in Christ Jesus
“[So] that in Him in every respect you were enriched, in full power and readiness of speech [to speak of your faith] and complete knowledge and illumination [to give you full insight into its meaning].

In this way [our] witnessing concerning Christ (the Messiah) was so confirmed and established and made sure in you That you are not [consciously] falling behind or lacking in any special spiritual endowment or Christian grace [^[a]the reception of which is due to the power of divine grace operating in your souls by the Holy Spirit], while you wait and watch [constantly living in hope] for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and [His] being made visible to all.

And He will establish you to the end [keep you steadfast, give you strength, and guarantee your vindication; He will be your warrant against all accusation or indictment so that you will be] guiltless and irreproachable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah). 

 God is faithful (reliable, trustworthy, and therefore ever true to His promise, and He can be depended on); by Him you were called into companionship and participation with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.- 1 Corinthians 1:4-9 (AMP)

The favor of God WAS bestowed on us when, through Christ, we believed. There is nothing we can do to get it, only receive it. How exciting is this! Contrary to popular belief, favor is not so much about wealth or material possessions, but more of being found delightful, pleasurable and receiving kindness from God. This should be the end of striving to please God. We should rest in the knowledge that through Christ we have now (freely) obtained favour from God.

Mary was called highly favoured – as the chosen Mother of Jesus; Rachel was beautiful and well favoured, Joseph was also well favoured, Esther obtained favour in the King’s sight. Now, from the verse above, we have this same favour, (This is the year of the Lord’s favour) and more for we are sons of God! Rachel, Joseph and Caleb are good examples of what the favour of God means, but we are more blessed than them for with favour we also are dead to sin and can enjoy this favour without condition.

Favor is “Charis” in the Greek, which means Grace.

WERE enriched!. “Banange!”, do you see what this means? This same favour has enriched us with FULL power and COMPLETE knowledge. Let me break it down: The favour of God has given us full range of knowledge and power in all things! The KJV says is better “That in everything ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge” What can defeat you, if you have it all knowledge? Nothing in creation!

Our reception of the favor of God in knowledge and power is a testimony that we have all the spiritual gifts we need. God says we are not lacking in any special endowment, who can say otherwise? Christ did not only come to save us from the wrath of God, but also to give us all the blessings and favor of God to live on this earth “while we wait” for Him to return. We do not need to wait to get to Heaven to live good lives, we have been given that life now, and we can choose to triumph or live in defeat.

How wonderful is our God. Not only has he given us favor, He has also guaranteed to protect us against the accuser or anything that comes against us and sealed us till Christ returns.

I will not water-down this last verse in anyway, for I know it speaks for itself.

So clearly we see from the above verses that God wants us to prosper and live a good life. Pain and suffering do not bring Him glory. We need to know what we have been given, receive it and  like the parable of the talents, with like enthusiasm invest to develop and grow all for the Kingdom of God.