The greatest favour

11TH JUNE, 2022. 

107TH ARTICLE IN ALL.

It is common to desire favour from people who are in a position to give it. At the family level, children covet the favour of their parents. This frequently leads to siblings' rivalry. Do you remember Esau and Jacob? Jacob had favour with his mother and took over the favour and blessing that was meant for his elder brother, Esau. This led to the rivalry between the two siblings and for many years they could not see eye to eye. Esau was determined to kill Jacob.

Joseph suffered in the hands of his brothers because he was more favoured by their father. He was thrown into a deep well without water and eventually sold to another tribe far away from home. There are examples of students' rivalries in an attempt to gain favour from their teachers.

The Angel told Mary, "thou hast found favour with God." This is the greatest favour anyone can desire. I am sure you too desire the favour of God. God found Mary to be godly. She was a virgin who yeilded herself to God. No wonder she was a granted the greatest privilege of being the mother of Christ, the Savior of the whole world.

Yes, you desire God's favour but God wants you to surrender to Him. Today, you can find favour with God if you confess and forsake your sins, and surrender your life to him.

Happy weekend 💖