The message for the beloved Children of God is - Favor !

03/18/2013-Good morning,
The message for the beloved Children of God is - Favor !

We should have a desire to have favor in the eyes of the Lord. We grow in that favor as we faithfully live for the Lord. Jesus grew in favor, not only with God, but also with men. People favored Him (Jesus), they follow Him and listen to His teaching and message. Yes, they crucified Him (Jesus), but at the same time, crowds thronged to hear Him (Jesus) preach. Some people have a desire to be like Him ( Jesus). To be like Him (Jesus) means that we should also grow in favor with God and people daily. The best story in the Bible about favor working in someone’s life is Joseph. Everything started off bad with Joseph, but he stayed humble.  Although he was the favorite son of his father, his brothers hated him. They sold him as a slave. Eventually he wound up at Potiphar’s mansion. God gave Joseph favor with him (Potiphar), and so Potiphar placed him (Joseph)in charge. Potiphar put him (Joseph) in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned.Understand this, Joseph did not let the circumstances of His life get Him down,He stayed optimistic. Joseph had a good and humble spirit about himself. This is why God gave him favor with so many people. He had reasons to become bitter, but he ignored them and chose to forgive people. He even forgave his brothers. Heavenly Father, help us to have the spirit of forgiveness for others, let us learn from you Lord. We chose to walk in love with one another. Let us increase in our knowledge of your word. Thank you Lord for your word. Amen