Proverbs
3:4 - So
you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
To fulfil your
God-given assignment in life you will need God's favour! How did Joseph go from
being a lowly inmate to running the whole prison system? '... The Lord was with
Joseph... and He gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison...
whatever he did, the Lord made it prosper' (Genesis 39:21-23 - But
Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the
sight of the keeper of the prison. 22The
keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners who were in
the prison. Whatever they did there, he was responsible for it.
23The keeper
of the prison didn't look after anything that was under his hand, because Yahweh
was with him; and that which he did, Yahweh made it prosper.
). Why did King
Ahasuerus choose a Jewish slave girl named Esther to be his queen? '... She
obtained grace and favour in his sight... so he set the royal crown upon her
head... ' (Esther 2:17 -
The
king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness
in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown on her
head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. ). How did Samuel
go from being a custodian in the temple to being a prophetic voice of the
nation? '... Samuel grew... in favour both with the Lord and men' (1 Samuel 2:26 -
26The
child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Yahweh, and also with
men. ). What did all
these favoured people have in common?
First, they gave
their best effort. They excelled at what God gave them to do, and when the time
came He promoted them.
Second, they put
others first. David served King Saul even though he was a ruthless boss. Ruth
worked to support her widowed mother-in-law Naomi, while Naomi's other
daughter-in-law Orpah thought only of herself.
Third, they sought
guidance and had a teachable spirit. God answered Ruth's request by giving her
Naomi, the right mentor, Boaz, the right boss, and making sure she got into the
right field (Ruth 2:2-3 -
Ruth
the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean among the
ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor. She said to her, Go,
my daughter. 3She
went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and she happened to
come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of
Elimelech).
God's favour
will connect you to the right people and get you to the right place. When your
chosen field is the field God has chosen for you, you can't help but be blessed
in it. No, you won't be exempt from trials, but you'll succeed in what you're
called to do.