Favour That Lifts the Lowly

God's favour is what we need to live life well. Is just surviving the given life enough for every child of God? No, we need God's favour that can take us beyond our reach. Esther was an orphan girl in a foreign land. But God gave her favour and gave her power as a ruler in the kingdom where she was supposed to live as a slave. The verse says, “Now the young woman pleased him, and she obtained his favor.” Esther 2:9.

The same happened to Joseph. He got favour in the eyes of the jail officer when he was there. Genesis 39:21 says, “But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love. He gave him favor in the sight of the chief jailor.” Joseph was supposed to be a captive, a prisoner with no freedom in jail. But when he received God's love and favor in the eyes of men, he was kept as an in-charge over the prison. What does this show? Favour brings us out of slavery, out of imprisonment. The favour of God helps us walk in freedom; it helps us walk in power. It helps us to reach positions that we can't reach with our own power. It is purely God's gift. He chooses people to show favour through which He restores, He redeems, He saves, and He fulfills His plans for us.

Dear God, You are a God who can make a queen out of a poor orphan girl who is helpless. You can make a ruler of a nation out of a man forced to serve in prison. Lord, Your plans are awesome and beyond our understanding. Your favor and grace restored them, lifted them, and empowered them. Lord, we pray for the same favour to be showered over us. Psalm 90:17 says Your favour establishes the work of our hands. We submit our situation into Your ever-loving hand of favor. We pray that You bless us with the same. We receive what we prayed for in Jesus' name. Amen.