MANIFOLD FAVOUR

“But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring about as it is this day, to save many people alive” – Genesis 50:20

The MANIFOLDFAVOUR of God comes with His Manifold Grace: “As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God” (1Pet.4:10).His Favour is like a many-sided diamond. Here are five notable Dimensions of Divine Favour: material, medical, marital, mental, and ministerial.

Material dimension: When you find God’s favour in the material dimension, whatever you touch prospers and people will begin to wonder. Peter found Favour with the Lord, and with one throw of his net, he caught the largest haul of fish ever in in his life as a fisherman (Lk.5:1-17). Jesus was preaching by the seaside. He saw two boats. One belonged to Peter and another to someone else and by favour, Peter’s boat was chosen. When God decides to favour you, you cannot escape prosperity. Divine Favour can usher you into surprising miracles, the benefits of which you’ll never cease to enjoy all through life!

Medical dimension: Divine favour can flow with a healing virtue and turn an incurable medical condition around! Favour can turn evil tides of sicknesses around into testimonies of deliverance. A man who had been afflicted for thirty-eight years encountered favour by the pool of Bethesda (Jh.5:2-9). There was a multitude by the pool of Bethesda. Jesus came there, and His Face shone on the man amidst the crowd. He went to him, healed him, and left the place. Favour singled him out for a miracle. 2 Kings 5:1-14 tells the story of how Namaan was healed. Jesus, referring to this account in Luke 4:27 said: “And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian”! Out of many, Namaan found favour.

Marital dimension: The blessing of a good wife to marry is an evidence of Divine Favour: “He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favour from the LORD” (Pro.18:22). Divine Favour sweetens sour marriages. Favour flowed at the marriage feast in Cana of Galilee, and opened the tap of the miraculous, as the Lord turned water into wine. Many women who had been considered barren have experienced Favour, such that those who had been laughing at them began to laugh with them, as the case was with Hannah (1Sam.1:9-20). Favour will attract the right spouse into a life. Favour will open wombs of women who have been called barren, unlock the loins of men who have been labelled seedless, and fill their quivers with children, and their homes with gladness.

Mental dimension: Divine Favour can quicken one’s mentality, to begin to operate in unfathomable realms of wisdom. Divine Wisdom belongs to God and He gives wisdom to the wise (Dan.2:20-22). We should learn to ask God for Wisdom rather than wallow in the lack of it (Jam.1:3). When God decides to favour you mentally, you’ll display inexplicable wisdom.

Ministerial dimension: Every born again believer, and baptized in the Holy Spirit is a minister of God, entitled to Favour. When you find God’s Favour in ministry, it becomes seamless for you to do His work. When you preach what appears to be a simple sermon, multitudes of souls will be saved. Finding Favour with God unlocks every door you knock.

Joseph was a Model of Manifold Favour. He enjoyed Favour in material terms: “God has made me Lord of all Egypt” (Gen.45:9b). He was able to invite his father and entire family, with the assurance of sustaining them perpetually (Gen.45:4-13). Health-wise, he was never recorded to have been sick. He also enjoyed Favour in the mental dimension. Pharaoh described Joseph: “Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you” (Gen.41:39).  Joseph was also blessed maritally with a peaceful marriage, harmonious home, and two sons (Gen.48:8-20). He didn’t even have to search for a wife – one was given him! Everything Joseph touched in his life’s assignment prospered (Gen.39:21-23). He enjoyed favour to full old age (Gen.50:22).