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Day 1: Can We Grow in God’s Favor?

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

God’s favor is when God takes the natural and does the supernatural in a person, place, or thing. It can be little or big but it’s always to bring honor and glory to God and further His Kingdom, not simply to favor the person, place, or thing! In other words, the...

Day 2: How to Find the Favor of God

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Most people think the favor of God is only for a select few, but that’s not true. It’s for you if you know Jesus. When we find Jesus (He finds us), we find favor! I believe Father Abraham had the favor of God but it was not because he was so obedient or so religious,...

Day 3: Finding Favor Upon Your Life

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Psalm 90:16-17 (NRSV) “Let your work be manifest to your servants, and your glorious power to their children. Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and prosper for us the work of our hands— O prosper the work of our hands!” I love this verse in Psalm 90, and I...

Day 4: Insights About Favor

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Psalm 90:17 (NAB) “May the favor of the Lord our God be ours. Prosper the work of our hands! Prosper the work of our hands! ” Do all want the favor of God? Not everyone wants what comes with it! #1 - Favor is not always fair. #2 - God has favorites, but God’s always...

Day 5: Finding God’s Favor Brings a Fantastic Future

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Example: Joseph Genesis 37:18-23 (NCV) “Joseph’s brothers saw him (Joseph)coming from far away. Before he reached them, they made a plan to kill him. They said to each other, “Here comes that dreamer. Let’s kill him and throw his body into one of the wells. We can...

Day 6: Favor Ain’t Fair to the Enemy!

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Because we are followers of Jesus, we should be different from those people far from God. How so? What sets us apart? Our words, our actions, our attitudes, and our priorities surely do. But do you know what else sets us apart? God’s favor. 1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV) “But you...

Day 7: You Cannot Curse What the Lord Has Blessed

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Numbers 22:6 (CEV) “They are too powerful for us to defeat, so would you come and place a curse on them? Maybe then we can run them off. I know that anyone you bless will be successful, but anyone you curse will fail. ” King Balak wanted a prophet named Balaam to...

Day 8: Favor Beyond What You Can Fathom

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

This is a little longer than most of the favor devotions but it’s worth taking the time to look at the long-term results of God’s favor. Many people miss seeing God’s favor because they stop looking too soon or not looking and listening at all. I pray these verses...

Day 9: Your Favor Will Bless Others

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Genesis 30:25-36 (NKJV) “And it came to pass when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away, that I may go to my place and my country. Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me go; for you know my service which I...

Day 10: Recognize the Favor of God and Be Willing to Ask for the Favor of God

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Numbers 32:5 (NKJV) Therefore they said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not take us over the Jordan.” The children of Israel were about to cross the Jordan, began to fight, and take over the promised...

Day 11: Don’t Forget Your Favor

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Look at how the favor of God protected and prospered the Israelites in the book of Exodus. Before Moses arrived on the scene, the Egyptians viewed themselves as superior to Israelites as slaves to serve them. However, when God’s favor arrived with Moses and Aaron, the...

Day 12: Found Favor Can Be Your Savior

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

We often say God’s favor is when God takes the natural and does the supernatural in a person, place, or thing that brings Honor and Glory to Him and furthers His Kingdom. Noah found favor of God and God used him supernaturally to continue the human race. That’s Favor!...

Day 13: Find Your Favor

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Genesis 19:18-25 (NKJV) “Then Lot said to them, ‘Please, no, my lords! Indeed now, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have increased your mercy which you have shown me by saving my life; but I cannot escape to the mountains, lest some evil overtake...

Day 14: Favor of Your Face

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Psalm 34:5 (NKJV) “They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed.“ The faces of those who stand for God are radiant with joy. We are citizens of the Kingdom for God and marked for heaven. We should be some of the happiest people on the planet!...

Day 15: Finding the Favor to Go!

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Exodus 33:13-15 (NIV) Moses also sought to hear from God. He climbed a mountain, fasted for forty days, and spoke to the Lord face to face. But Moses refused to move forward unless God led him: “‘If You are pleased with me, teach me Your ways so I may know You and...

Day 16: Favor of a Friend

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Exodus 33:17 (TLB) “And the Lord had replied to Moses, ‘Yes, I will do what you have asked, for you have certainly found favor with me, and you are my friend.’” What an exciting verse! When we are in the favor of God, He will not only do what we ask but we are His...

Day 17: Favor of Peace

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Numbers 6:24-26 (NLT2) “May the LORD bless you and protect you. May the LORD smile on you and be gracious to you. May the LORD show you his favor and give you his peace.” This is a wonderful prayer to pray for your loved ones. In fact, this morning I’m praying this...

Day 18: Finding Favor Without Being Cut Off

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Psalm 30:6-7 (TLB) “In my prosperity I said, ‘This is forever; nothing can stop me now! The Lord has shown me his favor. He has made me steady as a mountain.’ Then, Lord, you turned your face away from me and cut off your river of blessings. Suddenly my courage was...

Day 19: Finding Favor in Abundance

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Proverbs 11:24-25 TPT (Passion) “Generosity brings prosperity, but withholding from charity brings poverty. Those who live to bless others will have blessings heaped upon them, and the one who pours out his life to pour out blessings will be saturated with favor.”...

Day 20: Finding Favor Through Suffering

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Job 33:26 (KJV) “He shall pray unto God, and he will be favorable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.” When I think of Job and the suffering he went through, I don’t think of a face with joy. Yet I know two...

Day 21: Righteous Favor

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Psalms 5:12 (NKJV) “For You, O Lord will bless the righteous; with favor, You will surround him as with a shield.” Proverbs 14:9 (NKJV) “Fools mock at sin, But among the upright there is favor.” Today is an excellent time to be reminded what the favor of God is: The...

Day 22: Blessings of Favor

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Luke 1:28 (NKJV) “And having come in, the angel said to her, ‘Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!’” Luke 1:42-44 (NKJV) Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit...

Day 23: How to Activate the Favor of God

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Luke 1:28-29 (NKJV) “And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!” “But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying and considered what manner of greeting this was.” Mary was...

Day 24: Finding Favor by Association

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Associating with those who are blessed and highly favored will significantly increase our opportunity to have God’s favor. Two examples are Mary and Elizabeth & Abraham and Lot! In the case below, Laban was blessed because of Jacob. Genesis 30:25 (CEV) ...

Day 25: The Favor of a Wife

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Proverbs 18:22 (NKJV) “He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.” The truth is if you have a Godly loving wife, it’s because of the favor of the LORD. If we are not careful in marriage, we get to thinking it’s what we do and don’t do...

Day 26: The Favor of a Friend

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Proverbs 18:24 (NKJV) “But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Our friend, God, is with us because of His Son. There’s nothing we can ever do to make Him leave us. Hebrews 13:5 (NKJV) “For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake...

Day 27: Finding Favor In Spite of Your Faults

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

This is Lot talking to God who had been living in Sodom and Gomorrah. These two cities had become so wicked God was going to destroy them. Yet, in spite of Lot not converting one person, including some of his children, God still showed him favor and mercy. Genesis...

DAY 28: Favor Over Your Enemies

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Exodus 12:36 (NKJV) “And the LORD had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.” The Egyptians had kept the Children of Israel in bondage for years, then they finally cried...

DAY 29: Favorable Favor

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Acts 2:46-47 (TLB) “They worshiped together regularly at the Temple each day, met in small groups in homes for Communion, and shared their meals with great joy and thankfulness, praising God. The whole city was favorable to them, and each day God added to them all who...

Day 30: Favor is for Life

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Psalm 30:5 (NKJV) “For His anger is, but for a moment, His favor is for life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” I love this verse because it says, “His favor is for life.” It’s not just when I’m good; it’s when I’ve done wrong. It’s when...

Day 31: Favor and Honor

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Psalm 84:11 (NRSV) “For the LORD God is a sun and shield; he bestows (grants) favor and honor. No good thing does the LORD withhold from those who walk uprightly.” It is God who wants to bestow favor and honor on us. It is God that wants to protect us and provide for...

Day 32: Favor Can Come Later

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Deuteronomy 33:23 (NKJV) “And of Naphtali he said: “O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, And full of the blessing of the LORD, possess the west and the south.” Naphtali’s favor brought satisfaction, blessings, and physical land/possessions. Moses did not just come up...

Day 33: Favor Can Lead to a Fight

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Genesis 4:3-7 (NIV) “In the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, but on Cain and his...

Day 34: Favor Can Make You an Overseer

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Genesis 39:4 (NKJV) “So Joseph found favor in his sight and served him. Then he made him overseer of his house, and all that he had he put under his authority.” Favor first led to Joseph being the overseer of the house. Genesis 41:41 (NKJV) “And Pharaoh said to...

Day 35: The Most Important Favor

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Most people think the favor of God is just for a few special people, but it’s not. It’s for everyone willing to accept it. God wants to take the ordinary and do the extraordinary. That’s what is so exciting about the favor of God. Luke 4:19 (NIV) “to proclaim the...

Day 36: Favor With a Purpose

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

An important insight to remember about the favor of God: Favor has a lot more to do with purpose than it does pleasure! Jesus had the favor of God. He was nailed to a cross for our sins where we could be saved. Luke 2:52 (NKJV) “And Jesus increased in wisdom and...

Day 37: Your Favor Can Help Others in Need of Favor

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

1 Samuel 16:18 (NKJV) “Then one of the servants answered and said, “Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and the LORD is with him.” David, first...

Day 38: Spoken Favor

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Exodus 33:17 (ESV) “And the LORD said to Moses, “This very thing that you have spoken I will do, for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name.” What a relationship Moses had with God that the very thing Moses spoke, God wanted to give to him. God...

Day 39: Favor of the LORD

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Proverbs 8:35 (KJV) “For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favor of the LORD.” “Finding me” means finding wisdom and when we find wisdom and apply it we have an abundant life that can only come from God. That abundant life also leads to the favor of the...

Day 40: Entreat His Favor

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Psalms 119:58 (KJV) “I entreated thy favor with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.” If the favor of God is when God takes the natural and does the supernatural in a person, place, or thing, it can be little or big but it’s always to bring Honor...

Day 41: Favor Fights for You!

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Day 42: Favor’s Face

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Proverbs 16:15 (ESV) “In the light of a king’s face, there is life, and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.” Proverbs 16:15-16 (TLB) “Many favors are showered on those who please the King. How much better is wisdom than gold and understanding than...

Day 43: Favor & Blessing

by Pastor James Greer | Finding the Favor of God

Psalms 106:4 (KJV) “Remember me, O LORD, with the favor that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation” Psalm 106:1-5 (TLB) “Hallelujah! Thank you, Lord! How good you are! Your love for us continues on forever. Who can ever list the glorious miracles...

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