Unprecedented Favor
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
“And [so that you can know and understand] what is the
immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His power in and for us
who believe...”
(Ephesians 1:19, AMP)
TODAY’S WORD from
Joel and Victoria
Every one of us can say that, in our lives, God has been
good to us. We’ve all seen God’s favor at work. He has protected us, promoted
us and opened doors for us. That’s God’s favor. But I believe that in the
coming days, God wants to show us unprecedented favor — that’s favor like we
haven’t seen before.
In today’s verse, Paul said that in the “ages to come” we
would see “the immeasurable, unlimited, surpassing greatness of God’s favor.”
What’s interesting is that Paul wrote this passage ages ago. I believe that we
are now living in the “ages to come” that Paul was talking about. I believe you
and I are going to see this unprecedented favor!
The word “unprecedented” means; unmatched, unparalleled, for the first time.”
In other words, you may have seen God’s favor in the past, but you need to get
ready. You haven’t seen anything yet. What God has in your future is going to
be bigger, better, greater — unprecedented! He is going to show you His
goodness in ways you’ve never seen before. Keep standing, keep praying, keep
putting Him first and watch His unprecedented favor come on every area of your
life!
— Joel & Victoria Osteen
Hope
Read: Psalm 23
You are my hope, O Lord God; You are
my trust from my youth. —Psalm 71:5
The
ancient road from Jerusalem to Jericho is a narrow, treacherous path along a
deep gorge in the Judean wilderness. Its name is Wadi Kelt, but it’s known as
the valley of the shadow, for this is the location that inspired David’s 23rd
Psalm. The place itself offers little reason to compose such a hopeful poem.
The landscape is bleak, barren, and perilously steep. It’s a good place for
thieves, but not for anyone else.
When
David wrote, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I
will fear no evil” (v.4), he was in a place where evil was an ever-present
reality. Yet he refused to give in to fear. He wasn’t expressing hope that God
would abolish evil so that he could pass through safely; he was saying that the
presence of God gave him the confidence to pass through difficult places
without fear of being deserted by Him. In another psalm, David said that the
Lord was his hope (71:5).
Many
claim to have hope, but only those whose hope is Christ can claim it with
certainty. Hope comes not from strength, intelligence, or favorable
circumstances, but from the Lord. As Maker of heaven and earth, He alone has
the right to promise hope and the power to keep the promise.
Our
strength and hope is in the Lord—
We rest
secure in His sure Word;
And
though we’re tempted to despair
We know
we’re kept within His care. —D. De Haan
Hope for the Christian is a
certainty—because its basis is Christ.
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father God, thank You for this day and age I’m living in. I believe that You created me for such a time as this. By faith, I receive Your unprecedented favor as I serve You with my whole heart in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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