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 that brings blessings or curses. It does matter what we do, but we can do everything right and still not have a good marriage without the favor of God. Psalm 127:1 (NKJV)
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) “After Joseph was born, Jacob said to Laban, ‘Release me from our agreement and let me return to my own country.’”
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 troubled at the saying, “she was highly favored.”
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 of your womb!’ But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
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 favor of God is when God takes the natural and does the supernatural in a person, place, or thing.
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.
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.”
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.
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.