Favour - the key to breakthrough.

Right now I am trying to get breakthrough on several fronts. Not least we are trying to move house. In the current climate that may seem risky, I know.

Some of you may be trying to get a healing or change jobs or some other situation where you need a miracle.

I was getting frustrated with my situation. I'd done everything I possibly could. Everything I knew to do.. But the breakthrough did not come.

As I prayed about the situation this week, I heard a word - 'favour'.

Jesus began his ministry with a word about the year of the Lord's favour.

What right do we have to expect to go to heaven, get our sins forgiven or find mercy from God? We have none� apart from God's favour.

As the events off the first Easter are remembered this weekend, I am thinking about the favour of God.

His ancient people only came into the promised land because of God's favour.

"We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, The deeds You did in their days, In days of old: You drove out the nations with Your hand, But them You planted; You afflicted the peoples, and cast them out. For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, nor did their own arm save them; but it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, because You favoured them."
Psalms 44:1-3

But God's favour isn't automatic. We have to receive it.

Luke tells of a day when healing was available but only one man got healed. Many did not accept his favour and therefore didn't get their breakthrough.

"One day as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem, were sitting there. And the power of the Lord was present for him to heal the sick."
Luke 5:17

But one man did and he was healed completely. His breakthrough came.

If Jesus lives in us and we live in a relationship with him, his righteousness lives in us. God is eager to place his favour upon his people.

"For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favour as with a shield."
Psalms 5:12

I have begun to declare that God's favour surrounds me. I'm expecting a breakthrough not by any cleverness on my part but just because God's favour is upon me.

Whatever you need today, begin to see yourself as surrounded by the favour of God. Things that don't normally happen will happen because of his favour.

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