Encouragement
Favor & Fruitfulness In 2016
(Luke 1:30 & 32)
“Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son and shall call His name Jesus.”
When the angel appeared to Mary to bring her good news, she was surprised, confused and afraid, but the angel assured her that she had no reason to be afraid. God had the very best plans for her and she was to be the recipient and channel of a beautiful blessing never hitherto known on the earth! Our Father God has the very best plans for you too, so receive these words as a blessing from the Lord today, and hear what He wants to say into your heart.
1) You have found favor with God. There are many people who feel that they can never do enough, serve enough, give enough to please the Lord. They push themselves to do more because they feel they need to earn His love. They also live in fear of condemnation and punishment, never feeling fully forgiven, never feeling they have made the mark. These are all lies from the enemy. God loved you before He ever knew you, before you ever had a chance to do anything for Him. He loves you unconditionally and His heart is so full towards you. He wants to see your life bearing fruit for His glory. He loves to see you transformed into the image of Jesus, but His love and favor are already upon your life. He forgave you completely when you gave your life to Him. The day you set your heart to seek Him and follow His ways, you became His child, His favored one. You were transferred from the kingdom of darkness to the Kingdom of Light, and He says to you today “Do not be afraid My precious child. You have found favor with Me.”
2) You were meant to have a fruitful life. Everything in the Garden of Eden was blessed to grow abundantly. This is how we were meant to live, in the blessing and favor of God. God always had good plans for His kids and although Adam and Eve made the wrong choices and lost out on the good life, Jesus made it possible for us to get back into the blessing and to be free of the curse. This is the good news dear friend – that because you have found favor with God, you can live in the reality of His blessing. When you came into relationship with Him through the precious blood of Jesus, you became a son, a daughter. You became a joint heir with Jesus. This means that you get to share in everything that belongs to Him, including His very special place in the Father’s heart. Just as Mary conceived in her womb and brought forth the Gift of God to humanity, you are meant to see His Word take root in you and bear fruit. You were meant to give birth to the awesome plans and purposes of God on the earth. You are destined for fruitfulness and the Father’s blessing in every aspect of your life. God’s favor is His free gift to you, simply because you are His much loved child.
There is a connection between favor and fruitfulness, and when you see that you are living in the love and favor of the Lord, your expectation of life changes, and your life begins to bear good fruit.
Dear friend, as this year draws to a close, let me remind you that Jesus has brought you and me into the fullness of the Father’s favor through the power of His Blood. Maybe the thief tried to steal from you this year, and destroy what you began to do but Jesus has breathed upon you His abundant Life. In the power of the name of Jesus I declare His glory and His presence upon your life. I call forth the revelation of His favor into you, and His fruitfulness to be manifested in and through you. Know that you are deeply loved and highly favored, and that God’s hand is so strongly upon you. This coming year is going to be good and filled with fruit, because you are starting it with a different expectation, and with an assurance that God is on your side and wants you fruitful. As you step into a new year, know that the precious Holy Spirit has already gone before you and prepared the way for you. Abba’s favor has gone before you, and goodness and mercy are following you! What you set your heart to see is what you will see manifested in the coming year. May the power and presence of the Holy Spirit be upon you, friend, and may you be fruitful in everything you set your hand to, in Jesus’ mighty name, amen!
Minoli Haththotuwa, 26 December 2016
www.risingonwings.org
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