Deuteronomy 28:13-14 (NKJV) 13  And the LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them. 14 So you shall not turn aside from any…

Deuteronomy 28:1-2 (NKJV) 1 “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessings shall come upon…

Deuteronomy 28:2 (NKJV) 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the LORD your God: In our last post I began looking at favor as part of the covenant given by God to Abraham and his descendants. Since the New Covenant flows from the Old…

Deuteronomy 28:2 (NKJV) 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the LORD your God: I believe the Lord spoke to me at the end of 2012 that 2013 was to be a year when God releases favor for the body of Christ. The idea…

Joshua 6:15-18 (NKJV) 15 But it came to pass on the seventh day that they rose early, about the dawning of the day, and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. On that day only they marched around the city seven times. 16 And the seventh time it happened, when the priests…

Joshua 2:21(NKJV) 21Then she said, “According to your words, so be it.” And she sent them away, and they departed. And she bound the scarlet cord in the window. This week we are looking at the relationship between faith, patience and favor. Rahab received favor when she chose to hide the 2 Hebrew spies rather…

Joshua 2:1(NKJV) 1Now Joshua the son of Nun sent out two men from £Acacia Grove to spy secretly, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went, and came to the house of a harlot named Rahab, and lodged there.  This week we have been studying the connection between walking in favor and faith.…

Hebrews 11:30-31(NKJV) 30By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days.  31By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace. Yesterday we discussed the need for faith in order to walk in favor that comes from…

James 1:2-4(NKJV) 2My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,  3knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.  4But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.  Last week we studied the characteristics that drew favor to Ruth. The final one we discussed…

Ruth 2:8(NKJV) 8Then Boaz said to Ruth, “You will listen, my daughter, will you not? Do not go to glean in another field, nor go from here, but stay close by my young women.  This week we have been looking at the role God given favor played in the life of Ruth. Although she was…