The wonder of favour -By Lawrence Osagie

When pride made him separate from favour, his wife became a pillar of salt. He lost his wife and became a drunkard. His two daughters never got married because he departed from favour. Under the influence of alcohol, he slept with his daughters and produced a cursed generation. When he walked away from favour, he lost the opportunity of divine coverage and his life changed. I have seen many enter their early graves because they walked away from favour. I am not writing to impress anybody rather to help you step into your favour.

What is speaking in tongues without the word of God as a foundation in your spirit? Your speaking in tongues is meaningless if you don’t understand the essence of salvation; but when you understand the things of the spirit from the Bible, and you walk orderly then your speaking in tongues becomes a meaningful experience. Lot lost favour and lost all. Joseph was a carrier of favour.

Everywhere he went favour went with him. And that is why you must be conscious of the kind of people you associate with. Before you employ workers or bring house maids into your house be certain God is leading you. As a businessman, I pray that you will employ people that are carrying the favour of God on their heads.

When people that carry favour step into your business, you will begin to experience favour. Joseph was a carrier of favour and it was evident in his work life in Potiphar’s house. Genesis 37:1-6 recorded that, “Joseph was brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guards, an Egyptian, bought him off the hands of the Ishmaelite, which brought him down thither: And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord had made all that he did prosper in his hands.

And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. And it came to pass from that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field. And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread he did eat.” I have discovered also that there are some people who, when they enter your home, you begin to reduce.

There is no favour upon their heads. But some people will enter your life and you begin to experience expansion. People who are compassed with favour as a shield come with new things, news ideas and new business frontiers that translate into progress.

Laban testifying of the favour of God upon Jacob said: “I have discovered by divination that your handling my business is the only reason for the boom and progress we have recorded so far, so name your price.” May you contact men and women carrying favour in Jesus name. Potiphar did not stay long before he discovered what was happening.

He quickly handed everything over to Joseph. Before you knew it, everything in the man’s house turned around. There was great increase and evident prosperity until the evil manifestation of Potiphar’s adulterous wife changed the tide and landed Joseph in prison. The good news is that even in prison, favour did not leave him.

Know this, a man who is carrying the favour of God might suffer for a while, but after a while the sun will shine upon him. It did not take long before Pharaoh called Joseph out of the prison after he interpreted the dream and said to him, because of the thing in your life I have over Egypt to you? In order words, a whole nation was going to benefit from one boy’s favour – the favour upon one individual. Beloved, they can fire you in that company but God’s favour will open a bigger door for you in Jesus name.

For a bad wife’s plot, Joseph was condemned to prison; but at the appointed time, a higher promotion came that has national colours. That is the wonder of favour. Joseph was not the only one in Egypt. It was because there was something upon his life.

Pharaoh had to transfer the treasury of Egypt to him. They knew that the favour of God upon his life would affect their economy. Did they do well or not? They did well because other nations came and benefited from the grace and favour upon Joseph. Notice also that his brothers and family members who rejected the favour of God upon his life came and bowed their knees to the man that was favoured. I don’t care what they call you today; but because of the favour of God upon your life anyone that is calling you unscriptural names is coming to bow to you. I love the way Bible expressed the favour of God upon Elizabeth; it says “Elizabeth that was called the barren is now six months pregnant with a child.” Luke 1:36. She was called barren.

People will testify the same for you. He was called poor but now he is rich; he was a leper but now is healed. I don’t care what they called you before; God is giving you a new name. They called you the oldest single sister but now favour is your name. All I am trying to bring out here is that you can be a partaker of the favour of God, only diligently pray for God’s leading. All you need is to continue to appreciate and celebrate the grace of God upon those you admire and God will link you to your destiny helpers.

Without doubt, those who are close associates of the wife of Mr. President are already benefiting from the favour of God upon Mr. President. Check the list of personal staff and personal assistants in the presidential payroll and tell me who recommended them.

Join me at the cross-over night on Wednesday, December 31st, to cross over into 2015.

Time is 10 pm – 3am. Venue is Powerline Bible Church, Odolowu Bus Stop, Ijeshatedo, Lagos.