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May Devotional: Favor And Greatness (Page 2)

May 12: Prove it First

“…but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good…will of God.” – Romans 12:2 Read: Daniel 1:1-21 It is wisdom to prove the principles of God’s Word first in the small things of life before confronting the giants with the same principles. Daniel and his companions asked to be tested (and proven) on a…

May 14: Great Confidence in a Great God

“Do not, therefore fling away your fearless confidence, for it carries a great….reward” – Hebrews 10:35(AMP) Read: I Samuel 17:48-57; Luke 7:1-10; Proverbs 14:26 Great people are those who have great confidence in their great God. Their greatness is a benefit of the trust and confidence they have in their great God. They are not fearful people. They are bold as a…

May 15: Destined For Greatness

“Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.” – Job 8:7 Read: Luke 2:1-7; Psalms 78:70-72 Regardless of where you are today and what your past has been, your best days are just ahead of you. God destined you for greatness when He created you. He allows small beginnings but promises a great end. Remember that even though…

May 16: Enlarge my Coast!

“And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying Oh Thou wouldest bless me indeed and enlarge my coast, and that Thine hand might be with me…” – I Chronicles 4:9 Read: Isaiah 54:2-4; I Chronicles 4:9 Even though God created us to be fruitful and greatly increase in every area of our lives (Genesis 1:26-28), Satan is determined to keep us…

May 17:The Company of the Great

“The Lord gave the Word: great was the company of those that published it.” – Psalms 68:11 Read: Malachi 1:11; Deuteronomy 10:17; Acts 19:20 Our God is a great God. Everything about Him is great, and everything He does is great! The scriptures tell us in many different places about the greatness of our God. However, God does not want to be…

May 18: Greater than Solomon

“…and shalt call His Name Jesus. He shall be great…the Son of the Highest.” Luke 1: 31, 32 Read: I Kings 4:29-34; Luke 1:30-32; Psalms 115:14 King Solomon was one of the greatest kings who ruled over Israel. The Bible tells us that he was greater than his father King David, and that he was blessed with wisdom, understanding and great exceeding…

May 19: Favored by default

“For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.”   Psalms 5:12 (NIV) Read: Proverbs 16:15; Proverbs 19:12, Luke 2:52 Everyone speaks about favor but few people know how to incur it. The greatest tragedy however, is the Christian, who is unaware of how to incur and walk in the favor of God. Child…

May 20: Favor: The Essential Rain

“The king’s favor is like the clouds that bring rain in the springtime—life is there.” Proverbs 16:15(GNB) Read: Esther 2:1-17; Psalms 30:5; Psalms 72:6 Webster defined favor as, “unfair partiality.” “To be partial means to favor one person more than another. i.e. approving, supporting or endorsing someone.” It is that which singles you out and makes you preferred above all others. It…