LIVING IN THE FAVOR GOD

I.                   Royal favor

1.      Proverbs 16:15  In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

A.    Life in the Old Testament that a natural king could give was only physical life. They couldn’t receive nor give Zoe life.

B.     John 10:10  (amp) 

     The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).

C.    Life meaning Zoe; of the absolute fulness of life, both essential and ethical, which belongs to God, and through him both to the hypostatic "logos" and to Christ in whom the "logos" put on human nature

D.    Reap or Harvest – gather, collect, bring in, pick

2.      NOTE.—In Palestine the early rains prepare the soil for the seed sowing, and the latter rains ripen the grain for the harvest. So the early outpouring of the Spirit prepared the world for the extensive sowing of the gospel seed, and the final outpouring will come to ripen the golden grain for the harvest of the earth, which Christ says is "the end of the world."

3.      In the light of the king’s countenance is life.

As the king’s anger and the darkening of his countenance are death (verse 14), so, when his look is cheerful and bright, it sheds joy and life around, as the rain refreshes the parched ground.

4.      His favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

The former rain in Palestine falls about the end of October or the beginning of November, when the seed is sown; the latter rain comes in March or April, and is absolutely necessary for the due swelling and ripening of the grain. It is accompanied, of course) with cloud, which tempers the heat, while it brings fertility and vigor. To this the king’s favour is well compared

A.    favour- pleasure, delight, goodwill, acceptance

B.     How would you like to just reap pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill and acceptance?

C.    Psa 16:11 

      in thy presence [is] fulness of joy; at thy right hand [there are] pleasures for    evermore.

D.  As believers our main focus is to stay in the light. To truly enjoy life, you must stay in the light.  God has everything we need, there is no need for us to lean to or rely upon the world’s way of doing things.  God has made away for each one of us, but it is going to take us being obedient to His word.  Let’s commit to live a life in the favour of God, Amen.