Are You Tasting The Flavor of Favor?
by: Rev. Jonathan Doctor
The Favor of God is one of the best benefits of the Prophetic Grace and Salvation offered to us. The Favor of God will give us Promotion, restoration, Victory, honor and Prosperity. The Favor of God is needed in our lives and ministries in order to get the Good News of the Gospel out to all Nations, to all languages. This Prophetic Grace and Favor has empowered us to "Go" with the Gospel to All the Earth. The Favor of God causes Doors to open that no man or devil can shut, The Favor of God causes a "Yes" to your requests even by ungodly authorities.
Ester 5:1
Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on [her] royal [apparel], and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
Ester 5:2
And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, [that] she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that [was] in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
Ester 5:3
Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what [is] thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
Ester 5:6
And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What [is] thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what [is] thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
Ester 5:7
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request [is];
Ester 5:8
If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.
In these last days we have the Prophetic Grace and Favor to Go where no man has gone before with the Gospel. We have the Grace and Favor of God to cause Rules and Regulations to Change so we can get the Gospel out. The Favor of God is not just a benefit so you can have five cars and three houses and hoard up all the things you can in this lifetime.
The Favor of God, The Grace of God is not just for you, just like the Blessing, we are Blessed TO BE a Blessing, likewise we are Graced and Favored so we can BE A BLESSING. Like Ester God has Prophetically and strategically Positioned you in the Kingdom of God for such a time as this. God has Positioned you in order that you can bring Deliverance to this Generation, So you can share this Prophetic Redemptive Grace to hurting humanity, to set them free.
The Flavor of Favor in Battle to Possess the Land
The Favor of God will Produce Victory and cause you to posses the land that God Promised.
Psalms 44:3
KJV For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
Psalms 44:2 Amp
You drove out the nations with Your hand and it was Your power that gave [Israel] a home by rooting out the [heathen] peoples, but [Israel] You spread out.
Psalms 44:3
For they got not the land [of Canaan] in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your countenance [did it], because You were favorable toward and did delight in them.
Psalms 44:4
You are my King, O God; command victories and deliverance for Jacob (Israel).
Psalms 44:2 (Message)
How single-handedly you weeded out the godless from the fields and planted us, How you sent those people packing but gave us a fresh start.
Psalms 44:3
We didn't fight for this land; we didn't work for it--it was a gift! You gave it, smiling as you gave it, delighting as you gave it.
Psalms 44:4
You're my King, O God-- command victories for Jacob!
Psalms 44:5
With your help we'll wipe out our enemies, in your name we'll stomp them to dust.
Psalms 44:6
I don't trust in weapons; my sword won't save me--
Psalms 44:7
But it's you, you who saved us from the enemy; you made those who hate us lose face.
Psalms 44:8
All day we parade God's praise-- we thank you by name over and over.
Saturated with God's Prophetic Blessing and Favor.
Deut 33:23 KJV
And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.
Deut 33:23 (Message)
Naphtali: "Naphtali brims with blessings, spills over with GOD's blessings As he takes possession of the sea and southland."
Deut 33:23 NLT
Moses said this about the tribe of Naphtali: "O Naphtali, you are rich in favor and full of the LORD's blessings; may you possess the west and the south."
The word 'satisfied' in the King James Version of the Bible in this verse is defined in the original language as 'Saturate'. Do you want to be so saturated with the Favor and Blessing of God? The Message Bible uses the word 'brims' until it 'spills over' and the New Living Translation uses the word 'rich' and 'full'.
These words come from the same original Hebrew word:
שׂבע śa^be^a‛ saw-bay'-ah to saturate. I like to think of Saturating this way; Take a brand new (or old) sponge that is full of nothing but itself (air). Once you take that sponge and immerse it in water the water fills that sponge until it overflows, until it spills over. Does that sound familiar? When we receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit we are getting immersed and saturated until we overflow and spill over. In the same way we can be so full of the Favor and Blessing of the Lord that we are spilling over all around us onto others.
Here is another illustration to communicate an understanding of what it means to saturate. Lets use the word 'marinate', when we marinate a steak it gets saturated with flavor until that flavor becomes a part of that steak. The longer that steak spends time in that marinating sauce the better the flavor. When we spend time with God, in His presence we too can be saturated and marinated with the Flavor of Favor.
Another illustration would be like this: take a cucumber and immerse that cucumber into the Pickle juice, let that cucumber spend time saturating and marinating in the pickle juice. When the time comes for that cucumber to come up out of that pickle juice it is no longer a cucumber but a pickle. It looks like a cucumber but it has a new flavor. Likewise the Anointing of God changes a man, when a man gets immersed with the Holy Spirit and spends time marinating and saturating in His Presence he comes out a changed man.
Peter was a coward of a man, he denied the Lord three times, but yet when he received the Anointing he was a changed man (they spent seven to ten days waiting on the Holy Spirit). The Bible says King Saul was turned into another man when the spirit of the Lord came upon him (1 Samuel 10:6). Saul of Tarsus, an enemy of Jesus and the church was changed into the Apostle Paul in time by the Presence of God (Acts 9)
So we see the importance of getting full of God's Spirit, well as we do this we are also getting filled and full with God's Blessing and Favor. It is The Will of God that You Prosper. It is the Will of God that you walk in God's Divine Favor and Blessing! It is God's Will that you experience the Prophetic Grace and Flavor of Favor of God.
Shout Grace Grace to the mountains in your life!
Zech 4:6 KJV
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This [is] the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
Zech 4:7
Who [art] thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel [thou shalt become] a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone [thereof with]
shoutings, [crying]
, Grace, grace unto it.
Zech 4:6 NLT
Then he said to me, "This is what the LORD says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
Zech 4:7
Nothing, not even a mighty mountain, will stand in Zerubbabel's way; it will become a level plain before him! And when Zerubbabel sets the final stone of the Temple in place, the people will shout: 'May God bless it! May God bless it!'"
Here God told Zerubbabel to shout Grace Grace to the mountain. Again this word Grace is Favor, so God told him to shout Favor Favor to the mountain. Do you have a mountain standing in your way? If so take this Prophetic Word from God about His Prophetic Grace and Shout Grace Grace, Shout Favor Favor!
This is a RHEMA for you as it is for me. This word has brought me out of so many difficulties in life. This Word has brought Restoration into my life. God is no respecter of persons, what He does for me He will do for you. When times get rough and look impossible to change shout Grace Grace, when times are too much and overwhelming you Shout Grace Grace, when the pressure of life or ministry seems like too much shout Grace Grace! This Prophetic Grace is For You To get Your job done. This Prophetic Grace is designed to equip you to fulfill the Plan of God on your life. Shout Grace Grace!
The Truth that Jesus taught us in Mark 11:22-23 is a Prophetic Grace. We must continually speak and declare in faith the Grace of God, The Favor of God, The Salvation we have. We are the righteousness of God, we are declared Righteous, just-as-if-I’d-never-sinned. We are entitled to Covenant Kindness, Grace and Favor of God. The Word tells us that the Favor of God surrounds the Righteous. From this moment forward I prophetically tell you that you will never be without the Grace and Favor of God, as long as you stay with the Lord, His Grace and Favor stays with you. From this moment forward as you read this book you will be so aware of God's Presence and Anointing upon you, You will be so aware of His Grace on your life.
From this moment forward your days in Lodebar are over, your days of being in the pit are over! The Grace of God has been Prophetically declared into your life and you are on your way up and out and on your way to the Palace, to the Kingdom. You have been summons by the King for such a time as this. Your days of lack and defeat are over because of the Truths of God's Prophetic Grace that you now have.
You are a part of the Prophesied Generation that will experience the immeasurable, limitless and surpassing Flavor of Favor of God. You have the Prophesied Blessing, and you will experience the Increase and benefits of your Salvation. You will experience every benefit and Flavor of God's Favor from this moment on shout Grace Grace!
God is making a way out, as you shout Grace Grace He is opening your door and making a way where there seems to be no way.
Message
Psalms 77:13 O God! Your way is holy! No god is great like God!
Psalms 77:14 You're the God who makes things happen; you showed everyone what you can do--
Psalms 77:15 You pulled your people out of the worst kind of trouble, rescued the children of Jacob and Joseph.
Psalms 77:16 Ocean saw you in action, God, saw you and trembled with fear; Deep Ocean was scared to death.
Psalms 77:17 Clouds belched buckets of rain, Sky exploded with thunder, your arrows flashing this way and that.
Psalms 77:18 From Whirlwind came your thundering voice, Lightning exposed the world, Earth reeled and rocked.
Psalms 77:19 You strode right through Ocean, walked straight through roaring Ocean, but nobody saw you come or go.
NLT
Psalms 77:14 You are the God of great wonders! You demonstrate Your awesome power among the nations.
Psalms 77:15 By Your strong arm, You redeemed Your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Interlude
Psalms 77:16 When the Red Sea saw You, O God, its waters looked and trembled! The sea quaked to its very depths.
Psalms 77:17 The clouds poured down rain; the thunder rumbled in the sky. Your arrows of lightning flashed.
Psalms 77:18 Your thunder roared from the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world! The earth trembled and shook.
Psalms 77:19 Your road led through the sea, Your pathway through the mighty waters—a pathway no one knew was there!
Ministers of Favor and Restoration
2Co 5:17
Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
2Co 5:18
And all things [are] of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
2Co 5:19
To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
2Co 5:20
Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech [you] by us: we pray [you] in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
2Co 5:21
For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
This Word Reconciliation means 'to Be restored back to the Divine Favor of God'. God has committed to us the word of Reconciliation, God has committed to us the Word of Restoration to God's Favor!