God's Excessive Kindness to You

Favor is the state of being approved or held in high regard. It involves excessive kindness or unfair partiality, essentially preferential treatment. According to our dictionary definition, when we say, “God highly favors you,” it means that God regards you with great kindness, unfair partiality, and preferential treatment.

In the New Testament, the Greek word for “favor” is the same as the word for “grace” throughout the Scripture. This implies that whenever the word “grace” is used, you could accurately substitute it with the word “favor.”

Usually, in the context where the Bible uses the word “grace,” it’s a better choice of words than using the word “favor,” they are, nevertheless, the same Greek word. The Greek word for “favor,” in every instance it is used, is Strong’s Concordance number 5485. The Greek word is “charis.” It is the same word used for “grace” about 140 times throughout the New Testament.

Consider these instances:

• In Luke 1:30, the angel told Mary she found favor with God.

• In Luke 2:52, Jesus found favor with God and man.

• In Acts 2:47, the early church found favor with all the people.

• In Acts 4:33, great favor was upon them all.

• In Acts 7:10, the favor on Joseph’s life was spoken about.

• In Acts 7:46, we read about the favor on David’s life.

Favor is a major New Testament anointing and gift from God to all of His people. That being true, you should practice showing favor to others and believe God to give you favor with everyone you come in contact with.

Favor is God’s significant New Testament anointing and gift to all His people. Knowing this, it’s good to practice showing favor to others and believing God will give you favor with everyone you come in contact with.

Remember, the favor life is the blessed life. Live it. Enjoy it. Share it with others.