Meditate
On
And
the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him
and delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him favor and wisdom in the
presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all
his house.
Acts
7:9–10
Depend On God’s Unmerited Favor, Not
Favoritism
There
is a significant difference between God’s unmerited favor and favoritism. God’s
unmerited favor is based entirely on Jesus’ merit, and we received it through
His finished work at the cross. We did nothing to deserve His favor. It is
completely unmerited. Favoritism, however, stinks of self-effort. Individuals
who rely on favoritism for promotion resort to apple-polishing, office
politics, manipulative tactics, backstabbing and all kinds of compromises just
to get what they want.
God
has a higher and better way for you. It hurts Him to see His precious children
groveling like sycophants just to get ahead in life. If a door closes, so be
it! Believe with full confidence that God has a better way for you. You don’t
have to depend on favoritism to succeed when you have God’s unmerited favor!
That
was how Joseph operated. He depended on the Lord for his success. When
Potiphar’s wife kept trying to seduce him to sleep with her, Joseph stood his
ground on the firm foundation of God’s unmerited favor. He didn’t go for
favoritism by doing what his boss’ wife wanted.
Beloved,
like Joseph, know and rejoice that it is the Lord who is the source of your
blessings and success. You don’t have to resort to trying to win the favor of
significant people in your life. It is the Lord’s favor on you that sets you up
for recognition, promotion and increase!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH
PRINCE
