February 18, 2009
"Receiving God’s Favor"
Dear Friend,
If you aspire to have a healthy soul that’s equipped to live a quality life and prepared for eternal life, you need divine favor. I hope it doesn’t come as a surprise that the Scriptures teach us the importance of God’s favor:
Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me! You have said, "Seek my face." My heart says to you, "Your face, LORD, do I seek.”
Psalm 27:7-8 (ESV)
The psalmist teaches us how to pray to God for divine favor:
- We do well when we pray, “Be gracious to me.” This is a simple plea for divine favor
- The Lord teaches us when He commands, “Seek My face.”
- We seek God’s favor when our hearts pray, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.”
In this instruction, seeking the Lord’s face is a poetic way of saying, “Looking for God’s approval.”
May our gracious God respond to your diligent prayer and be gracious to you and favor you with a healthy soul.
Doc
Dr. Dave Collings
Lead Pastor
Christ Church
