God's Scandalous Favor, "Our Supernatural Advantage!“

God's Scandalous Favor, “Our Supernatural Advantage!”

There are very few things in life that give humanity an advantage. Speaking for only myself, when I have come across anything good that gave me an advantage in life, I have both clung to and respected whomever, or whatever was willing to help me out or give me a hand up to better myself!

I can honestly say that God the Father, Jesus His Son and the Amazing Holy Spirit, are the only ones I have ever found who have truly really ever cared about me, never one time abandoned me, and were willing to consistently help me at every juncture of my life!

I would hope by now you have come to realize what makes every one of God's promises so scandalous, especially His Favor is, His willingness to make them so readily available!

This next scripture, shows God's willingness and how He is willing to invest in His Children, when they are willing to take on His same Godlike attributes towards others!

2 Corinthians 9:6-15 MSG

6 Remember: A stingy planter gets a stingy crop; a lavish planter gets a lavish crop.

7 I want each of you to take plenty of time to think it over,

and make up your own mind what you will give. That will protect you against sob stories and arm-twisting. God loves it when the giver delights in the giving.

8 God can pour on the blessings in astonishing ways so that you're ready for anything and everything, more than just ready to do what needs to be done.

9 As one psalmist puts it, He throws caution to the winds, giving to the needy in reckless abandon. His right-living, right-giving ways never run out, never wear out.

10 This most generous God who gives seed to the farmer that becomes bread for your meals is more than extravagant with you. He gives you something you can then give away, which grows into full-formed lives, robust in God, 11 wealthy in every way, so that you can be generous in every way, producing with us great praise to God. 12 Carrying out this social relief work involves far more than helping meet the bare needs of poor Christians. It also produces abundant and bountiful thanksgivings to God. 13 This relief offering is a prod to live at your very best, showing your gratitude to God by being openly obedient to the plain meaning of the Message of Christ. You show your gratitude through your generous offerings to your needy brothers and sisters, and really toward everyone.

14 Meanwhile, moved by the extravagance of God in your lives, they'll respond by praying for you in passionate intercession for whatever you need.

15 Thank God for this gift, his gift. No language can praise it enough!

Is God's Favor on a person's life to be considered advantageous? I would hope by now that you would clearly recognize a rhetorical question, but I think you are probably aware the answer is undeniably, "YES!" Only the accuser would disagree, as to the importance of having God's favor on a person's life.

If you were to ask almost anyone, who has a personal relationship with God, by accepting Jesus as their Lord and Savior, they would say a thousand times yes! They would begin to tell you and keep on telling you, how God's Favor had opened doors for them.

How His Favor had miraculously given them opportunities, and how He had caused and continues to make things happen, that are beyond their wildest belief.

However, there are always seems to be a certain percentage in every demographic, if asked the same question you might not get the same response. Most times I've found, "what you obtain from a relationship is ALWAYS determined by how much you pursue, the intimacy of the relationship!"

I wonder, what the percentage is of believers, that live up to their God given potential? Would 10% be a scandalous guess? While 10% is somewhat to be considered a low number, I would venture to guess the number is significantly less.

While I don't have data for this, I do know the sad fact is, far to many Christians are Spiritually living in poverty!

In my research for this chapter, I wondered if what I had heard most of my life, was true? The fact that most people only use 10% of their brains capacity. I was somewhat surprised, by an article I discovered.

Illus. Article from wonderopolis.org

“So how much of your brain do you actually use? If you've ever believed in the 10% brain myth, you might be surprised to learn that human beings use virtually every part of their brains. Moreover, over the course of an average day, humans use nearly 100% of their brains.