The Favour Of God

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance. Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven. And when this sound occurred, the crowd came together, and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own language.  Acts 2:1-6 NASB

…. And as we go about our walk with Jesus this Christmas season, learning His ways of response, action, rest, prayer, worship - may we be His people who willingly learn Jesus is basically saying that when we serve God and willingly receive His abundant love, faithfulness and kindness we get to commune with God, we get to meditate on the Word of God day and night! We Praise You Lord! Thank you God! Hallelujah He hears those who are seeking to walk in His will, and promises to deliverance. 

Note too that If we are calculated in how we spend time with others we won’t have made room for Holy Spirit’s work within. If we avoid community at all costs, we won’t have the opportunity to share our abundant joy received freely from Jesus - too often becoming self-indulgent and inward focused, easily offended and bitter. 

2 Corinthians 7:1-2 Beloved ones, with promises like these, and because of our deepest respect and worship of God, we must remove everything from our lives that contaminates body and spirit, and continue to complete the development of holiness within us. Again, I urge you, make room for us in your hearts, for we have wronged no one, corrupted no one, and taken advantage of no one. 

Thefavour of God can easily be squandered on selfish pursuits and personal gain. However, the Bible moves us in a better direction. God’s blessings and favor are an opportunity to point others who ask and wonder why, to the source of the peace we have in grief, the hope we have  – the Living God.