Psalms 30:5
"For His anger is but for a moment, His favour is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning."

Yes, God is a God of justice. But He is also the Father of favour. Did you see that in the verse above? His anger is but for a moment, but His favour is for a life time. You cannot define God without talking about His favour. We are all beneficiaries of His favour. Think of it, if God were to treat us according to our sins, how many of us will still be alive?
Do you know what kept us?, His favour!

Exactly what is favour?
Favour is something granted out of good will rather than for justice or payment. In
other words, it is a gift from God. You didn’t earn it. You can’t buy it. You can’t be so good that finally God will say, “You have been so good, you have earned favour.” No! It is also defined as a gift bestowed as a token of regard, love or friendliness (or friendship) and preferential treatment.

Read also: the mercy of God

Favour is a fundamental attribute of God that springs from His grace, His mercy and His love. It’s what Jesus did at Calvary that earned you the favour of God.
Not your good life or good account. You can obtain favour from God. It is not by merit; if it is, then it is not longer favour. I am not by any way saying that you should live carelessly and not seek to please God. No! But know that his favour is a gift, not a merit. We use this word “favour” in our every day language.

Sometimes you ask someone, “Would you do a favour for me?”
What are you saying? “Just how strong is our relationship? Is our relationship so strong that you would do this for me without question or payment?” That’s a favour.

Then we start reading about favour from the Bible and get into a church that has some stained glass windows and some pews, and we think “favour” has a “religious” meaning, but it’s the same thing. In fact, God wants you to ask Him for favours. Moses asked for it, Abraham asked for it. You can ask for it. “Lord, show me favour.”

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Let us end with Psalms 103:8-10, see the attributes of our God. “The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.” That is favour.

Prayer: O Lord, I demand for your favour in my life. If you were to treat according to my actions, I would not stand. Please show me your favour everyday. Let me walk in favour in Jesus name.