Nov 21, 2019
In today’s episode, Dr.
Siohvaughn Funches continues the series, “Favor on the Way.” Dr.
Funches invites you to see in this series that God favors you every
day while you’re on the way to your promised
land.
Dr.
Funches recaps the message from last week that everyone faces
storms in life. Jesus has overcome the world and tells us to have
good cheer. God doesn’t cause the storms. Jesus rebuked the storm
on the Sea of Galilee. Visibility becomes almost nothing in a
storm. We walk by faith and not by sight. God is there; God’s
goodness is there; God’s love is there. The enemy tries to block
our vision with clouds, darkness, and raging storms so that we
don’t see. With eyes of faith, you can see right through the
storm.
Dr. Funches reviews when God
opened the eyes of the servant of Elisha to see the forces of God
were more than the forces against them. Dr. Funches reminds the
listener of the Book of Ruth when God blessed Ruth and Naomi
through their personal storms along the way to receive greater
blessings.
Today’s message starts in the Book of Esther, looking at the lives of Esther and her relative Mordecai, to see into the heart of God and learn more about Jesus. Esther was orphaned and Mordecai took her in as his daughter. Dr. Funches summarizes the events in the Book of Esther concerning how Esther, as a virgin, was brought before King Ahasuerus as a potential bride for him. Esther and Mordecai trusted in God and God favored them along the way. Dr. Funches will continue in the Book of Esther in the message, next week.
Listen in to hear how God favors the New Covenant believer on the way to receive.
KEY BIBLE VERSES
[11:24] Esther, NKJV (Chapters 1 and 2 summarized)
[26:19] Esther 2:9, NKJV 9 Now the young woman pleased him, and she obtained his favor; so he readily gave beauty preparations to her, besides her allowance. Then seven choice maidservants were provided for her from the king’s palace, and he moved her and her maidservants to the best place in the house of the women.
[27:25] Proverbs 21:1, NKJV 1 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
You Gotta Let God Finish, by Siohvaughn L. Funches
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