
Favor, Faith & Follow-through
God Keeps His Promises
Part of Faith, Favor, & Follow-Through
December 31, 2023
Luke 1:26-30 NIV
In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” 29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
Luke 1:43-45 NIV
But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”
I.
- The favor of God is a blessing and an endowment that cannot be earned, it cannot be worked for, it is not payment of your services, it is not the repayment of something you’ve gone through.
II.
- To think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in
- To trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something:
III.
- The continuing of an action or task to its conclusion: