Separated for Favor

This year God has ordained that we ride on the wings of favor. That means, God's favor is meant to be be our daily experience. We shall be having commotions of divine favor that will make us a testimonies before the eyes of men. Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. -Psalms 102:13 It is our season season of favour . We are set apart or separated to enjoy the favor of throughout this year. The beauty of life is wrapped in the favor of God. It means therefore that until we ride on the favor of God we are sure of experiencing the ugliness of life. The chief function of the anointing oil is to set someone apart for a particular office until to God. The anointing oil is the physical medium through which God separates a man for a particular experience. This means, God is using today's anointing service to set us apart for the experience of favor throughout the year. In Exodus 30 God introduced the anointing oil and it's primary function. And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. -Exodus 30:29 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office. -Exodus 30:30 The anointing is to set apart or separate  a person or a thing for God's use. The anointing is to set apart a person for a particular office. The anointing is to set apart a person for a particular function or responsibility The anointing is to set apart a person for a particular experience. The anointing is a seal of approval and ordination of a person into a particular office. In those days in Israel no one assumes an office until he is anointed. The oil is not the main thing, but it is the seal of God's approval of that person into such an office. And when you are set apart for an office, you are then entitled to enjoy whatever that office contains. When one is anointed, then that person becomes heavens property and so heaven begins to pay unbroken focus on such a person. As we are anointed today, we are been separated to function in and through the favor of God. It means, only favor shall be our testimony and experience this year. Why Separated for Favor? # We are separated to favor so we should not struggle through life.  And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians. -Exodus 12:36 Without favor, life is full of struggles. It takes favor to overcome the struggles of life. For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. -Psalms 30:5 A man without the favor of God will always remain in struggle for life. Adam struggled for everything until he died in struggles because he lived outside the favor of God. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; -Genesis 3:17 Struggle is always as a result of not having favor. And wherever there is struggle there is sorrow.  Before this time, Adam never struggled for anything. Everything was provided. But when he missed the favor of God he was bound to struggle through. From today because of God's favor you shall never struggle through life again. # We are separated to favor so we will sweat in life. It takes favor to wipe out sweat. Wherever you see sweat, then struggle and suffering is fully present. Sweat is a prove of struggle and struggle comes when there is no favor. In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. -Genesis 3:19 Until favor comes sweat will continue. And sweat will always make a man to smell. While sweat repels people and good things from you, favor attracts them. # We are separated to favor in order to experience divine acceptance  Favor is the cure to rejection. Esther was favorably accepted to become a queen in a land of captivity not because she was very beautiful but because she had the favor of the Lord. Esther 2:15-17 15 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her. 16 So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. 17 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. You can not be rejected when you walk on favor. Because favor will always provoke acceptance. I Samuel 10:3-4 3 Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine: 4 And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands. Immediately Saul was anointed, he began to experience the favor if the Lord and the acceptance of men. He met three people going to God and they saluted him. Salutation here is an expression of reception. # We are separated to favor to stability in life. Without favor there is no stability in life. Wisdom is good for a start but favor will establish you for life. LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. -Psalms 30:7 You go through life as if nothing is troubling you because of God's favor. Favor makes you immovable in the face of challenges. # We are separated to favor for speedy accomplishment.  And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. -Luke 1:28 Because Mary was highly favored, protocols were broken for divine and speedy accomplishment. As you are anointed, throughout this year, what struggle could not give to you the favor of God will do for you. Be blessed.