SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 3:4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
KEY STATEMENT
No one ever finds favour in the sight of God without finding favour in the sight of men. Favour in the sight of God walks hand in hand with favour in the sight of men.
One cannot be favoured by God and not be favoured by men. Favour is therefore not only vertical but is also horizontal. That is the reason why the Bible says in Proverbs 3:4 “Thou shalt find favour in the sight of God and man”.
Among many things favour does in someone’s life, the Bible makes it clear that every man who has favour in the sight of God and in the sight of men never remains at the same level in life. Every time favour shows up in someone’s life, he goes up in life.
Let us confirm it in Scriptures in the life of Joseph.
Every time divine favour showed up in Joseph’s life, it also happened that he went up in command and in authority.
a) When Joseph was in Potiphar’s house, though he was a slave, he found favour in his sight and was promoted to be the overseer over his house.
Genesis 39:4 And JOSEPH FOUND GRACE in his sight, and he served him: and HE MADE HIM OVERSEER OVER HIS HOUSE, and all [that] he had he put into his hand. b) When Joseph was in prison, he found favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison who advanced him to be in charge of all the prisoners.
Genesis 39:21 “The LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and GAVE HIM FAVOUR IN THE SIGHT OF THE KEEPER OF THE PRISON. 22 AND THE KEEPER OF THE PRISON COMMITTED TO JOSEPH’S HAND ALL THE PRISONERS that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
c) When Joseph moved out of the prison and appeared before Pharaoh, again, he found favour in his sight and was effortlessly and miraculously promoted to be the governor over Egypt and all his house
Acts 7:10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and GAVE HIM FAVOUR AND WISDOM IN THE SIGHT OF PHARAOH KING OF EGYPT; AND HE MADE HIM GOVERNOR over Egypt and all his house.
SO SHALL IT BE!
JESUS IS LORD!
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