227| PROVOKING FEARFUL FAVOUR FOR A GLORIOUS FUTURE| MANDATE MIRACLE ENCOUNTER

TOPIC: PROVOKING FEARFUL FAVOUR FOR A GLORIOUS FUTURE

PREACHER: Rev. Dr. Ebenezer Okronipa

SCRIPTURES

Genesis 1:1 Judges 6:12, 17 Genesis 13:1–2 Malachi 1:9 Philemon 1:6 Proverbs 3:4 Proverbs 13:15

KEY POINTS 1. Preparation Is the Mother of Success

• Nothing happens by accident in the Kingdom of God.

• Preparation positions a person for favor.

2. Understanding Favor

• Favor beautifies life and gives it meaning.

• Favor is the spice of life — it adds value and attractiveness.

• The strength of men cannot bring lasting victory; favor does.

• When a man is favored, his life becomes constructed, not scattered.

📖 Judges 6:12, 17

• Favor is a constructor of destiny.

3. Types of Favor

• Common Favor — general goodwill.

• Fearful Favor — supernatural favor that makes enemies fear you.

• Fearful favor announces a man’s destiny before he arrives.

📖 Genesis 13:1–2

• Abraham’s increase was evidence of fearful favor.

4. Favor Is the Master Key to Fulfillment

• Many struggle not because they are weak, but because they lack favor.

• Fulfillment responds to favor, not effort alone.

5. Consciousness Activates Favor

📖 Malachi 1:9

• Grace must be acknowledged to be manifested.

• Without favor-consciousness, favor remains dormant.

📖 Philemon 1:6

• The communication of your faith becomes effective when you acknowledge what God has placed in you.

HOW TO PROVOKE FAVOR 1. Change Your Mindset (Build Favor Consciousness)

• Declare: “I am the favored of the Lord.”

• What you believe determines what you experience.

2. Get Understanding Through Study

📖 Proverbs 3:4; Proverbs 13:15

• Favor follows understanding.

• Ignorance limits grace.

3. Engage in Fasting and Prayer

• Fasting and prayer sharpen spiritual sensitivity.

• Favor responds to spiritual alignment.

4. Follow Those Who Are Favored

• Who you follow determines what follows you.

• Follow people who are going where you are going.

5. Connect to the Grace of Your Prophet

• Fathers give feathers for sons to fly far.

• Certain results only come through prophetic connection.

• Engage in prophetic covenant relationships. 📖 Esther and Mordecai

6. Be a Kingdom Promoter

• God favors those who advance His Kingdom.

• Service attracts favor.

7. Live a Lifestyle of Thanksgiving

• Thanksgiving sustains favor.

• Gratitude keeps doors open.

CONCLUSION

Favor is not accidental — it is provoked. When you prepare, build favor-consciousness, connect to grace, follow rightly, serve God, and walk in thanksgiving, favor becomes inevitable.

Favor is the force that constructs destiny and ushers believers into fulfillment.