If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land;
Isaiah 1:10-12
Hear the word of the Lord, You rulers of Sodom; Give ear to the law of our God,You people of Gomorrah: 11 “To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?” Says the Lord. “I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle. I do not delight in the blood of bulls,
Or of lambs or goats.12 “When you come to appear before Me, Who has required this from your hand, To trample My courts?
Note: God can set up those who don't have a relationship with you to be a blessing to you when you stick to the assignment GOD gave you.
God's favor comes when you are obedient to the assignment.
We see this when GOD told moses to speak to the rock so that it will produce water. God told Moses to speak to the rock the first time for the people, the second time it was for Moses himself. Since Moses was disobedient he didn't experience the favor of GOD as he should have.
Numbers 20:7-11
7 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,8 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
Can you think of a time when you disobeyed GOD and missed out on his favor?
Genesis 2:17
17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
God told Adam not to eat of the tree of life, he and his wife disobeyed GODs assignment and ate of the tree and missed out on the blessing and favor of the lord.
Acts 17:21
21 For all the Athenians and the foreigners who were there spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear some new thing.22 Then Paul stood in the midst of the [a]Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious;23 for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription:24 God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.
Proverbs 3:1-4
My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands;2 For length of days and long life
And peace they will add to you.3 Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart,4 And so find favor and [a]high esteem In the sight of God and man.
Matthew 6:33
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Psalm 37:23 (EE)
If the way that somebody lives pleases the Lord, the Lord will lead him into good things.
Note: God's favor comes to those who work and who are faithful and obedient to the assignment.
What are you doing to stick to the assignment GOD has given you?