The Mind-Blowing Favor of Jesus

I remember this story Jerry Savelle told in his book, “The Favor of God”:

A Christian businessman who also happened to be a friend of mine approached me after a worship service. He said, “Brother Jerry, I really need for you to pray over my business. It’s falling apart, and to be honest with you, without God’s supernatural intervention, I’m going to lose it.”

I had known this man for a number of years. He was a tither in his church, and he supported a number of ministries. He went on to tell me that it wasn’t just his business that was at stake; his home and all of his personal property were also at risk. 

“Brother Jerry, I know that God gave me this business, and He has blessed me and my family through it. This is an all-out attack of the devil.”

When my friend said that, the compassion of the Lord Jesus began to rise up in me. I took his hand and heard myself pray in an unexpected way. I said, “Lord Jesus, as a favor to me, intervene for my friend.” 

I can’t think of a time I had ever prayed like that before. I usually begin my prayers with “Father, in the name of Jesus,” and then I quote the Word—but not this time. All I did was ask the Lord Jesus to do something as a favor to me. 

Three days later, I got a call from my friend. When I answered the phone, he exclaimed, “Man, I’m telling you, I don’t know what you did or said, but God came through with a supernatural breakthrough!” 

When I asked the Lord why He had moved so quickly on behalf of my friend, He said, “Because you asked me for a favor.” 

“Do I really carry that much weight with You?” 

“You don’t realize it, but you have that kind of favor with Me. Wouldn’t you do the same for Me if I came to you and said, ‘Jerry, I need a favor’?”

That’s when I realized that any time we are dealing with favor—whether with God or with fellow human beings—we are actually finding out how strong the relationship is.

Your relationship with Jesus is strong and you’re going to experience His mind-blowing favor for the rest of this year and all the way into 2025. You can expect to have a tremendous year to the glory of God.