Today I've been thinking about a king of Judah named Jehoshaphat. What a story. I encourage you to read it from 2 Chronicles 17-20.
The part that stood out to me is the way the favor of God impacted his life. He was a seeker of God, and he tried to lead justly. He simply did the things that leaders are supposed to do, nothing fancy. But God started pouring out gifts and bringing resources to him so that his fame and name spread. The bottom line is that nothing Jehoshaphat started with made him a very notorious king, but God started bringing the things he needed until other countries decided they had better not mess with him. There was peace while he was king.
He wasn't perfect. In fact, there were a couple of things that were the acts of a goof ball, but because of his purity of heart God granted him favor.
Does your life beckon the favor of God?
--Ben
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