WORDS OF LIVING WATERS DAILY INSPIRATION
Monday, 22nd June, 2026.
Theme: Remain under the favour of God
(2 Kgs 17:5-8,13-15,18,Ps 60,Mt 7:1-5)
The Israelites lost the favour of God in their lives, hence they lost their battles. God abandoned them into the hands of their enemies. In this case, into the hands of Assyria. The Assyrians conquered Israel and took them into exile.Why did they lose favour in God’s sight? Because of their sinful acts. They abandoned the ways of God and took to evil ways. The first reading states that, they became stiff- necked people who rejected the laws of God. Even when he sent prophets and seers to warn them, they didn’t listen. So in his great anger, the Lord put Israel away out of his sight. Sin destroys and blocks God’s blessings upon our lives.
Beloved, the Jesus- effect or the God effect is very important in our lives. It is his favour and his presence that brings success in our lives. The favour of God can lift us to any level in life. If you want to reach that level you have been dreaming of, then you need that favour. When the favour of God is upon you, success follows you wherever you go. In fact, even people who come into contact with you are blessed. Your very life is a testimony of God’s favours upon you. Where people go and fail, you will go and succeed. Your very life is a marvel to people. People can try all they could to destroy you, but the more they try, the more they fail. Because you are under a certain protection which makes you untouchable.
But when the favour eludes you, then you become like the Israelites.Nothing seems to work in your life. Everything seems to fall apart. Of course, sometimes the Lord also allows certain evils to befall us for his own glorification. You may be going through certain challenges in life which is not necessarily because you have lost his favor in your life. When king Saul lost God’s favour,he became an unhappy person. His life was shattered into pieces.
Sin is the cause of all these things. I invite you to check yourself this moment and assess your life very well. Maybe you are not doing something right before God. And that might be the cause of your problems in life. Sometimes it may not be you but from family line. This is what we call the ancestral curses. In this case, you need a total deliverance from God. You have to make all efforts to stay under the favour of God. We must swim in his favours in order to have our breakthroughs in life. The favour of God can break all curses, all barriers, all impossible situations.
May God help us to always find favour in his sight. Amen. Have a blessed week.
Shalom. 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Rev. Fr. Akakpo Matthew
