Psalm 5:12 ‘For Thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt Thou compass him about as with a shield.’

DAILY READING; John 8:21-47; 2 Chronicles 2:17-5:1; Malachi 1:1-2:9

Brenda Epperson is an American actress and singer, who is known for her Christian faith.
Her acting career began as a result of God’s incredible favor. In her early twenties, while working as a waitress, she sought a career in acting, but had no formal training or acting skills. Yet, trusting God for a miracle, she began seeking out auditions.
As day after day went by and no one called her for any role, she began to press into prayers.
She was amazed when one day she got a call from the major television network, CBS, telling her she was among three girls to be screen tested for a role in a popular drama series ‘The Young and The Restless’.
This was a role that was bigger and greater than what she had been looking for. Brenda repeatedly thanked God for the opportunity.
On the day of the screen test Brenda found out just how unqualified she was when she met one of the other girls to be screened for the role. The girl was more beautiful, polished and had an impressive resume in film and television. When Brenda told her she had no experience, the girl incredulously asked how she then got invited for the Screen test. Brenda simply told her “God got me here.”
Before getting on the stage Brenda had to take confusing last minute corrections from the director, some of which she didn’t understand. Rather than panic, she began to confess ‘I’m more than a conqueror.’ She then recalled Psalm 5 which said that the righteous are covered with favour as a shield.
As she praised God under her breath, all anxiety disappeared and peace flooded her heart. Surprisingly, when it was her turn, she acted her scene better than she could have imagined.
The following day, her phone rang and the casting director greeted her with “Congratulations!’ She then informed Brenda that she had been chosen for the role!
After the call, both in tears and laughter, Brenda got down on her knees and thanked God for this incredible miracle.
Though she was unqualified, God had allowed her to land a major role on the well-known soap opera, which soon made her to become an overnight celebrity.
Today, Brenda continues to share her faith through her books and other media platforms.

As a believer, God has put something in you that gives you an advantage in life. It is called “favor.”
God’s favor will give you positions you did not qualify for and things you didn’t deserve. It will take you from obscurity to notoriety, and from the background to the foreground.
Indeed God has positioned the righteous for success in life, by clothing him with favor as a shield.
When you are in right standing with God, His favor will elevate you above others and bring you into new levels of prominence, influence and credibility.
Through redemption, every believer is destined to be a trailblazer and pacesetter. We are the salt of the earth and the light of the world, a city set on a hill that cannot be hidden.
Though we may sometimes face giants in our journey, because we are born of God, we are born to always overcome.
This is why you should never bow to the winds of opposition or cooperate with your problem by giving up. As a child of God, defeat should never be part of your vocabulary. Failure should never be part of your options. You serve the God who never fails and He is committed to always giving you the victory.
Therefore keep your faith strong by focusing on the Word and blessing the Lord at all times.
Certainly, in this month of May, it is our set time to experience unprecedented grace, mercy and favor..

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for clothing me with favor and taking me to unprecedented heights in my endeavors. Certainly, through Christ I can do all things and exceed every expectations in Jesus Name. .
QUOTE;
When God places His hand upon a man in life nothing can come against him, this is because the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. WORDBITE 222