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Understanding Divine Favor and Provision

ANNOUNCER: Today on Adventures in Faith with Jerry Savelle. JERRY: Supernatural provision and favor are divinely linked together. Can I get an amen? Amen. The favor of God. The favor of God will enable you to have the world's best not have to pay the world's price. Hallelujah. Amen. Supernatural provision. (Music) JERRY: You know if you've been around me or this ministry very long, you know that my favorite subject is the favor of God. And that's one of the things that God specifically said to me when I first went into ministry, is that I'm going to cause you to walk in my favor at a very high level, and I'm going to hold you responsible for teaching others how to do it. And they said, then there'll come a day that your name will be known around the world for the favor of God that's on your life and ministry. Now, that didn't happen immediately, but over a period of time, that's exactly what's happened. And so I like to use this illustration, you can't separate Kenneth Hagin from faith because that's what God told him to do when He raised him from a deathbed. He said, teach my people faith. So that's what he did, the entirety of his ministry. You think of Kenneth Hagin, you think of faith. Oral Roberts healing and miracles. God raised him up and told him, take healing to your generation. So they're inseparable. I call faith Kenneth Hagin's signature message. Healing and miracles was Oral Robert's signature message. When I think of Kenneth Copeland, I don't know any other person on the planet in our generation that's taught more about God's laws of prosperity than Kenneth Copeland, and that's what I consider to be his signature message, even though he preaches other things. But that's what God called him to do, is teach the body of Christ how to get into God's economic system. Amen. Well, my signature message has been favor and I've preached all over the world. I've written more books and produced more resources on the subject of favor that I believe any other minister of our generation has done. So that's my message. It's what I do. Hallelujah. So you're going to hear about favor today. It has everything to do with supernatural provision. Alright? So look at Exodus chapter 3. While the people were in Egypt, the children of Israel were in Egypt, they suffered at the hands of the Egyptians, and now it's time for them to be delivered and listen to what God said in verse 21, and I will give this people favor. Say it with me. I will give this people favor. Say it again. I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians and it shall come to pass that when ye shall go, ye shall not go empty. So notice favor was directly connected to the supernatural provision. That's how they experienced it. God gave them favor. The Amplified Bible says You will not go out empty handed. The Message Translation says, I'll intervene and hit Egypt where it hurts. Oh, my miracles will send them reeling after which they'll be glad to send you off. I'll see to it that this people gets a hardy sendoff by the Egyptians and when you leave, you will not leave empty handed. Oh yes, you'll clean them out. Amen. And how did that happen? Favor. Favor. In fact, you remember that He told them in Exodus chapter 11 and verse 3, and the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. He did exactly what He told 'em they would do, He would do for them. He gave them favor. And then Exodus chapter 12, verse 36 says, and the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians so that they lent unto them such things as they required and they spoiled the Egyptians. Remember, God's instructions were go to the Egyptians who had been their taskmaster and tell them to give you their silver and gold. Can you imagine that? The guy that has been brutal to you and you go knock on his door and said, God sent me and told me that you're to give me your gold and silver. And can you just imagine the Egyptian say, well, okay, sure, I'll go get it right away?Just 24 hours earlier, they were slaves to them. Now they're giving them their gold and silver. And I'm probably hearing them saying in their thinking, I don't know why I'm doing this. I love it when people say that because I know I'm about to experience favor. When your boss says, I don't know why I'm giving you this raise, just smile real big and say, I'm about to experience some favor. Hallelujah. I don't know why I'm giving you this job. You don't qualify. Just smile and say, woo, I'm about to experience some favor again. Amen. So notice here, they lent them such things as they required and they spoiled the Egyptians. And notice once again, it says they were given everything they required. That's supernatural provision. Supernatural provision. That's what favor can do. And I like what the Message Translation says here, they pick those Egyptians clean. Supernatural provision, and once again, favor produced it. Amen. So we qualify for that same favor. In fact, we have a better covenant founded upon better promises. And if God gave them favor, then praise God. What would He do for people with a better covenant founded on better promises? I like to say it this way. Abraham was blessed and favored, but under the new covenant, Jerry is extremely blessed and highly favored. That's another level. Praise God. Amen. Say it that way. I'm blessed. CONGREGATION: I'm blessed. JERRY: Now say Abraham was blessed. CONGREGATION: Abraham was blessed. JERRY: And favored. CONGREGATION: And favored. JERRY: But I'm extremely blessed and highly favored and give the Lord a good shout for it. Praise God. Amen. Now, let's look at another example of what the favor of God can do, where supernatural provision is concerned. Go with me to Psalm 44, Psalm 44, I'd like to say about favor and use that old American express ad. Don't leave home without it. Don't leave home without decreeing the favor of God. Now in Psalm 44, verse 3, it says, for they got not the land in possession by their own sword. Now put in there what you're believing for. If it's not land, put where land is what you're believing for. Say they got not the building, they got not the vehicle. If you're in need of an airplane, they got not the airplane. That's what I do. They got not the land in possession by their own sword. Neither did their own arm save them, but thy right hand and thine arm and the light of thy countenance because thou hath a favor unto them. So notice they didn't get this land by their own ability. It wasn't because they were such mighty swordsman. No, it says they got it because God was favorable toward them. Amen. Supernatural provision and favor are divinely linked together. Can I get an amen? Amen. The favor of God. The favor of God will enable you to have the world's best not have to pay the world's price. Hallelujah. Amen. Supernatural provision, the Amplified says you were favorable toward them. And the Message says, and it was a gift. The favor of God is a gift. Hallelujah. A precious gift and don't leave home without it. So God drove out the former inhabitants and gave His people the land for their possession. Now, when Carolyn and I first bought property out here, we started with five acres and had an old house on it, a wood frame house that was built in 1946, I believe. And the man that owned it, his name was George Lemon, he built it and he owned it and he'd raised his family there. And Carolyn and her mother came out here looking for us some land and saw him out there with his tiller getting in the soil ready to plant his garden. And they stopped and asked him if that land was for sale. And he said, well, I really hadn't thought about it, but we will consider it. And so anyway, when I got back in town, Carolyn said, let's go out there and let me show you this piece of property I'm looking at. He told us, then said, mama and I have been talking about it. And we decided he was about 80 years old at the time and said, we are getting old and we don't really need this much property anymore. So yes, we'll sell it to you. I asked him what he would take for it, he told me. And so we shook hands and then I had to go off on another trip and when I came back, I was going to ask him about drawing up a contract if he had an attorney or whatever. And so I came back and he said, well, young fellow, I've changed my mind. I said, you changed your mind? He said, yes, we decided not to sell. Now I knew he would understand this. And I said to him, I said, sir, I was raised by my grandfather and my father that when a man shakes hands and agrees on something, you don't need an attorney. That's a contract. That's your word, that's your bond. He just ducked his head. You said, you're right, young fellow. That's the way I was raised. So I'll sell it to you. And so we drew up the contract and bought the little five acres in the old house. And then the Lord, once we got it in our possession, the Lord said, now start believing for all the land you can get your hands on out here and so that's what we focused on. And so right across the road from us was 102 acres. So I had some cattle and I had some horses and when I'd come home, I'd get on my horse and I'd ride it on that 102 acres across the road. It wasn't fenced, it didn't say keep out, it wasn't posted and I didn't know who owned it, so I just enjoyed riding my horse over there. One day I came home or one day riding my horse. I noticed there was a car parked out there in front of that property and this man was standing up against it with his arm flinged up like this. And when I rode up to him, he said, what are you doing on my property? I said, well, I'm just riding my horse. He said, don't be on my property. I said, well, it's not posted. It doesn't have a fence. I didn't think anybody would mind if I just ride my horse on it. I don't want you on my property ever again. You understand? I don't want you on my property. Then he got in his car and drove off. Now he didn't hear me say this, but I said, as he drove off, old man, you don't know who you're talking to. If you don't be a little nicer to me, I'll wind up owning all this land. And I did and it was the favor of God. Now it had been sold three times and the Lord had told me if I'd just be patient, that he'd give me all that land I wanted and pay whatever I wanted to pay for it. And it was sold out from under me three different times. And every one of 'em went bankrupt. And finally the RTCA government agency repossessed it. And then they called our office. Now Jesse and Kathy and Carol and I were up in New York City having a couple of days off and then we were going to Philadelphia for our Catch the Spirit Meeting, and I got a call while we were up there and from my office and said the RTCA government agency called and said, tell Mr. Savelle to make an offer on this property. We don't want it. We want money, we don't want the land. And said, tell him there's a $1.3 million lien against it. So his offer has to be far greater than that 102 acres just non developed land, just pasture land. So they're expecting me to make an offer of more than a 1.3 million. And so I remember what the Lord said. He said, if you'll be patient, I will arrange for you to have all that land you want and pay whatever you want to pay for it. So I called my attorney Wayne Mathis, he'd been in my ministry for years, and here he come to the Lord under my ministry and I called Wayne. I said, Wayne, you remember what the Lord told me about that land? He said, yes. I said, well, I don't want to pay the 1.3 million that's sold against it because the Lord said I could pay whatever I wanted to pay and have as much of that land as I wanted. I said, Wayne, call them and tell them I will give them $200,000 cash. I want the lien removed. I want a clear title and I want the mineral rights. He said, I'll do it. Wayne called them immediately and Wayne's opening remark was this when he got somebody on the line, do you believe in miracles? And the person who answered him said, no, we work for the government. We don't see miracles up here. And he said, well, my client does and I do, and here's his offer. There was total silence. He said, are you still there? They said, that's so ridiculous, we're not even going to present it to our superiors. He said, no, your superiors told you to call Mr. Savelle and ask him to make an offer. Here's his offer. I'll expect you to report back to me before the day is up so I can report back to him. They called him back a couple hours later and their opening statement was, we now believe in miracles. And they accepted my offer. They removed the lien, I gave them 200,000 cash. I got the clear title and I got the mineral rights. Okay? Now that's exactly what this scripture says. They got not the land in their possession by their own sword. It was favor that got it, the favor of God. Hallelujah. Not only that, remember God specifically told me, get the mineral rights. You can't get mineral rights around here anymore. They won't sell you land and give you the mineral rights anymore. Why? Because they discovered natural gas on that 102 acres. And I got royalty checks off of that. That's the reason I was able to pay cash for that Falcon 50. Praise God. Jerry got not the Falcon 50 by his own might or his own arm, but because God was favorable unto him. See, I depend on the favor of God for everything I do. I depend on the favor of God for everything I do. Hallelujah. Praise God. So take that as a nugget of truth. So whatever you're believing for buildings, land, vehicles, homes, whatever it is, put it in there and put your name in there. I got not that land or building our vehicle or whatever it is you're believing for by my own might, by my own intellect, by my own strength. I got it because God was favorable to me. Can you say amen? Give the Lord another shout of praise. Now, here's the only thing God asks, when you experience supernatural provision. Deuteronomy chapter 8 verse 11 and verse 17, beware that thou forget, not the Lord, thou God. Give Him all the credit for it. I said, give Him all the credit for it. He said, beware that thou forget, not the Lord thy God, and then verse 11 says, and say in thine heart, my power and the might of my hand hath gotten this. No. God says, don't say that and don't forget the Lord your God. As long as you always acknowledge that it was the favor of God and the blessing of God on your life, then praise God, supernatural provision will never end in your life. It will be an ongoing thing. Hallelujah. As long as God gets all the credit for it, He'll do it time and time again. Is anyone in here tonight or today that would say amen? Praise God. Alright, so if God got it for you or if God got it for them, then He can get it for you. Don't ever give up on the favor of God. I call it the favor factor. Don't ever give up on the favor of God manifesting in your life. Amen. Lemme give you this if you're believing for land and property, anybody believing for land and property? Okay, Psalm 21:1, the earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof. The Message Translation says God claims earth and everything in it so it doesn't belong to the devil. I remember I remember Oral Roberts in our home, he and Evelyn one time, and I took him over to that 102 acres and it still had a barb wire fence on it. And we stood right there across from the barb wire and Brother Roberts took his Bible out with him and we're standing there and I'm showing him this land. And he said, Jerry, this is exactly what it looked like when I bought the land to build ORU. He said, it's exactly what it looked like, nothing but a field. Everybody thought I'd lost my mind telling them that I'm going to build a university right here. Then he accidentally dropped. Well, it turned out it wasn't an accident. We thought it was at first he dropped his Bible over the fence and it just fell open. And I reached under the barb wire to get the Bible. When I picked it up, I said, Brother Roberts, look at this. And he had it highlighted, Nehemiah rise and build. That's where it fell. Open, rise and build. And Brother Roberts said, this is where you'll build your new campus. And we took that as a word from the Lord. Praise God. And Brother Roberts said to me, he said, you know why real estate is called real estate? It's because it's real. And he says, and every time you get a title deed to a piece of property that proves Satan doesn't own the planet, you now have a title to part of it. Amen. Hallelujah. So the earth is the Lord's and the fullness there in, the Message Translation, God claims earth and everything in it. So it's not the devil's, and we are his heirs. We have an inheritance, we're entitled to it. Psalm one 15, verse 16, the heavens are the Lords, but the earth he has given to the sons of men, it belongs to us. Even if the sinners have a portion of it, God's already intervened. Proverbs, the wealth of the sinner has been laid up for the just and the Amplified Bible says, and eventually it will come into their hands. Well, I believe we're closer than we've ever been before to that place called eventually. Amen. So once again, it doesn't belong to the devil. The Earth is the Lord's and He has given it to the sons of men. The Message Translation says, He has given us the earth and put us in charge. You're in charge. Praise God. So if it belongs to us, if we're in- God has put us in charge, then if you need some of it to build on, then Psalm 44, I got not this land by possession of the sword. I got not this land by the power of my hand. I got this land because God was favorable unto me. Don't ever, ever, ever rule out the favor of God. Hallelujah. Amen. I like to say this, according to Deuteronomy chapter 31 and 20, lemme see the hands of people believing for land and buildings. I like to say this, I'm coming into my land that flows with milk and honey. I'm flowing into my land with milk and honey. I consider that to mean the best land, the best buildings that meet my need. Amen. So in closing today, I want us to just thank God for a few moments. Don't get in a real big hurry, but just thank God that you qualify for His favor. You qualify, you've been accepted by Him. Amen. You qualify for the favor of God and the favor of God can do what money can't do, what prestige can't do, what who you know can't do. Hallelujah. Amen. ANNOUNCER: Have you ever wondered how God will provide for your needs? In today's teaching resource, The Supernatural Provision Special Offer, you'll receive Jerry's brand new book, "Supernatural Provision for Your Vision," for your gift of any amount. The biblical truths detailed in this book have been a step-by-step manual for Mrs. Savelle since the passing of Jerry Savelle. In this book, Jerry reveals how faith brings resources, how to receive vision from God, and how to take charge of your destiny. This book is a comprehensive toolkit for anyone ready to see their God-inspired visions come to fruition, penned by a man who walked in supernatural provision for over 55 years. Don't delay. Call or go online now to JerrySavelle.org and request your copy of the "Supernatural Provision for Your Vision" book, for your gift of any amount. Respond now and discover how God can supply all your needs. CAROLYN: Thank you so much for joining us today and watching the program. This book is so special to me. It means so much to me. When I found out on a Monday morning that my love of my life, my husband had gone to heaven, we were out in California for two or three days and we turned home on a Wednesday. And on Thursday morning when I woke and was sitting on the edge of my bed just sitting there saying, Jerry, I love you. I miss you. What am I going to do now? And I looked over on my end table and there was this beautiful book "Supernatural Provision for Your Vision." And I was crying tears and I reached over and took the book and looked at it and saw his signature right here. And I thought, here it is, Carolyn, here's the answer to all your cries for all your need, for all of the pain that you're going through. The answers right here in this book. I took that book to my heart and began to read it, began to study it. And this book has meant so much to me in my life in the last few weeks. And I think it can mean the same thing to you in your life. But as I was reading in this book, and you are familiar with the story of the little widow woman, how that her husband had died and had left her without anything. She didn't have any provision at all. But I'm telling you, the prophet and the man of God came her way and told her supernaturally to go and to borrow pots and pans, every kind of container that she could get from all of her neighbors. And I want you to notice something very vitally important. When she had all the containers and they were in her house, the Bible says she closed the door. And behind closed doors is where the oil began to multiply. Your provision for your life will be multiplied behind those closed doors, in your intimate time with God, you and God alone, you praising Him, you thanking Him, you're standing in His presence. And I'm telling you, God will supernaturally begin to provide for you. And as you see in that story, when she came to a certain place, she turned to her sons and said, is there another pot? Is there another pan? Is there another vessel? They said to her, no mother, they're all used. They're all full. And that little widow woman and her sons had enough to live on until the famine was over. So God will provide everything that you need in your life and He's proving that to me. So today, give your donation, whatever you want for this book and allow God to minister to you in this area. I want to thank you with all of my heart and thank you for being a part of Jerry Savelle Ministries. We love you and we cherish your partnership. God bless you.