GOD'S FAVOR IS UPON US

Proclamation:

"May the favor of The Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us, yes, establish the work of our hands."  Psalms 90:17 (NIV)

Explanation:

These words were written under the influence of The Holy spirit of God by Moses.  This is the only psalm written by Moses.  He ends it by asking God to grant His favor to the people of God and to grant that their life and their life's work may have meaning and be what God has called them to be.  After being in the wilderness for forty years the Children of Israel had done no work and had produced nothing.

Application:

Only with God's favor and His blessing can we be productive and lead productive lives.  Unfortunately, we do not give God the credit for all that we do.  We think and act like we did it ourselves.  Only in God do we live, move, and have our very being. (Acts 17:28)  Through Him were all things made, and without Him nothing was made. (John 1:3)  We should thank God for all that we do, all that we accomplish, and for every talent, skill, and ability that we have.  Since all of these were blessings from The Lord and nothing that we produced or accomplished would have been possible without His help.  We have been blessed and favored by God and we should be grateful and acknowledge His influence in our lives.  We should pray that our life and our life’s work will be pleasing to Him.