Life and Favor

DEVOTION

PROVERBS

LIFE AND FAVOR

Prov 16:15

15 When a king's face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

NIV

We cannot escape the thoughts of the description of John when he was faced with the first and the last, the living one, the one who was dead and now is alive for ever and ever and the one who holds the keys to death and hades. John said of him that his face was like the sun, shining in all its brilliance. This is the description of the King of Kings, the Lord of Lord, Christ Jesus himself, the one and true King. When we see the brightness of his face we will know for sure life and life everlasting. When he returns for us and exhibits his favor upon us, it is like the rain cloud in the spring. When those clouds bring rain in the spring all things which appeared dead come to life. The trees begin to bud, the brownish grass turns to green, and the flowers begin popping their heads skyward all in search for the sun. When we see Jesus, although we might appear to be dead, we will all spring to life in the glory and grace of our Lord. Nothing but the brightness of his face shining down upon us will cause us to once again come to life. He has the key to death and has opened to door for us to escape and join him in the very presence of God for all eternity. He also holds that key to hades which he and he alone has the authority over. He will lock up those who have refused to accept him for who he is until the final Day of Judgment when he will call them out and then cast them into the lake of burning sulfur to perish. But we who have acknowledge him as Lord and Savior will see the glory of his face, and experience life and his favor.