When Mary was greeted by the angel, she was called favored. And, then, there are those who are highly flavored in the dank of cannabis. One moose, two moose. We can't really know Him until we're firmly rooted in the Word. Today I acknowledge all of the spiritual blessings you have bestowed on me because of Christ. For a minute thereI thought my mom was posting! When we say we are Blessed and Highly Favored, we are saying we: Are Obedient to Him. No, it certainly could not have been that! Haha! Uh oh. Somebody may frown at the idea that a believer would struggle with being able to answer this question. The apostle Paul wrote to the church at Ephesus that we have beenblessed with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ (Eph. Champion of the dispossessed and disregarded: Follow me as I strive to gain insight from this ghetto hot mess known as the human experience. So, if you feel blessed with your own FLAVOR, Represent it and give everyone a taste! These things are important, dont get me wrong. Blessing, the name of the girl you love who you can't stop talking about. We do not seek to find favor in no mans eyes! What was it that made Mary so special? Animals are messy. We know with every ounce of the Holy Ghost in us that we're about to do the wrong thing, but we do it anyway. I inquired as to who taught her this epic song by the Clark Sisters, which is a popular gospel staple in the African-American community. But our faith in God needs to be such that we're unafraid to take the action necessary to accept what God has prepared for us. The issue is when these sayings and phrases are divorced from biblical foundation and understanding. As believers, we are blessed. Are you promised to be blessed and highly favored? God doesn't choose the qualified, He qualifies the chosen. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. Who'd really expect us to blindly obey someone in whom we have no faith? This site is a proud member of the Salem Web Network, a subsidiary of, Copyright 2023, Crosswalk.com. I suppose this is what he meant. There is nothing more purely honest than an artist sharing their truth in person or on paper. The phrase does come from the Bible, but are we using it in its proper context? He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.~ (1 Corinthians 15:57) This proclamation should be one of recognition, not something that one would hold over the head of another. Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh. sinner hell. When Mary was greeted by the angel, she was called favored. All I did was add an L, and instantly, it made me smile and turned the famous phrase, the angel Gabriel spoke the mother of Jesus. The Saint Francis prayer talks about it is through self forgetting that we find. God in his fullness has committed himself to our good for his glory. To understand further, we need to see where this idea comes from. It's great to see so many of you on this Third Sunday of Advent. Basically, an easy shot. Thank God His mercies are new every morning. But if we get in God's flow, how can we think we'd be anything other than highly favored and blessed? Mary is the only who has been called this and it was not self proclaimed. They stink. Unfortunately, too many people want to experience Gods blessings but have no real interest in following Gods conditions. God is certainly an unconditional God in that He loves all of His creation and freely gives of His creation to everybody. Mary was poor and contrite in her spirit she was humble. God loves it when we're so in love with Him that the only thing we want to do is what He has for us to do. When Jesus asked for people to follow Him, they were asked to let go and give of themselves. Randomly, the Ethiopian sis begins singing Blessed and Highly Favored by the Clark Sisters. : Eb, Cm7, Bb, Fm. Only one person has he ever called highly favored. The New Living Translation uses confused and disturbed. This alone tells us that this greeting was very unusual, and Mary was not expecting it. This is falsebecause it makes human effort the foundation of Gods blessings instead of the person and the work of Jesus Christ. This phrase is straightforward. Anoche tuve un sueo increble fue tan profundo y lleno de matices. DH and his mom have a pretty honest relationship. So lets look at favored. lol his reply was "I am blessed and highly favored."? Toggle navigation . No one has the ability to force Gods hand to bless based on works (Eph. But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying and considered what manner of greeting this was. Just like in salvation, it was already provided through Christmas, but we receive our salvation when we confess the Lordship of Jess. Luke 1:29(NKJV). Thats real. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. She had no luxuries or wealth. I was raised in this type of church environment as well. We can all receive favor from God, and we often do. But being Blessed & Highly FlavoredSo, with a little research I learned, that the word we translate to Blessed ,is the Greek word, Kecharitmen. I like to call it Christianese. While it has become fashionable to throw shade at common sayings among believers, that is not my intention here. The Bible emphatically teaches that Christians are blessed and highly favored by God. Get to work on that, internet." Im blessed we need such pastors in ourlives. The answer is found in the next few verses: Dont be afraid, Mary, the angel told her, for you have found favor with God! Yes, you can see and experience the favor of God in your life. And being a virgin, now told she was to give birth to a divinely formed child! Have a blessed day. Yet he was forced to flee for his life; he was beaten; he was arrested, and ultimately executed. They keep our feet in the fight. Ephesians 1:3reminds us: Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. She shared that she and her mother had the same choir teacher when they were in high school, and this was one of the songs the choir teacher always taught. God put a calling on The Clark Sisters to create and share this composition. The New Living Translation uses the words confused and disturbed. This alone tells us that this greeting was very unusual and Mary was not expecting it. As Christ Jesus is so are we in this world 1John 4:17 not when we get to heaven but now. Our spirit is identical to Christ Jesus Spirit and we have the same burden removing, yoke destroying bulldog chain breaking power on the inside of us that raised Christ Jesus from the grave Ephesian 1:18-21, Ephesians 1:18-21 New Living Translation (NLT), 18 I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he calledhis holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.[a]. She then went on to say how this choir teacher taught her NOT to ever take life for granted, and to always push and dig deeper despite the obstacles of the world. The actual word used here in the greek is Kecharitmen (pronounced key-car-it-oh-may-nay). It's where we learn how much he loves us. We are joint heirs with Christ, however just like a father may leave a large inheritance for his children, it will not reflect in their lives, if they dont sign the necessary documents and appropriate it. However, only one person can claim the distinction of highly favored and that is Mary. If you translate it literally in English it means you who have been graced. This is the only time this form of the word is used in scripture. If you spend enough time in Christian community, you will learn that there are common sayings that make up Christian vernacular. Let me be clear: if you are in Christ, you are blessed. By the way, if you are from a shouting church you might want to cut a step right here. In other words, we arent blessed because we say it. Then you will be prosperous. This great honor was not without struggle. Is it really any wonder why we end up in a mess? The greatest promise we have from God is salvation and eternal life. For a minute thereI thought my mom was posting!