“He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; He seats them with princes.” – Psalm 113:7–8
Message:
God’s favour doesn’t follow human logic, it rewrites it. The world promotes based on connections, education, or influence, but heaven’s criteria are different. Divine favour looks for hearts, not titles; faithfulness, not fame.
When God wanted to anoint a king, He skipped the impressive sons of Jesse and chose the shepherd boy no one invited. David’s qualification wasn’t in his experience but in his heart. He had been faithful in obscurity, and that hidden faithfulness became the credential heaven endorsed.
The same pattern runs throughout Scripture.
- Ruth, a Moabite widow, had no social standing, yet her loyalty and humility opened the door to royal lineage.
- Gideon, who called himself the least in his family, became a mighty deliverer.
- Amos, a shepherd and fig farmer, was called to prophesy to nations.
Favour takes ordinary people from the background to the spotlight because God sees potential where others see nothing.
Perhaps you feel unqualified — overlooked at work, unnoticed in ministry, or underappreciated in your family. Remember this: when God is ready to lift you, He doesn’t check who approved your résumé. Favour doesn’t ask permission; it gives divine endorsement.
Stay faithful where you are. Keep refining your gifts, even if no one applauds. The tasks that seem menial are the training grounds for greater influence. God often tests faithfulness in the unseen before He rewards it in the open.
Your qualifications may not impress men, but your obedience, consistency, and humility impress God — and that’s the only reference you need. When favour finds you, it will bypass protocols, rewrite policies, and make room for your name in places you never imagined.
Prayer:
Father, thank You for choosing the unqualified and lifting the overlooked. Help me remain faithful in every season, confident that You see my hidden labour. Let Your favour qualify me beyond credentials, and let my life become proof that grace exalts where merit cannot. Amen.
