Consider this further example: An angel appeared onto Mary, the mother of Christ. The first thing the angel said was that she was “HIGHLY FAVORED.”
And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!” Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.” (Luke 1:28, 30)
Twice the angel declared that Mary was FAVORED OF GOD. This announcement was to prepare Mary for the great thing God was to do for her and in her. FAVOR opened the door of God’s destiny for Mary. I truly believe that if Mary had rejected or been unreceptive to GOD’S FAVOR, she would also have been unable to receive the impregnating Word of God. Before she conceived in her womb the living Word – Jesus – she entered into the atmosphere of GOD’S FAVOR for her life.
