A Year of the Lord's Favor

Luke 4:18-19 (NKJV)

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (the Lord Jesus),
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

If you want a comeback story, ask God to get involved.

We need a comeback from:

1. Our mistakes.  The worst mistake that we can make is being proud of our mistakes.  

1 Peter 5:6 (NKJV)

6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,

Mistakes are only temporary when humility is involved.  

2. Our wounds.  Joseph was falsely accused.  Joseph looked to God not his wounds.  Don't let your wounds define you.  God can use the pain and restore you.

Genesis 50:20  (NKJV)

20 But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.

3. Our circumstances.  Job lost everything, but he never lost sight of the fact that God was with him.  

Job 42:2  (NKJV)

2 “I know that You (God) can do everything,

And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.  

When God gets involved, all hope arises.

If you want a comeback, then:

1.  Start believing.  

Matthew 19:26  (NKJV)

26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

2. Let go of the past and move forward.

Isaiah 43:18-19 (NKJV)

18 “Do not remember the former things,
Nor consider the things of old.
19 Behold, I will do a new thing,
Now it shall spring forth;
Shall you not know it?
I will even make a road in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert.

3. Get intentional in moving forward, and putting God first. 

Matthew 6:33  (NKJV)

33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

4.  Get around the right people. 

If people can't see what God is doing they stumble all over themselves.  Proverbs 29:19.

5. Live with confidence.

Romans 8:11  (NKJV)

11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

Romans 10:13 (NKJV)

13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

Allen Pedram, Church of the Highlands, Huntsville Campus