Opening the Gates of Heaven Perry Stone

This is also true in the realm of business. Take three Christianowned businesses, all involved in the same retail sales and marketing area. One business owner seems to have more business than he or she can handle, while the others are just getting by. Yet the other two are dedicated to Christ and have dedicated the works of their hands over to the Lord. Is God randomly selecting favorites? I don’t believe so. While every Christian has experienced the saving grace of God, not everyone may experience the same level of reward. It is not because God withholds His favor. It is because we may not be tapping into His favor . Favor can be obtained from God through acts of kindness and obedience to simple instructions and by following God’s will for your life. Paul was favored of God to be an apostle. He was a highly educated Pharisee who trained under Rabbi Gamaliel. Jewish history reveals that Saul of Tarsus (Paul) was destined to be the next head rabbi of Jerusalem, had he not converted to Christianity. So why did God choose Paul above someone else? To the Jews, Paul was a Jew, but to the Romans, he was a Roman. This worked well when he was arrested. He would tell the Romans, “Why have you arrested a Roman?” Roman governmental officers would tremble in their shoes; arresting a Roman without just cause could cost the officer his life! When with the Jews, Paul talked about his Jewish upbringing and the Law of Moses. He