As I said last week, at the end of this month, we will be six months into this year, 2026. As I was thinking about this, the Lord said to me, revisit what you’ve shared with everyone at the beginning of the year. It’s time to renew our focus on God’s promise for this year and not let the enemy distract us from God’s plan for us this year. Last week, we saw that when we are crowned by the King, we are honored by the King, and we are endowed with the King’s authority. Man, that was such a powerful time last week. Today, we will continue to drill down deeper into what it means to be crowned by the King.
Psalms 8, verse 5 in the New Living Translation says, yet you made them only a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor. To be crowned by the King means to be identified with the King. That’s where we’re going to start today. When someone is crowned, they are identified with the King. This means your identity, your possession, your position, and purpose becomes connected to Him. Let me say that again. This means your identity, your position, and your purpose becomes connected to Him and to His purpose. In scripture, a crown was never merely decoration.
It was a visible sign of belonging, authority, inheritance, and representation. Hallelujah, hallelujah. When someone is crowned by the King, they are no longer viewed merely by their past, their limitations, or their current status. They are recognized by their relationship to the King, and that relationship changes everything. The first thing we see here is that you carry the King’s identity when you’re crowned by the King. In ancient kingdoms, representatives of the King carried his seal, his authority, his reputation. Their actions reflected on the throne itself.
Spiritually, being identified with the King means you are no longer defined by your past, your failure, your fear, your shame. You’re identified by the covenant you have with the Lord, by the sonship you have with your Father God, your belonging, being a part of the family of God. Heaven recognizes you as connected to the King. You are an ambassador of the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Hallelujah. This is why believers are called children of God. 1 John 3, 1 in the New King James Version says this, behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us that we should be called children of God.
Therefore, the world does not know us because it did not know him. As ambassadors for Christ, that’s who we are when we’re crowned for the King. 2 Corinthians 5, 19 through 20 says this, that is that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not imputing their trespasses to them and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ. As though God were pleading through us, we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. A crown announces this person belongs to the King. They are identified with the King.
Hallelujah. The second thing we see here is you gain access to the King’s resources. When you’re identified with the King, you have access to all the King’s resources. Identification brings access. That’s a great principle right there. Identification brings access. Throughout scripture, proximity to the King meant access to protection. It meant access to provision, access to counsel, access to privilege. To be identified with the King’s means, you are no longer spiritually orphaned or separated. Now, you have access to his presence, access to his wisdom, access to his promises, access to his peace and strength, not because of personal merit, but because of relationship with your father God.
You’re his child. I remember back in the day when my son was in high school, we would watch Monday Night Football together every week. Well, one of my close friends, Mr. Ponce, Frank Ponce, he would come over to our house and he came over so much, he wouldn’t even knock. He’d just come in through the garage and march into the house. And he was welcome. He was like family to us. But Frank would come in and ask permission. Hey, can I get something to drink out of the fridge? Yeah, Frank, go ahead. Whatever you want’s in there. Do we have any snacks tonight?
What’s available? What can I have? And so I would tell him where to look and all that. He’d been around enough. He knew where most things were. But I found it interesting when my son Patrick would come in to join us, he wouldn’t ask anything. He’d just go in the kitchen, get whatever he wanted, get whatever he wanted to drink, get whatever he wanted to eat or snack on. He’d just come out with this load of stuff. But you see, the difference was Frank was a dear friend, but Patrick is my son. He has access to everything there. And that is the same relationship we have with our father God.
We have relationship with him. So we’re identified with him. We have relationship with him. So we have access to all he has. The third thing we see here is you represent the nature of the king when you’re identified with the king. Crowns carry responsibility. To be identified with the king means your life becomes a reflection of his heart and character. People should encounter something of the king through the way you live, lead, speak, serve, forgive, and love. The world learns what the king is like by watching his people. And that’s still true today. How we represent Jesus Christ, the Lord of Lords, the King of Kings, our father God, the Holy Spirit, teaches people, tells them this is who God is.
That means we lead with humility, not arrogance. We’re there representing the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. And so it’s not about us. It’s about coming humbly and representing him well. We serve instead of dominate. We bring hope instead of fear. We establish peace instead of chaos. Hallelujah. Thank you, Lord, for that privilege and honor we have to represent you here in the earth and to bring hope and to establish peace, to encourage others and strengthen them. When you’re identified with the king, the fourth thing here we see is you share in the king’s mission.
Identification always includes assignment. Identification always includes assignment. Kings crown people for a purpose. In the kingdom of God, crowns are connected to stewardship and responsibility. You were called to participate in the king’s work in the earth to heal, restore, reconcile, build, encourage, and advance his kingdom. So last week we talked about that we were crowned with honor and we were endowed with authority. So a part of our stewardship and responsibility is how are we using that authority to represent the kingdom of God? Are we bringing healing and restoration?
Are we sharing with others how to be reconciled and come into relationship with their father God? Are we building up the kingdom, building up the church? Are we encouraging those around us? Are we advancing his kingdom, working together with him to see his kingdom come and his will be done here in the earth as it is in heaven? Wow, what a privilege and honor we have to partner with him. So we see a crown is not merely honor. It is commissioning. We have been commissioned to go forth. A part of our honor we receive when we’re crowned is that we’ve been called and commissioned.
God says, come on, let’s do this together. Come partner with me. Let’s take this message of hope and restoration and redemption to the world. Hallelujah. The fifth thing we see here when we’re identified with the king, you live from security instead of striving. When you know you are identified with the king, you stop trying to earn what has already been given through relationship. Identity settles in security. You know who you are. The enemy will come and try to tell you you’re not good enough. You hadn’t earned it. Who do you think you are? And I’ve learned I’m a child of a king.
I’m an ambassador of the kingdom of God here on the earth. I represent my father God and the Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit lives within me. I am a child of God. See, you no longer have to prove your worth constantly or compete for significance. You don’t have to live driven by comparison, comparing yourself to everything else and everyone else around you. You don’t have to fear abandonment. You live from acceptance instead of for acceptance. You come into that place of realizing and embracing that God accepts you. You are one of his. Hallelujah.
A simple way to say this is, to be identified with the king means his name becomes your covering, his character becomes your model, his mission becomes your purpose, and his presence becomes your confidence. Praise God. You can walk in his presence and live there 24 hours a day, seven days a week. He is always with you. Another way you might say this is, the crown is not just what you wear. It reveals whose you are. I am a child of the king. The next thing we see is the favor of the king. When someone is crowned, the favor of the king is bestowed on them.
Favor is the gracious approval, the kindness, and intentional blessing of the king expressed toward a person. Biblically, favor is more than just a temporary advantage that’s based out of the moment or popularity. It is the manifested delight, support, and empowerment of God upon someone’s life. There in Scripture where it says that we’re surrounded with favor as with a shield. God has surrounded us, covered us, wrapped us in his delight, his support and empowerment so we can go forth and be all he created us to be. When the king bestows favor, he is placing his hand upon a person in a way that distinguishes them, sets them apart, opens doors for them, grants access to them, and advances his purpose for them.
And when he is advancing his purpose for you, he’s advancing his dream, his kingdom, his plan here in the earth. Psalm 512. I’m going to read this from the New King James Version. Psalm 512 says, For you, O Lord, will bless the righteous. With favor you will surround him as with a shield. There it is, Psalm 512. Praise God. That’s a promise you can pray and declare every day over yourself, over your family, over your business, your ministry, whatever you’re doing. Declare Psalm 512 every day over your life. In Scripture, favor often changed the trajectory of a person’s life.
Joseph found favor even in slavery and prison, and it elevated him into leadership. God used wherever he was to train him and teach him, and Joseph found favor. You can go back and read the story and see he found favor wherever he was. Esther received favor before the king, which positioned her to save a nation. David was favored by God while still a shepherd, long before he sat on the throne. Mary was told she had found favor with God and was entrusted with his divine purpose by bringing forth the Son of God, Jesus Christ, here in the earth. Wow. Favor is not merely about comfort.
Favor is connected to calling. Favor is connected to calling, and it positions you for God’s purpose in your life. Favor reveals acceptance. The favor of the king means you were received, welcomed, and accepted by him. In ancient kingdoms, to receive the king’s favor meant you had his attention and approval. Spiritually, this speaks to relationship and covenant. You are no longer distant. You are brought near. You have access. You have favor. Favor says you are wanted in the king’s presence. God invites you in. Come sit with me. Come spend time with me. Come into my presence.
And when you come into the king’s presence, that produces confidence in you instead of fear. Fear runs. It evaporates. It gets out of the way because you come in faith and confidence in his presence. The second thing we see about favor here is favor opens doors human effort cannot. One of the greatest characteristics of favor goes back to access. You have access, like we were saying a minute ago. Favor grants us access. The king’s favor can open opportunities, create divine connections, bring influence, release provision to you, move obstacles, and position someone for purpose.
God’s purpose. Hallelujah. What striving cannot accomplish in years, favor can accelerate in a moment. In a moment, favor can take you where you thought it would take forever to get to. One open door. One step. One divine connection. One person of influence. One release of his provision. Removing all obstacles that could block the way. Hallelujah. Now, just because you have God’s favor does not eliminate faithfulness or obedience. A part of walking in favor is being faithful and obedient. Favor, though, often creates opportunities beyond natural ability alone.
So as we’re faithful to walk where God has asked us to walk and do what God has asked us to do, he empowers us through his favor to accomplish things that are far beyond our natural strength and ability. And in that process, we see the third quality here of favor, is favor distinguishes you. It sets you apart. In scripture, favor marked people as set apart for divine purpose. That’s what we’re set apart for, guys. We’re all set apart for God’s divine purpose. When the king places favor on someone, there is often a noticeable distinction on their life.
Not for superiority, but for assignment. What do you have for me today, Lord? Where are we going? What are we doing? How can I serve you today? God’s favor produces wisdom beyond experience, peace under pressure, influence without manipulation, fruitfulness in difficult seasons. People may not always understand it, but they recognize there’s something different going on with this person. Hallelujah, they have God’s favor. And as we said a moment ago, favor carries responsibility. Favor is not merely for personal benefit. The king bestows favor so his purposes can move through a person’s life.
Biblical favor is stewardship. It’s not entitlement. It’s the power to steward what God is calling you to. And through that stewardship, you can be who he’s called you to be and accomplish all that he’s called you to do. Those who carry favor are called to remain humble, realizing that whatever is being accomplished, whatever is flowing through me, it’s because of him. It’s not me. It’s because of him. So we remain humble. We reflect the king’s character. We serve others well. We use influence righteously, and we advance the king’s mission. Without humility, favor becomes pride.
But favor with humility creates impact. And that’s what we want. We want to impact all of those around us. The fifth thing we see here is that favor brings confidence even in adversity. Being favored by the king does not mean the absence of battles, but many favored people in Scripture, what did they do? They walked through the hardship. Life is meant to walk through. It’s not meant to give up and run and turn away. When we start walking through the situation, God shows up to carry us through, to help us overcome, to empower us, to be who he’s called us to be, to give us victory in the moment when it seems like there’s nothing coming but defeat.
And he shows up and says, Oh, watch this. Hallelujah. I love what Jesus told the disciples. He said, you’re going to have tribulation in life, but rejoice. You know, if you just read it to there, you’d be going, what? Rejoice in tribulation? He says, yeah, you’re going to have tribulation in life, but rejoice. I have overcome the world. I’ve overcome anything the enemy can throw at you. Trust me. Turn to me. Let me walk you through this. Favor means the king is with you in the process. Opposition does not cancel your assignment. Delay does not mean you’ve been abandoned.
The king’s purposes still prevail. Favor gives us the assurance that heaven is involved in your story. So let me give you a summary of a definition of favor here. Favor is a manifested kindness, approval, and empowering presence of the king that opens doors, establishes purpose, and distinguishes a life for his glory. That we may bring him glory in all we do, with everyone we engage with, all we say, wherever we are. Favor is when the king places his hand upon your life in a way that changes what is possible. And all of a sudden, all things become possible.
Which brings us to my life first, one of my favorite verses, Ephesians 3, 20 and the Amplified. Favor says all things become possible. So listen to this. Now to him who by and consequence of the action of his power, that is at work within us, is able to carry out his purpose and do super abundantly, far over and above, all that we dare ask or think, infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams. Wow. God’s saying, trust me, believe for something big. Let’s go do this. Nothing is too hard for him. It’s like he asked Abraham, is anything too hard for me?
We are crowned with honor, authority, identity, favor, and all of his glory, all of his goodness. Let’s walk in it every day. Do not let the enemy steal what Jesus bought and paid for you to have as God’s favorite child. Let’s go back to Psalm 8, 5 there in the NLT. It says, you made them only a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor. Friends, you are crowned. You are crowned. You are crowned. You are crowned with his goodness, with his glory, with his honor. You are more than enough, and God wants to do great things through you, in you, with you, and for you.
Praise God. Let’s give him glory today. Thank you, Jesus. Father God, thank you for crowning us with your glory and your honor. Thank you for crowning us with your goodness, surrounding us, wrapping us in it, hallelujah, covering us completely and who you are and the full expression of you, Lord, so that we can go forth and be all that you created us to be. Father, thank you for the privilege and honor we have to represent you and your kingdom, to be identified with you, Lord, to see your kingdom come and your will be done here in the earth through us, Lord.
Praise God as it is in heaven, as it is in heaven. May we work together with you to bring heaven to earth so those who haven’t stepped into relationship with you yet will see it and go, oh, there’s more. Oh, I want that. Oh, I can have that. Father God, thank you, thank you, thank you for empowering us, crowning us with your glory and your honor so that we can go forth and represent you well here on the earth and fulfill your purpose. In Jesus’ name, amen. So be it. Well, guys, I want you to go out there and have a great week. Introduce someone to the possibilities and the opportunities, to the blessings that are before them if they step into relationship with Jesus Christ.
Pastor Kanye is coming now with some closing thoughts. God bless you. Have a great week.
