September 23, 2015

Expectation: September 23, 2015

TODAY’S WORD FOR WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2015.

EXPECTATION

DEFINITION:

Anticipation of an occurrence or the coming of something; hope for.
SCRIPTURE:

My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him. Psalm 62:5




KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

When you got up this morning, what kind of day were you expecting? What were you expecting from your family? Did you think about what you might be expecting spiritually?

When you have people around you like spouses, children, extended family, friends and associates every day brings new expectations. Some are good things and others are bad.

None of us are perfect and it is impossible for anyone to live up to our expectations. God alone is perfect and He is the one we should put our hope and expectations in.

Jesus said, “If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer” Matthew 21:22. We pray with the expectation that God will hear our prayer and answer it. At times we pray and pray and wonder if God will ever respond. Sometimes we wonder if God even hears us but God’s Word assures us that He does. “And this is the confidence that we have toward Him, that if we ask anything according to His will He hears us” I John 5:14.

Waiting on the Lord for His answers to concerns that you may be having is very difficult at times. Part of the waiting process is the Lord working on your patience. The Lord also makes us wait so He can prepare our heart for something big or better than what we are expecting to do.

We have learned that God’s timing is not our timing. We need to wait for God’s perfect timing. Many times when we have waited God has blessed us by doing something better than we asked.

When we look to God to supply our wants, whether it is temporal or spiritual, and our expectation will not be in vain. God has given us a bank account in heaven and we draw our riches from that account which has been filled with the endless riches of God’s kindness. Our bank account with God, as a believer and one of His children, can never be overdrawn.

Our Lord never fails to be faithful to His promises and when we bring our requests to His throne of grace, He never sends them back unanswered. He sometimes answers “Yes” and sometimes it will be “NO”. But sometimes it will be “WAIT” and for many that is so difficult. Are you waiting silently for God to answer and God alone to answer or are you rushing ahead of God?

Our greatest expectation in life should be the expectation as believers in Jesus in spending an eternity in heaven with Him. When that day comes do you expect as you approach the heavenly gate for the doors to open and to hear the heavenly welcome invitation to come in? If you have accepted Jesus as your Savior you can be sure of it.

LEARNING:

Our memory verse for this week is found in Hebrews 11:6.

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.


PRAYER:

Thank You for the greatest expectation that You could ever give us and that is the wonderful and marvelous expectation of spending eternity with You. Help me to honor You this day and help me to listen to Your voice as I read Your Word and pray. Thank You for hearing my prayers and answering them in Your perfect timing.



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