Last month, we entered a new year with a fresh mindset. Now that you’ve shifted based on the word of God, it’s wise to live with expectation. Too often, God tells us He is about to do something, yet we refuse to believe or even expect it to occur. We should genuinely live with a sense of expectancy. Notice, I said we should live in expectancy. I mention this because the word of God indicates we should operate in faith, but I’m so grateful that God does not wait for us to be in the right place to accomplish what He needs to do.
To make my point, I need to support it with scripture. In the book of Acts, there’s an incident where Peter was imprisoned by the King. He was about to face execution because the King realized that killing Christian leaders pleased the Jews, and this was politically advantageous. The Bible tells us that the saints prayed, and God sent an angel. Here is the text I want to focus on.
New Living Translation:
Acts 12:9 ¶ So Peter left the cell, following the angel. But all the time he thought it was a vision. He didn’t realize it was really happening. Acts 12:10 They passed the first and second guard posts and came to the iron gate to the street, and this opened to them all by itself. So they passed through and started walking down the street, and then the angel suddenly left him. Acts 12:11 ¶ Peter finally realized what had happened. ‘It’s really true!’ he said to himself. ‘The Lord has sent his angel and saved me from Herod and from what the Jews were hoping to do to me!’
The angel of the LORD came to free Peter; he opened the prison gates and led him to the city. The city gates opened on their own, and then the angel disappeared. Only then did Peter realize that this was real. God does not require us to agree, nor does He need us to accept what He is doing; He doesn’t even need us to believe it’s happening to deliver us. God acts according to His will. “Okay, Pastor, then why should we live with expectancy?” Here are some examples from scripture about believing without doubt. Let’s see if you notice a pattern.
Mark 11:23, Matt. 14:31, Matt. 17:19, and Matt. 17:20
Jesus shows us that doubt restricts our ability, not His. For the things we set out to accomplish, we must ensure that there is no doubt within us. God’s plans for your life do not require your approval, endorsement, or input. What you declare in God requires you to believe and harbor no doubt.
God has spoken a word into your life, and He will bring it to pass. Live with an expectation of all that God has declared for you. What does that mean? Anticipate that whatever God tells you will come to pass. It will. Conduct yourself as if you trust that God will deliver. He will.
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Yours Because I am His,
Leo Colon, D.Min., M.Div.,
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