Expectation

"So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them." v5     

                                                                                                      Acts 3:1-6    NKJV

This lame man sat at the gate Beautiful as Peter and John walked up to the temple for the hour of prayer. It was not unusual for a beggar to do this, after all, it was considered to be an ideal place to operate as it was felt that people were far more likely to offer them something as they made their way to prayer. It is not unlike today, where people on the streets visit local churches in order to receive love, food and help.

As he saw Peter and John going by, he asked for alms. Peter, fixed his eyes upon the man and said, 'Look at us'. The man did this promptly expecting to receive some finance. Notice that the man asked for what he wanted but, he was about to receive what he needed. There is a big difference. Peter told him, 'Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.' v6. And he did and he was totally healed.

Tony Evans says, 'Don't settle for what you want from God. When God meets your needs, He may not give you what you asked for, but what He provides will always be greater than what you wanted.'                                                                   The Tony Evans Bible Commentary

David Guzik comments further: 'Many have yet to come to the place where they really expect something from God. This is faith, plain and simple – even if the man expected less than Jesus wanted to give. Better yet, we should expect the right things from God. We are often much too ready to settle for much less than God wants to give to us, and our low expectations often rob us.                                                                           David Guzik  -  Enduring Word  

God wants us to operate in an atmosphere of expectation. This is not living with a want, want, want attitude, not at all. It is living by faith, what we should be walking in as mentioned in 2 Corinthians 5:7. He is a great God and we need to expect great things from our great God. When we walk by faith and not by sight, we look through the eyes of faith; and even though we have not yet received, we know that it is there and will come to us when God is ready 2 Corinthians 4:18. 

So this year, get into the habit of walking by faith, not by sight and living with an atmosphere of expectation. You won't regret it.

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