Gleanings From The Word
Experience an extraordinary God in ordinary Life
Great Expectations
Great Expectations, what a great title and one I freely admit to having
borrowed from Charles Dickens. His writing intrigued me, so one of the first
things I bought with the proceeds of one of my early jobs (about age 15) was
a set of the complete works of Dickens.
I read them all from cover to cover. By then I'd had my fill and then I
don't think I opened them again. My boys will occasionally read one of them,
but other than that they've gathered dust on the shelf for years. It's been
so long that I probably couldn't even tell you what most of the books were
about now.
Life is full of expectations, great and small:
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a wedding or an anniversary
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a birthday
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the birth of a child
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a long awaited holiday
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a reunion with friends or family you haven't seen in a
while
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graduation
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the first paycheck, or the last paycheck before retiring
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the first cup of coffee brewing in the morning
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and many more
There's one expectation though that many believers miss out on. They
never expect to really hear from God.
They go to worship to hear a person preach, not expecting to hear a
word from God. They don't pick up their Bible expecting God to say anything
relevant. They pray but don't really expect to hear from God. They look at
the world around them and they never see the creator.
God is still alive. God is still relevant. God still speaks today and
longs for us to listen.
"Hear, O my people, and I will warn you -- if
you would but listen to me, O Israel! You shall have no foreign god among
you; you shall not bow down to an alien god. I am the LORD your God, who
brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it. "But
my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me. So I gave
them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. "If my
people would but listen to me, if Israel would follow my ways, how quickly
would I subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes! Those who
hate the LORD would cringe before him, and their punishment would last
forever. But you would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the
rock I would satisfy you."
Psalm 81:8-16 NIV
Look at God's heart:
Hear O my people
If you would but listen O Israel
If my people would but listen to me
you would be fed with the finest of wheat
with honey from the rock I would satisfy you. Hear O Kevin
If you would but listen Kevin
If Kevin would but listen to me
Kevin would be fed with the finest of wheat
with honey from the rock I would satisfy Kevin.
What an incredible set of verses! What an awesome promise of blessing!
We know it's not just Old Testament stuff, because those verses speak of
God's heart for His people and His heart never changes.
When you go to worship, to Bible study, to read your Bible or in
prayer, go with great expectations. Go expecting to hear from God. If you go
with expectation, you can experience an extraordinary God in ordinary life.
Until next time, look for Him to surpass all your expectations.
Be blessed.
Hallelu Yah (Praise God)!
Kevin
http://gleaningsfromtheword.com/
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