Expectation
Expectation is an act or state of expecting, hope, anticipation. God does expect
things of us, He speaks to Moses, so he could tell Israel (Deuteronomy 10:12-
13) “and now, Israel, what does the Lord Yahweh your God require of you, but
to fear (reverence) the Lord Yahweh your God, to walk in all His ways, and to
love Him, and to serve the Lord Yahweh your God with all your heart and with
all your soul. To keep the commandments of the Lord Yahweh, and His
statues, which I command you this day for your good”. God’s expectations are
specific; reverence God, live according to His will, love Him, worship Him with all
your heart and soul; ovey His commands. Concentrate on His real
requirements; respect, follow, love, serve, and obey Him and find peace.
Because God is the same yesterday, today and forever, I believe because we
are willing to except the blessings of Abraham, we should also be willing to fulfill
His expectations of us. Thank God we don’t have to do this on our own,
because we are filled with the Holy Spirit who gives us the ability to live a
lifestyle which gives glory to God.
God’s word is true, so we are to expect what He says to come to pass (I Kings 8:
56) Solomon declared “blessed be the Lord Yahweh, that has given rest to His
people Israel, according to all that He promised, there has not failed one word
of all His good promise, which He promised by the hand of Moses His servant”.
God has never broken His promise (Hebrew 6:18-19) “that by two immutable
things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong
consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us.
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and
which enters into that inside the veil”. All of His promises are available to you
today (II Corinthians 1:20) “for all the promises of God in Him are yea, and in
Him amen, to the glory of God by us”. Because we have established that God’s
word is true, we can base our expectation of the His faithfulness.
We are to trust the Lord Yahweh with all our heart (Proverbs 3:5-6) “trust in the
Lord Yahweh with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding. In all
your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your path”. The Bible says in
(Hebrews 11:6) says “but without faith, it is impossible to please Him, for he that
comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that
diligently seek Him”. The key is we must diligently seek Him, diligence is – a
steady application, thoroughly, consistent. The writer of Hebrews says in
chapter 6 verses 11-12 “and we desire that every one of you do show the same
diligence to the full assurance of hope to the end. That you be not slothful, but
followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises”. I did a
study on diligence some time ago, so I won’t go into any more details of it.
Remember the Bible tells us that “now faith is the substance of things hoped
for, the evidence of things not seen”. Faith ought to include great expectation.
Faith is a mind-set that expects God to act; when we act on this expectation, we
can overcome our fears. The woman with the issue of blood showed great
expectation (Mark 5:25-29) “and a certain woman, which had an issue of blood
twelve years. And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had
spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse. When
she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched His garment.
For she said, if I may touch but His clothes, I shall be whole. And immediately
the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was
healed of that plague”. She believed that Jesus is the Messiah and acted on
the promise in Malachi 4:2 “the Son of righteousness arise with healing in His
wings”. Jesus didn’t punish her, verses 30-34 He felt immediately that virtue
had gone out of Him, and after she told Him all the truth, Jesus said to her,
daughter your faith has made you whole, go in peace and be whole of your
plague. She believed, she expected and she acted on it.
The centurion showed his expectation in (Matthew 8:5-9) “when Jesus was
entered into Capernaum, there came to Him a centurion, beseeching Him. And
saying, Lord my servant lies at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
And Jesus says to him, I will come and heal him. The centurion answered and
said, Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof; but speak the
word only, and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under authority,
having soldiers under me, and I say to this man, go, and he goes, and to
another, come, and he comes, and to my servant, do this and he does it”.
Jesus replied when He heard it, and marveled; verse 13 says “and Jesus said
to the centurion, go your way, and as you have believed, so be it done to you.
And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour”. The centurion believed that
Jesus could speak and it would be done, he expected it and it was done.
The Jews of Jesus’ day missed His visitation because they expected Him to
come the way they thought He would come. Our expectations must not limit
God. The Jews who studied the Old Testament prophecies expected the
Messiah to be a great king like David, who would overthrow the enemy, Rome.
They expected relief from their present problems. But deliverance from sin is
far more important than deliverance from physical suffering or political
oppression. Our understanding of and appreciation for Jesus must go beyond
what He can do for us here and now.
As we surrender our life and expect God to use us, our lives will change. In II
Chronicles 16:9 the Bible says “for the eyes of the Lord Yahweh run to and fro
throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose
heart is perfect toward Him”.
Jesus tells us “that all things are possible to them that believe”.
Study by: Harriet Bond
Date: June 24, 2008
Expectation is an act or state of expecting, hope, anticipation. God does expect
things of us, He speaks to Moses, so he could tell Israel (Deuteronomy 10:12-
13) “and now, Israel, what does the Lord Yahweh your God require of you, but
to fear (reverence) the Lord Yahweh your God, to walk in all His ways, and to
love Him, and to serve the Lord Yahweh your God with all your heart and with
all your soul. To keep the commandments of the Lord Yahweh, and His
statues, which I command you this day for your good”. God’s expectations are
specific; reverence God, live according to His will, love Him, worship Him with all
your heart and soul; ovey His commands. Concentrate on His real
requirements; respect, follow, love, serve, and obey Him and find peace.
Because God is the same yesterday, today and forever, I believe because we
are willing to except the blessings of Abraham, we should also be willing to fulfill
His expectations of us. Thank God we don’t have to do this on our own,
because we are filled with the Holy Spirit who gives us the ability to live a
lifestyle which gives glory to God.
God’s word is true, so we are to expect what He says to come to pass (I Kings 8:
56) Solomon declared “blessed be the Lord Yahweh, that has given rest to His
people Israel, according to all that He promised, there has not failed one word
of all His good promise, which He promised by the hand of Moses His servant”.
God has never broken His promise (Hebrew 6:18-19) “that by two immutable
things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong
consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us.
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and
which enters into that inside the veil”. All of His promises are available to you
today (II Corinthians 1:20) “for all the promises of God in Him are yea, and in
Him amen, to the glory of God by us”. Because we have established that God’s
word is true, we can base our expectation of the His faithfulness.
We are to trust the Lord Yahweh with all our heart (Proverbs 3:5-6) “trust in the
Lord Yahweh with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding. In all
your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your path”. The Bible says in
(Hebrews 11:6) says “but without faith, it is impossible to please Him, for he that
comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that
diligently seek Him”. The key is we must diligently seek Him, diligence is – a
steady application, thoroughly, consistent. The writer of Hebrews says in
chapter 6 verses 11-12 “and we desire that every one of you do show the same
diligence to the full assurance of hope to the end. That you be not slothful, but
followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises”. I did a
study on diligence some time ago, so I won’t go into any more details of it.
Remember the Bible tells us that “now faith is the substance of things hoped
for, the evidence of things not seen”. Faith ought to include great expectation.
Faith is a mind-set that expects God to act; when we act on this expectation, we
can overcome our fears. The woman with the issue of blood showed great
expectation (Mark 5:25-29) “and a certain woman, which had an issue of blood
twelve years. And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had
spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse. When
she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched His garment.
For she said, if I may touch but His clothes, I shall be whole. And immediately
the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was
healed of that plague”. She believed that Jesus is the Messiah and acted on
the promise in Malachi 4:2 “the Son of righteousness arise with healing in His
wings”. Jesus didn’t punish her, verses 30-34 He felt immediately that virtue
had gone out of Him, and after she told Him all the truth, Jesus said to her,
daughter your faith has made you whole, go in peace and be whole of your
plague. She believed, she expected and she acted on it.
The centurion showed his expectation in (Matthew 8:5-9) “when Jesus was
entered into Capernaum, there came to Him a centurion, beseeching Him. And
saying, Lord my servant lies at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
And Jesus says to him, I will come and heal him. The centurion answered and
said, Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof; but speak the
word only, and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under authority,
having soldiers under me, and I say to this man, go, and he goes, and to
another, come, and he comes, and to my servant, do this and he does it”.
Jesus replied when He heard it, and marveled; verse 13 says “and Jesus said
to the centurion, go your way, and as you have believed, so be it done to you.
And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour”. The centurion believed that
Jesus could speak and it would be done, he expected it and it was done.
The Jews of Jesus’ day missed His visitation because they expected Him to
come the way they thought He would come. Our expectations must not limit
God. The Jews who studied the Old Testament prophecies expected the
Messiah to be a great king like David, who would overthrow the enemy, Rome.
They expected relief from their present problems. But deliverance from sin is
far more important than deliverance from physical suffering or political
oppression. Our understanding of and appreciation for Jesus must go beyond
what He can do for us here and now.
As we surrender our life and expect God to use us, our lives will change. In II
Chronicles 16:9 the Bible says “for the eyes of the Lord Yahweh run to and fro
throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose
heart is perfect toward Him”.
Jesus tells us “that all things are possible to them that believe”.
Study by: Harriet Bond
Date: June 24, 2008
