“…it shall be done for you as you have believed.”
Matthew 8:13 (AMP)

AUGUST 30 - “Please God, help me find them.” Searching everywhere, she continued to pray. When her brother called, he prayed too. Suddenly she thought: I was wearing that red coat…It must be… Extending her fingers inside the left pocket, there they were—the keys to her mailbox! The moment she realized those keys were missing was the moment she began to pray. And why did she bother to pray? She prayed because she rightly expected something in return—God’s favor and assistance, the bountiful difference between harvest and a barren field.

You may have been taught it is wrong to expect something in return when you give to God, thinking it is a form of greed. Well, let’s examine that teaching. Did you expect forgiveness when you confessed your sins to Christ? Of course you did! Was that greed? No, it was simply trusting God’s character, exactly as the woman who lost her keys. In the same way, neglecting to expect a harvest from your seed steals the pleasure God enjoys from blessing you. God’s greatest pleasure is to be believed. Expectation is the key ingredient that makes the seed work for us.

Whenever we come across a promise of God, we must expect that it will happen in our lives. God is not a respecter of persons. If He did it in the past for His children, He will certainly do it for you. Our faith moves the hand of God. Our obedience to His Word, wrapped in expectation, is what allows Him to move as He desires in our lives. As we sow a seed to meet a need we face, let us expect the promise of God to come to pass for us.

Father, I thank You that You do not lie. What You speak comes to pass in my life. I place an expectation upon the promises in Your Word, knowing that it is done unto me as I believe.

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Genesis 33

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