Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Earnest Effort, Eager Expectation

Today as I was preparing to write I found my self wavering a bit over a prayer request I had made to God. When this happens for me it usually has something to do with timing. Things are not moving as fast as I want them to move. Impatience sets in, and with it doubt. In these times it helps me to remember to check a couple areas of my life. First is, am I making an earnest effort in the area in question. Have I prayed, read the scriptures, done any legwork that needs doing, etc. We are expected to take some action, make some earnest effort, to receive something from our Father. One action required is to ask.

James 4:2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

Our actions need also line up with what we are asking. Our actions WILL always line up with what we truly believe.

James 2:17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

Finally, we need to eagerly expect what we have asked Yahuah (Lord) to provide. This is what the word hope means in the Greek – eager expectation.

Hebrews 1:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

So, if we will hope, and then act on our hope, we can achieve victory.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are King. Bless the name Yahuah! Send us today Your overwhelming blessing. Forgive us our sins. Heal us and deliver us. We ask these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.