Friday the 9th

1 Samuel 12: ¹⁶ "Now then, stand still and see this great thing the LORD is about to do before your eyes!

 

 

Living in expectation…..stand still and see this great thing the Lord is about to do! Did you know that the Lord does great things in your life everyday? Oh he does, I promise he does, all too often we are just to busy to see it, or too selfish to acknowledge that it is the Lord that has brought favor to us. As a result we often end up living well short of the fullness that the Lord has to offer. Here in this scripture we see the Lord about to bring the rain. Now imagine that feeling that everyone within earshot of Samuel must have felt. You know of what I speak. It is that tingle in the pit of your stomach, that rush of anticipation. Stand still and see this great thing. Form the moment that the words are spoken to the moment the event happens…that feeling of expectation is electrically charged with the power of the Lord! We should awake with that feeling every morning!  We should kick in the door of the morning with the expectation that we cannot wait to see the great things that the Lord will do in our life! If we train ourselves to look for them, we will see that the Lord showers us with blessings, big and small, each and everyday. When we open our eyes and start the day, that is the first blessing in and of itself….yet another day to go out and proclaim in word and deed our faith in God, and His Son Jesus Christ. You have not even put a foot on the ground and the blessings have already started! Sure you can allow yourself to be pulled under by the world, you can greet the day with the same feeling a lot of people do…..”uggghh, I hope I survive this day”, or maybe your morning prayer is “Lord, just get me through the day” but I encourage each one of you to change that starting today. Instead of trying to get by, start living in the blessings that God puts before you. Instead of hoping that the day goes OK….expect it to be better than yesterday, expect to see the beauty, and the love of God surround you, expect to see the blessings that God will lay along your path throughout the day. Make it a point to take the time to acknowledge the great accomplishments, the little battles won, the simplicity of a strangers smile, and the warm kiss from a loved one for what they all are great things from the Lord. May we all learn to stand still and see the great thing the Lord is about to do before our eyes!

 

 

God Bless,

Brian Thetford

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