Great Expectations from Yourself

“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” (Revelation 21:4 NKJV)

January 22^nd – 31^st

Scripture Reading:  Hebrews 13:5, John 14:18,26 & 15:26

Great Expectations from Yourself

When it comes to believing you were made for greatness, what are your expectations?  Do you believe God has created you for something wonderful?

It’s easy for us to have great expectations from God and even other Christians, but sometimes it’s hard to believe that we can amount to anything outside the “ordinary”. Years go by and in tears we wonder what happened?  Has our life amounted to anything?

When it comes to thinking we have the capabilities to do spectacular things for the Kingdom of God, often time our mindset says, “I just don’t have it in me. I’m not gifted the way Jesus was.”  Friend, that simply isn’t true.

Did you realize that you are here with the purpose of adding value to the Kingdom of God just like Jesus?  It’s true.  Every person who turns their life over to Christ is to be a witness for Him, and each of us should expect every great blessing and promise God has for His children.

We should expect spiritual gifts to grow and accomplish our goals.  Our lifestyle, the way we love others and the testimony we share is to be used to help expand and strengthen the Kingdom of God.

From this point on think of yourself the way God does – empowered to achieve great things for Him.  He believes in you; believe in yourself.

God hasn’t left us helpless to try and do things without Him.  He has given us His Spirit to guide us through every situation. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you what you need to know and how to go about the task.  It won’t be long before you start fulfilling the great expectations God has for you and you have for yourself. (cw)

“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, 

He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance

all things that I said to you." (John 14:26 NLKV)

January 22^nd – 31^st Daily Bible Reading

22) Luke 17; Genesis 29

23) Genesis 30-31; Psalm 22-23

24) Luke 18; Psalm 24

25) Luke 19; Genesis 32

26) Genesis 33-34; Psalm 25-26

27) Luke 20; Psalm 27

28) Genesis 35-37; Psalm 28

29) Luke 21; Genesis 38

30) Luke 22; Psalm 29-30

31) Genesis 39-40; Psalm 31

*Also be sure to read a Proverb a day. 

Daily Readings are designed to read through the entire Bible in one year. 

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Great Expectations from God

Verse of the Month

“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” (Revelation 21:4 NKJV)

January 8^th – 14^th

Scripture Reading:  Ephesians 3:20

Great Expectations from God

Every year we are thankful for new beginnings and a fresh start.  We look back on things we wanted to accomplish and somehow always fall short of our expectations.  Although things may not have worked out the way we planned, there is One person who we can always expect great things from and that’s the Lord God.

As we begin another year of hopes, dreams and desires, what can we expect from God?  The same as always – great things. Why is that? God Almighty, the Creator of all things never changes. He is the same yesterday, today and forever.

“For I am the Lord, I do not change…” (Malachi 3:6a)

The Lord’s blessings are reliable and His love is unconditional.  He never loses control or worries since nothing ever surprises Him.  No matter what happens take heart in knowing that you can always expect more than you could ever imagine, because He is a great God. 

“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above

all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.” 

(Ephesians 3:20 NKJV)

What are you expecting from God this year?  Forget the past and move forward with the Lord, expecting greater things. You won't be disappointed. (cw)

January 8^th – 14^th Daily Bible Reading

8) Luke 9; Genesis 15

9) Genesis 16; Psalm 8-9

10) Luke 10; Genesis 17

11) Genesis 18; Psalm 10-11

12) Luke 11; Psalm 12

13) Genesis 19-20; Psalm 13

14) Luke 12; Psalm 14

*Also be sure to read a Proverb a day. 

Daily Readings are designed to read through the entire Bible in one year. 

An outreach ministry of Shield of Faith Family & Youth Ministries®,Inc.
Copyright SOFFY Ministries/Pastor Cher. Do Not Copy.  Photo credit by SOFFY Ministries unless otherwise noted. This artwork is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.

Scripture from the KJV/NKJV of the Bible unless noted. Scripture from: Bible Gateway. Image

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