- What are you expecting to receive from God today?
- You need to expect and anticipate "Good Things".
- He says that there is nothing good that He will hold back from those who walk upright or those who trust Him.
- But you've got to trust Him first.
- As you trust in Him and rely on Him, He will place in you Godly desires.
- He will help you to see what is good for you spiritually and what will harm you.
- The first part of this verse says, "For the Lord God is a Sun and Shield; the Lord bestows [present] grace and favor and [future] glory (honor, splendor, and heavenly bliss)!"
- He is looking to pour out on you His Grace and Favor both for now and for the future.
- He want to give you lasting joy and True Peace!
- You can trust in his word and be confident in His Word.
- 1 John 5:14 says, "we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for."
- There it is again, "He will give us what we ask for."
- So why not ask this morning?
- Ask for His Wisdom and discernment.
- Ask for His Peace
- Ask for Boldness
- Ask for Joy
- If you need Hope, then ask for it!
- Ask for the healing you need.
- James 4:2 says, "Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it."
- Ask yourself that question ..."Do I not have because I haven't asked?"
- Sometimes we simply don't ask because we aren't really expecting to receive anything from The Lord.
- Ps. 84:11 says, He's not going to hold it back from you!
- He wants what's best for you!
- Mat. 7:7 says, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."
- So go ahead and ask this morning and stand ready to receive.
- Have a great Wednesday!