Isaiah 48:3 GW, “From the beginning I revealed to you what would happen. These words came out of my mouth, and I made them known. Suddenly, I acted, and they happened.” Matthew 5:18, “I can guarantee this truth: Until the earth and the heavens disappear, neither a period nor a comma will disappear from the Scriptures before everything has come true.”

Whatever you’re facing today can change today, trust in the Lord. Whatever bad report you received from the doctor, He sent his Word and healed you and delivered you from all your deceases, so trust in the Lord your Healer. If you lack the finances to pay your bills, He sent his Word to say that He would provide for all your needs so trust in the Lord your Provider. God wants you to hunt for His promises to you, speak them over your situation and trust in Him.

So often we don’t get the immediate results we want so we give up and do it our way, but the Word says to wait on the Lord. That doesn’t mean to wait doing nothing, it means actively wait. A waiter takes your order at the restaurant, delivers it to the chef who prepares it and then the waiter picks up the food and brings it to us. We are to be waiters to the Lord. Whatever God tells you to do, do it. If we hear nothing, then we do what Jesus told us to do, find someone who needs the hope of God that’s in us and give it to them. He gave us His orders in His Word and instead of focusing on what we need, we should just obey.

While we are doing our Fathers business, suddenly He will answer. So many of us wait for the perfect time before we go and do what God has asked of us. There is no perfect time. NOW is the time and if we don’t reach them, who will? It’s time to stop focusing on ourselves and our needs, how we feel, our own comfort, a more convenient time or place. There are cold, hungry, hurting people out there who are desperate for the hope we have in us. They’ve lost their hope and we’ve misplaced ours. Get your eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. Find out what Jesus would do and get busy doing it. Stop fearing what man might think and just share. What’s the worst that could happen? You might get persecuted? So was Jesus and so are millions of Christians across the globe. Better to give your life for something you believe in then to not believe in anything at all.

Father, I place my hope and trust in you. I will do what you tell me to do and go where you tell me to go. I’m not going to trust in my ability because you’re not looking for those who can, but those who will. You’re weary of our excuses! We expect from you but are unwilling to do what you’ve asked of us. I’m sorry, Lord. I ask your forgiveness for lost opportunities to share hope with the hopeless and love with the unloved. Give me another chance to obey and whatever the cost, I will do it. It’s in Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen