Expectations!

Bobby Conner was a recent guest at Birmingham Bridge Christian Fellowship. One of the thoughts that was expressed during his visit has struck me and stuck with me over the past several days. When I cannot shake a word or thought from my mind, it usually means that God wants me to pay attention to it. In this case that thought was expressed in a single word - “EXPECTATION”. This word can be defined as “the prospect of future good or profit” and calls to mind all sorts of exciting thoughts.
When it comes to expectations, I am afraid that the church has been woefully lacking in them. Paul wrote the following to the Ephesians in regard to expectations:
God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us. Ephesians 3:20 (The Message)
Consider these words for a moment and you can understand why I think the church has come up short when it comes to expectations. God desires to do more than you can imagine, but that means we must be willing to imagine something, and not just anything, but something great. We, as Americans, have been taught to believe that our “wildest dreams” are actually attainable when it comes to this natural world. I want to suggest to you that we, as the Church of Jesus Christ, need to believe that our “wildest dreams” are actually attainable when it comes to the things of the Spirit.
The Word of the Lord for this hour is “expectation”. So . . . What are yours?