May 31 Daily Devotional

Expect great things from God

We must believe that God is always true to His word, and that His promises never fail. So, having committed myself and my problem to God, I must persist in looking with an eagerness which knows that God is certain to answer. It is dishonoring to Him not to do so. If I believe that God is my Father, and that the very hairs of my head are all numbered, and that God is much more concerned about my welfare and my well-being than I am myself; if I believe that He is much more concerned about the honor of His great and holy name than I am, then it is surely dishonoring to Him not to look for an answer after I have prayed to Him. The men of faith not only prayed, but they expected answers. Sometimes, in a panic, we pray to God; then, after the panic is over, we forget all about it. The test of our faith is whether we expect an answer. [Habakkuk] stood upon his watch, and set him upon the tower. Though he could not understand God's actions, he took the problem to God and then looked for an answer. ... It is an absolute law in the spiritual realm that if we adopt Habakkuk's method, and behave as he behaved, God will always honor His promises. In effect, God said, "It is all right, Habakkuk, I have heard your prayer, I understand your perplexity. Here is My answer. The Chaldeans whom I am going to raise up to punish Israel will themselves in turn be routed and destroyed." The greatness of the Chaldeans was going to be short-lived. ... God told the prophet to write the prophecy very clearly, so that anyone reading it could at once understand and run to obey and warn others.

From Fear to Faith, pp. 40-2

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“Text reproduced from ‘A First Book of Daily Readings’ by Martyn Lloyd-Jones, published by Epworth Press 1970 & 1977 © Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes. Used with permission.”

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