Nine
Months
“Before
I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified
you [set apart for God’s use], I ordained you a prophet [to spread
the gospel of salvation] to the nations [to the billions who are lost
and unsaved who have never heard of the gospel].” (Jeremiah 1:5)
In the 1995 comedy Nine Months, Hugh Grant’s life as a single man is
perfect until his girlfriend Julianne Moore gets pregnant, where he
faces issues that come with being an expectant dad. When a woman becomes
pregnant, she says, “I am expecting.” Each time a woman is
pregnant, she couldn’t see inside her body, but she knew that she
was expecting a baby. She knew by faith that God was creating something
miraculous inside her, and soon she would have a baby. Whether it’s
a boy or a girl, twins or triplets, that’s expectant faith.
We may not have
to wait nine months like a pregnant woman, but faith for all of our
needs works the same way. When we have a need, take it to God and say,
“Father, this is what is broken in my life, and I believe You can
fix it according to the promises in Your Word. I need Your healing touch
and restoration on this situation, I believe Your Word is true and I’m
expecting to receive a miracle in due time in Jesus Name. Amen.”
We may not see God’s answer to our prayers right away, just like
the pregnant woman couldn’t see the baby growing inside her for
nine months, but God is at work and He will deliver us in His time and
in His way.
The Bible in 2 Corinthians 5:7 tells us that we are to walk by faith,
not by sight. We are to live by faith in God’s Word and not by what
we can perceive from the five senses. Open our spiritual eyes as we
spend time in the Word of God and begin to say, “In Jesus’
Name, no matter what I see, no matter what I feel, no matter what the
circumstances are, no matter what’s staring me in the face, my
God said, ‘The just shall live by faith,’ and by faith I’m
receiving my miracle of healing, deliverance, protection, restoration,
increase and prosperity according to God’s Word.” That is
having expectant faith.
During the nine months
a woman is pregnant, she doesn’t have a break until her water breaks.
She is expecting the entire time, week after week for 40 weeks. On good
days, bad days, holidays, happy days, and sad days. It doesn’t matter,
for she is still expecting even on bad hair day. We need to treat our
faith in the Word of God like that. We may not have seen or read Great
Expectations, but we need to stay in an attitude of expectancy. Like the
prophet Jeremiah, God knew us before we were born and has big plans for
us, so matter what is happening, hold on to the Word of God, stand on
the promises of God, and expect a miracle for it shall surely come.
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