Part of the waiting process is having an expectation that the waiting will come to an end. Building an air of expectation is something that happens more and more the closer we get to an event.
Take the Olympics. At the point of this devotional (12 June) there are 45 days until the opening ceremony on 27th July. The country has moved from a phase of waiting to expectation with the arrival of the Olympic torch in May.
People attending Olympic events now have tickets and passes, venues have been completed, pre-Olympic trial events have taken place. There is much going on that says that soon, the event will begin.
We talked yesterday about waiting. Expectation is defined in some dictionaries as 'eager anticipation' and is a phase beyond waiting. Whether it is the Olympics we are waiting for, a family anniversary, a birthday or exam results, the tension increases as we get nearer to the event.
Think about children at Christmas and as they go to bed on Christmas Eve, how excited they are that tomorrow when they wake up, Father Christmas will have been with their presents.
After talking about waiting on God yesterday, today, think about how we can expect God to be there and deliver with a perfect sense of time and an impeccable level of understanding.
Richard Mason
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