The expectation of the righteous

Proverbs 23 vs 18 says for surely there is an end, and thine expectation shall not be cut off .

Everything that has a beginning has an ending . According to the bible ,a day begins in the evening and ends in the morning. Genesis 1 vs 5b says so the evening and the morning were the first day;Genesis 1 vs 8b says so the evening and the morning were the second day e.t.c

The only One who has no ending is God because He has no beginning. The book of Revelations 1 vs 8 refers to Him as the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End , the One Who is and Who was and Who is to come, the Almighty. 1 Timothy 1 vs 17 calls Him King Eternal , Isaiah 26 vs 4 refers to Him as an Everlasting Strength and Isaiah 41 vs 4 says He is the First and the Last .

The One who is decides the outcome your challenges or the results of your effort or how you will end is the Most High God. Proverbs 19 vs 21 says there are many plans in a man's heart , nevertheless the Lord's counsel – that will stand. Isaiah 46 vs 10 says declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done , saying 'My counsel shall stand , and I will do all My pleasure' . Psalm 33 vs 11 says the counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of His heart to all generations. Isaiah 14 vs 24 says The Lord of hosts has sworn saying, “surely as I have thought , so it shall come to pass, and as I have purposed it shall stand . Isaiah 14 vs 27 says For the Lord has purposes , and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out , And who will turn it back ?

Sickness can not decide your end .Exodus 15 vs 26 says He is the Lord that heals you . Exodus 23 vs 25 says He will take away sickness from you , Deuteronomy 7 vs 15 says He will keep you free from every disease and inflict them on all who hate you .Psalm 41 vs 3 says the Lord will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness . Psalm 147 vs 3 says He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds .In Mark 5 vs 25-34 is the story of a woman who had an incurable illness-blood hemorrhage. She suffered from this illness for twelve years . She did everything possible but instead of getting better ,she got worse. She exhausted all her resources because the doctors knew her sickness had no cure and decided to use her as a cash cow. She touched the hem of the garment of Jesus and was cured of an ailment that was meant to kill her. The man at the beautiful gate in Acts 3 vs 1-13 was reduced to a beggar because he was lame. He could not pursue any career because he was disabled from birth but the Lord touched him through Peter and John and he began to walk and dance .The mother-in-law of Peter was a hardworking woman and a very good host but high fever confined her to the bed in Mark 1 vs 29-31 . Jesus took her be the hand and her she was healed.

Humans can not decide your end .Jeremiah 17 vs 17 says God is the hope in the day of doom. Psalm 18 vs 31 says For who is God, except the Lord ? And who is a rock , except our God? Psalm 10 vs 14 calls Him the Helper of Fatherless .Psalm 62 vs 11 says God has spoken once , Twice I have heard this : That power belongs to God. Psalm 33 vs 8 – 9 says Let all the earth fear the Lord ; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him,for He spoke , and it was done ; He commanded and it stood fast. It does not matter of how they try , they are only wasting their time . Psalm 115 vs 3 says But our God is in heaven ; He does whatever He pleases. Isaiah 54 vs 17 says No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in Judgment He shall condemn. Proverbs 18 vs 10 says the name of the Lord is a strong tower ,the righteous run to it and are safe. The citizens of Judah conspired against Samson in Judges 15 vs 11-15 . They bounded Samson and gave him to the Philistines , the spirit of the Lord came  mightily upon him and he killed a thousand men with the jaw bone of an ax. The brothers of Joseph tried everything in their power to make sure that the dreams of Joseph did not materialize. They said to one another “look the dreamer is coming ,let us kill him and throw in a pit ,we shall see what becomes of his dream- Genesis 37 vs 19-20.At the end Joseph became a prime minister in Egypt and by the time we get to Genesis 50 vs 18 , we see the brothers falling before Joseph and begging to be his servant.

Circumstances can not decide your end. Daniel 2 vs 21 says our God changes times and seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them. Every circumstances bow at the name of Jesus .Philippians 2 vs 10 says at the name of Jesus every knee should bow ,of those in heaven, and those on earth , and of those under the earth. Romans 8 vs 31 says if God be for us , who can be against us ? 2 Peter 2 vs 9 says then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of Judgment. Psalm 113 vs 7- 8 says He raises the poor out of the dust , and lifts the needy out of the ash heap , that He may seat him with princes . Isaiah 45 vs 11 says thus says the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his maker: “ask Me of things to come concerning My sons;and concerning the work of My hands ,you command Me. Luke 1 vs 37 says for with God nothing will be impossible. In 2 Kings 2 vs 19-22 is the story of a lake that brought death to the people of the city. The city was lovely situated and everything was perfect except the water was bad. Because the water was bad , the ground was barren and this meant death to all inhabitants. They consulted the man of God over this issue and he put salt at the source of this water and it was healed. One of the wives of the sons of the prophet was owing some money and creditors threatened to come and take her sons as slaves in 2 Kings 4 vs 1-7. She was very poor and she inherited debt from her husband . She ran to Elisha the prophet of God and her story changed.

Lack or poverty can not decide your end. Poverty and lack can not decide your end because the world belongs to God. Genesis 14 vs 19 says our God is the possessor of the heavens and the earth . Psalm 24 vs 1 says the earth is the Lord's , and all its fullness,the world and those who dwell there in. Psalm 89 vs 11 says heaven and earth belongs to God,He founded the world and all that in it. Deuteronomy 10 vs 14 says to the Lord our God belong the heavens,even the highest heavens the earth and everything in it. Because everything belongs to God your lack will be taken care of . Psalm 23 vs 1 says the Lord is my shepherd , I shall not want . Philippians 4 vs 19 says He will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Psalm 34 vs 10 says the lions may grow weak and hungry , but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. James 1 vs 5 says God gives generously to all without finding fault .In Luke 5 vs 1-7 is the story of Peter who fished and caught nothing. Peter did what any fisherman would do , he fished all night and caught nothing because of circumstances beyond his control. The fishes for some reasons were no were to be found but Jesus came on his boat and lack turned to abundance.

The economy has no say in how you will end up . The Lord is the owner of the economy . Haggai 2 vs 8 says silver and gold belong to God. The outcome of your business does not depend on the FTSE 100 index .John 3 vs 27 says a man receives nothing except it be giving from heaven. James 1 vs 17 says every good gift and every perfect gift is from above , and comes down from the Father of Lights , with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. The only one who can build you a house regardless of the economy or wages is God. Psalm 127 vs 1 says except the Lord builds the house , they labor in vain they that build it. Isaac sowed during famine and reaped in the same year a hundred fold- Genesis 26 vs 12. The same land that was barren for others was extremely fertile for Isaac. The King of Syria besieged Samaria and this resulted In famine in 2Kings 6 vs 24-26.The people cried to God and a nation ravaged by famine began to dwell in abundance all because the Lord made the foot steps of few lepers to sound like the marching of a mighty army. The Syrians heard it and fled leaving food and other garments 2 Kings 7 vs 6-8 .

I have a good news for you today , because the Lord decides the end your end shall be great . Jeremiah 29 vs 11 says For I know the thoughts that I have toward you , said the Lord , thoughts of peace , and not of evil , to give you an expected end .The bible says in Job 8 vs 7 that though your beginning maybe small, yet your latter end would increase abundantly. Your situation might be causing you to cry but can I show the book of Psalm 126 vs 5 which says those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. You maybe crying but I can assure you that joy is coming because Psalm 30 vs 5 says for His anger is but for a moment , His favor is for life; weeping may endure for a night but joys comes in the morning.

Aside God , the other individual who has a say in our we end is us. How do we decide our end? it  is through our expectation because our expectation will not be cut short. Many of us are expecting good things but our actions says otherwise. The only way to expect good things is through our action. As a single man you can not be lazy and you expect God to give you His daughters as wife , it is impossible . Proverbs 10 vs 4 says lazy hands makes a man poor. As a woman you can not be lazy and not know how to cook or clean the house and you want God to give you His son. No one wants their children to suffer and that applies to God too. We do not need to tell God our expectation because He knows by our actions. If we are diligent in our business God knows that we are expecting promotion because Proverbs 22 v 29 says seest a man diligent in his business , he will not stand before ordinary men but he will stand before kings. If we forgive those that offends us , the Lord knows that we want forgiveness too because Matthew 6 vs 12 forgive us as we have also forgiven those who sin against us. When a boy or girl begins to obey his parents the Lord knows that such a child is expecting long life and prosperity because Ephesians 6 vs 2-3 says Honor your father and your mother that it may be well and that you may enjoy long life on the earth. When you honor God with your tithes and offerings , He definitely knows what you expect!

When you come to God He knows what you are expecting because James 4 vs 8 says come near to God and He will come near you, wash your hands , you sinners , and purify your hearts , you double minded. If you take a little step to God , He will take a mighty step to you.

The bible said in Romans 3 vs 23 that for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 6 s 23 says For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. The gift was explained in John 3 vs 16 , For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. What shall we do to be save ? The bible says in Romans 10vs 9 that if you confess with your mouth , Jesus is Lord , and believe in
your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10 vs 10 – For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with our mouth that you confess and are saved.

Pray this prayer from your heart today!

Dear Jesus , I believe that You died for me and rose again on the third day. I confess I am a sinner. I need your love and forgiveness. Come into my heart . Forgive my sins. I receive Your eternal life. Confirm You love by giving me peace, joy and supernatural love for others, Amen.

Welcome to Christ brethren, Please join a bible believing church.

Samuel Oluwatoki

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