Devotional: Great Expectation

 

 “For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.” — Proverbs 23:18 (ESV)

 Theme Reflection  

To live with great expectation is to keep our hearts tuned to the melodies of heaven, even when the winds of life grow fierce. It’s choosing hope over despair, even when all we see seems contrary. The power of expectation isn’t just in what we look forward to—it’s in who we’re trusting to bring it to pass.

  When we expect God to move, we build spiritual stamina. We walk like Abraham, who “hoped against hope” (Romans 4:18), believing in the promise of a son even when nature said otherwise. Our expectation anchors us—it reminds us that no matter how long the night, morning always comes.

  Devotion  

Lord, today I choose to live with great expectation—not in fleeting things or human guarantees, but in Your faithfulness. Your Word says I have a future, and You will not let my hope be dashed. So I’ll trust even when answers delay, I’ll believe even when circumstances shift, and I’ll praise even when I don’t yet see the promise fulfilled.

  Let my heart be like a child waiting for morning—knowing it will come, certain that it will be beautiful.

 Prayer  

Father, lift my eyes above every limitation and stir my soul with holy anticipation. Help me to rest in Your timing, rejoice in Your plans, and believe with a heart full of great expectation. Amen.