What are you expecting God to do for you today? Do you believe that God will respond according to your expectation? When Jairus, distraught at the sickness that was claiming his daughter’s life, fell at Jesus’ feet, he entreated Jesus to personally come to his house to lay His hands on his daughter so that she would be healed (see Mark 5:23).
But do you know that Jesus can heal at a distance? He didn’t need to go to Jairus’ house to heal his daughter. Still, Jesus went and didn’t even chide Jairus for his little faith. He met Jairus’ expectation—his little daughter was raised from the dead that day (Mark 5:41–42).
Why do I say that Jairus had little faith? Because there was a Roman centurion who came to Jesus about his servant suffering at home. He recognized the power Jesus had and asked only that Jesus “speak a word, and my servant will be healed” (Matthew 8:8). Jesus told him, “Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.” True to the centurion’s expectation, his servant was healed that same hour.
My friend, there is no particular level your faith must reach before God gives you what you are asking for. Your faith does not initiate God’s giving. He has already given to you all things that pertain to life and godliness (see 2 Peter 1:3). His blessings are pressing on you already! Regardless of the level of faith you are at, He will respond. Jairus needed Jesus to go to his house to lay His hands on his daughter, and Jesus did. The centurion only needed Jesus to speak a word for his servant to be healed, and Jesus did. He met both their expectations.
My friend, don’t fix your eyes on how much or how little faith you have. Fix your eyes on the One who loves you, who has already given you what you need. When you come to Him, simply believe that He is waiting to meet your expectation. He will say to you, “Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.”
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
The Bible says; "His divine power has
granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the
knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and virtue; by which He has
granted to us His precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these
you may become partakers of the divine nature…” That's right, He has. It's done by His divine power. It's done through our knowledge of Him. He has given us His precious promises and we are given His divine nature. God has given us a lot. He has given His only Son (Himself). When we have the revelation of the enormity of what God has done for us, we only begin to understand our standing in Heaven. Jesus said at the cross "It is finished". He wasn't kidding. What He came to do, He did. It's done and what He did was redeem us and make us a new creation. Having faith in what Jesus did for us changes our very nature. But, like Pastor Price stated above, "Your faith does not initiate God's giving", God's giving flows, is always present and most times isn't even apparent to us. So today, pray to God and tell Him that you realize that His blessings and answers to your petitions have already been granted to you and that you want to live confidently because you know it's done.
