Lift Your Expectations!

And

Expect To Live in God’s Full Supply!

If you’re like me, I’m sure there are areas of your life where you would like to step up to a new level of faith in your walk with God. To do that requires us to lift our expectations! The book of Isaiah shows us seven ways we can lift our expectations to reach a new level in our faith.

Step 1)

Expect the Lord to raise up a standard against your enemies. Isaiah 59:19 says, When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him. You don’t have to sit around wondering how you’re going to defeat your enemies, because you’re not the one who’s going to do it. Ephesians 6 says you don’t wrestle against flesh and blood. When you put on God’s armor, you can expect Him to raise up a standard against your enemies.

Step 2)

Expect fear, worry, and oppression to be broken off you. There’s a lot of fear, a lot of worry, and a lot of oppression in the world today, but the Lord is saying, “Rise up on the inside!” Isaiah 60:1 says, Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. When God’s glory is on you, fear, worry, and oppression have to go!

Step 3)

Expect God’s presence to rest upon you. Isaiah 60:2 says, Darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee. We are designed to live in God’s presence. We can do that by surrendering everything we are unto everything He is.

Step 4)

Expect a new vision. Isaiah 60:4 says, Lift up thine eyes around about, and see. Look up! That tells me that you can’t have a new vision when your head is down. When you look up to God, you can find a new vision!

Isaiah 60 shows us three more ways we can step up to a new level of faith in our walk with God by raising our expectations.

Step 5)

Expect a new supply. Isaiah 60:6 NLT says, “Vast caravans of camels will converge on you.” To me, that means if you’ll expect it, God has a new supply for you--one beyond your current supply. Genesis 24 tells how Isaac received a fresh supply from God when Rebekah showed up with a train of camels loaded with all sorts of abundance for her new husband. God’s supply came streaming into Isaac’s life, and it can come streaming into yours too!

Step 6)

Expect to live in the favor of God. The Bible teaches us to expect favor to come to us. Isaiah 60:10 NIV declares, “Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you.” Expect God’s favor like you’ve never expected it before, because the time is short and we need to find new ways to take the Gospel to the nations of this earth. That takes favor.

Step 7)

Expect the gates of provision to come open and stay open. Isaiah 60:11 NAS says, “Your gates will be open continually; they will not be closed day or night, so that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations.” This is talking about doors of blessing that are open wide! When you make everything you do a seed you sow to the Lord—your love, money, time, talent, or prayers—you have a Bible right to expect the gates of God’s provision to open wide. The moment you sow a seed, it goes into the hands of God, and something supernatural is loosed in the spirit realm. So don’t settle for a trickle of God’s provision. Lift your expectations so you can live in His full supply.