Christian Devotional – October 23, 2024

New Beginnings, Day 48

Expectations. Read Genesis chapter 48.

Anytime we read a story, we often have expectations of what will happen. We read and try to guess the plot direction that the movie or the book is going to go. Often, the books that people enjoy the most are those that have an unexpected twist. The storyline goes in a different direction than what we thought it would.

Jacob had a set of expectations with regard to his son Joseph. He expected to never see him again. He was told he was dead, and yet here he is all these years later not only seeing Joseph, but also having the opportunity to meet Joseph’s children.

We may have expectations for our life and for God’s working in our life, but God is the one writing this story, not us. What God does is so far beyond our expectations. There are plenty of times when I would never have anticipated or expected what God was bringing about. Are we content with God’s expectations in our life, not our own.

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