Be ready to receive
Wednesday September 16
“Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.” Jn 16:24 KJV
The Bible doesn’t tell us how long the lame man in Acts chapter 3 had sat begging at the temple gate, but it was a daily occurrence. When he saw Peter and John, the odds are he wasn’t expecting anything—just another day trying to survive. Then Peter said, “Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.” (Ac 3:6 KJV). Here’s what happened next: “And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.” (v. 8 KJV). There’s an important lesson here for you. God has set times for doing certain things. He has a calendar and your name is on it: “Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.” (Ps 102:13 KJV). If you’re not spiritually attuned you can miss your “set time” and forfeit what God has for you. That means you must learn to live in expectation, because God’s blessings are either coming toward you or passing you by. Miracles happen to those who believe in them, ask for them, expect them, and receive them. The Enemy will try to keep you so preoccupied, cynical, and hopeless that when God sends the answer you prayed for, you won’t recognize it, reach for it, or receive it. Jesus said, “And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.” (Jn 16:23-24 KJV). So, be ready to receive.
