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Three Great Laws Of
Expectation Pastor Charles Omofomah
Key 1: Relationship Matters 9 Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will 7ind; knock, and it
10 Or if he asks for a 7ish, will he give him a serpent?
will be opened to you.
Matthew 7:9-10
8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks 7inds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
Relationship is a right to expectation. Notice Jesus did not say, “which man” or “whose wife…” because as far as He was concerned, the man and his wife are one. The next most intimate relationship that can
10 Or if he asks for a 7ish, will he give him a serpent? 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children,
exist between two people naturally is that of a child and its parents,
how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to
and it is natural for parents to give things to their kids. If you are a
those who ask Him!
child of God, then you have a right to have expectations, especially to
12 Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for
expect from God your Father. God gave you that right; so don’t go
this is the Law and the Prophets.
begging, “Oh God, please give me a child.” It is only wicked fathers that Matthew 7:7-12
A law de7ines that under certain circumstances, certain things will happen in a particular way. “Expectation” refers to a state of expecting or what is being expected. So, to expect means to think of as likely to happen, or come soon. When we talk about being expectant, we use this term for pregnant people who are expectant of their babies! There is the knowledge that something will happen soon.
do that, and even wicked fathers won’t do that in front of guests. In the book of Galatians it says if you are a son, you are an heir. It doesn’t matter whether you are a man or a woman. An heir is one who has a right to the father’s possession. Healing is the children’s bread. Fruitfulness is your right! In case you are not sure of it, this explains it, “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him” (Matthew 7:11).
Expectation is practically demonstrated when you believe, because
I wish that you will relate with God as a Father and not as one distant
what you expect is what you get. When I read our text, I saw a new
being. Children who are really fond of their fathers will come and put
light to it and I got really fascinated. What the devil does to those trusting God for something is sow the thought doubt, “What if it
their arms around them because of that intimacy. God is God to all of us, He is God to the world, but speci7ically He is a Father to believers.
doesn’t happen?” Tell him, “I’m expectant. What if it happens?” One of the words that describe expectation or to expect is the word “assume.” This is one occasion where you are allowed to assume. Assume that it will happen and not otherwise. When the Bible says you should ask, seek and knock in verse 7, there is just one common denominator there, which is expectation. With those verses of Scripture, we often think that the keys there are the words ask, knock or seek. Yes they are keys, but when you go down to verse 9, that is where the real keys are, and those are the laws I want to emphasize.
Key 2: Good Gifts Only The Scripture in Matthew 7:11 says, “If you then, being evil…” Another translation puts it as “…hard-hearted parents.” Expect only good things from your Father. My Father is not a giver of miscarriage because miscarriage is not a good thing. My Father is not a giver of stillbirth because stillbirth is not a good thing. My Father is not a giver of 7ibroids because 7ibroids is not a good thing. My Father is not a giver of infertility because being infertile is not a good thing. God doesn’t humble you with childlessness and infertility.
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Even some wicked fathers give good things, so why won’t God give you
19 “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He
more. You have to get a new orientation and attitude towards God.
should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and
Expect only good things! It means anytime something negative
will He not make it good?” Numbers 23:19
happens, just set your mind like 7lint that it is not from God and attack it with every ounce of your being. Don’t even give room to justifying that situation by saying, “Maybe, it is because of what I did before
I want you to take some seconds to meditate on the words: “God is not
marriage.” No! It comes from a wrong and negative source, so approach
a man.” Wicked fathers can give good things to their children, good
it with that kind of enthusiasm, because it doesn’t come from your Father.
fathers can give awesome things to their children; then how much more God the ultimate? Anytime I get anything for any of my children, I derive great joy doing it. If any of them were of age
One of my favourite Scriptures is James 1:17, which reads
today or over twenty and they say,
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and
“Daddy, I want an airplane”
comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there
assuming they can 7ly one; I won’t
is no variation or shadow of turning.” If this Scripture
get it for them as a good father
just reads “Every good gift comes from God the
that I am, because I don’t have
Father above,” that would still be good enough, but it
the money for it.
didn’t. Rather it emphasizes that it is not only from above but from the Father of lights!
In essence I’m willing but I’m not able to do it. The case is a reverse with
When you put out the light in a place, the place becomes dark. If you want to see, you turn on the switch and it appears. Light exposes anything that is not good. If a room is totally dark and there is a serpent inside, all you need to do is switch on the light and you will see it. So, light not only reveals negative and evil things, but also dispels of them. That is why light and darkness can never work together. Never! There can’t be light and darkness in one place at the same time. This implies that if God said He is the Father of lights; it is impossible for darkness or evil to come from Him.
When Pastor Nkechi taught the message The Faces Of The Killer, one of the points she talked about was ignorance, because ignorance is a form of darkness. It is possible for infertility to be found in your body, but it does not come from the light. Expect only good things from God. From today onwards, if you see anything that is not good, don’t even consider asking, “Okay God, what are you trying to teach me with this?” Just attack it with a vexation of spirit.
God because He is not a man. Notice that anytime anybody came to Jesus and asked to be healed, Jesus would always say, “I will.” There was never a time He said, “I won’t.” He had the con7idence to do that because there was always the ability for it. You might be willing but you might not be able, and you might be able but you are not willing. Yet God is both willing and able to do exceedingly and greatly above all you can think or imagine, because He is not a man (Ephesians 3:20). When people around ask you questions like, “What makes you think you can still have a child after all you’ve done?” Look at them and say, “God is not a man.” God does not do what Nigerians call “long throat” with His children. He does not make you wait endlessly salivating while He dangles your babies before you, rather He stretches out His hands full of them to you; yours is to reach out and receive them. God is not a man or a boy; He is the almighty God, He is true and He is a giver (John 3:16). I know doctors may have told you, “This is impossible,”
What God is plainly saying in verse 9-10 is that He will never give you things that will harm you. Every parent knows what it means when their child swallows a piece of stone or comes in contact with a snake. Those are harmful things, God is saying categorically that He will not give you such. Anything that will harm you like blocked tubes, 7ibroids, low sperm count, sickness of any sort cannot come from Him.
remember that they are men and God is not a man. Your situation may even have been scienti7ically proven to be impossible, but the one who proved it is a man and God is not a man. That is why I am con7ident that you will come out of that situation with your baby or babies. His hand is stretched out to you, and when His hand is stretched out, He does mighty things. May I also announce to you that nobody can turn it back, and because nobody can turn it back,
Key 3: Remember God Is Not A Man 9 Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
His great and mighty works in your life are sure. Ephesians 3:20 says God is able; He has the ability to do anything. Let this echo in your heart every morning. Every Word that God has spoken concerning your
10 Or if he asks for a 7ish, will he give him a serpent? 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
fruitfulness is not a lie; it is the truth. Everything you desire to receive from God comes from what He has spoken. So, what He has spoken in your life will come to pass.
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