Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.
JEREMIAH CH. 33:14
Hi there,
How are you? I know it’s been a while since you heard from me but it’s been a tough year with some highs and a fair amount of lows. I have questioned many a time if writing is something I’m supposed to do. It’s the one thing I’ve consistently wanted to do my whole life, but it hasn’t worked out the way I’d hoped or dreamed – yet.
So, I’ve been struggling a fair bit with disappointment.
Yea, let none that wait on Thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
PSALM 25:3
I had a dream some years ago which was so vivid, I still remember it now. God gave me a word in that dream and I’ve yet to see it come to pass. I’ve hoped and prayed this verse many a time – ‘Let me not be ashamed for trusting in You, LORD.’ But I’ve yet to see the promise fulfilled.
I’ve sat in disappointment for a while, having a pity party and feeling sorry for myself. As we entered the Christmas season, I read Luke chapters 1 and 2 a few times and this verse always stands out to me:
And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
LUKE CH. 1:45
Mary didn’t understand the how (Luke1:34), but she fully accepted the word given to her (Luke 1:38). She knew this was social suicide, the end of her reputation but she humbly received the word and walked in it.
When Mary went to see Elisabeth, her cousin, Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost when she spoke those words. God confirmed to Mary that what He said would come to pass.
The Greek word for performance is teleiōsis which means:
- A completing, a perfecting
- Fulfilment, accomplishment
- The event which verifies the promise
- Consummation, perfection*
God will do what He said! His Word is true and He is faithful.
Imagine, I wrote a whole devotional on trusting God and I’ve spent so much time wallowing…
The prefix ‘dis’ means apart from or separate so, to be disappointed is to be separated/apart from my appointment.
Well, no more.
But Thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; My glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
PSALM 3:3
If, like me, you’re waiting on a performance, do not bow your head in doubt, confusion or shame. Instead, allow God to lift your head and stand firm in Him. He will do what He said but it will be in His divine timing.
There is nothing to hard for the LORD (Jeremiah 32:27).
Love and blessings xx
*Taken from The Blue Letter Bible App
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