God Often Does That
“when I will fulfill the good promises that I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah.” Jeremiah 33:14.
The prophet Jeremiah told us God would fulfill His promise of a Saviour.
The people could look forward to someone who would save them from captivity.
What did they expect as an answer to their prayers?
They thought the Messiah would be a powerful leader-
– capable of subduing an empire and ushering in God’s reign.
But instead of answering the promise as they anticipated-
God did the opposite.
He sent a servant who would die on the cross for their sins.
God often does that!
He answers our prayers in unexpected ways.
We ask for healing-
– but God chooses to give us strength for each day.
We ask for relief from our trials-
– but God helps us endure and grow stronger.
We ask God to deal with our adversaries-
– instead, He transforms our attitudes.
God is always faithful to his promises.
He just doesn’t do things the way we expect.
When you don’t see answers to prayer that you are anticipating-
– take a look to see if God is blessing in unexpected ways.