Day 4- Prayerful Expectancy
Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
- Habakkuk 2:3
Year after year Simeon, a good man who lived in prayerful expectancy and Anna a prophetess and a devout widow for eighty-four years stayed near the temple with prayer and fasting. Both Simeon and Anna expected to see God’s Messiah at anytime when a child was brought for the rituals of the Law but for years they had been disappointed.
Then, when Jesus was eight days old, Mary and Joseph brought him and presented him to Simeon. He took him in his arms and blessed God, “God, you can no release me in peace as you promised. With my own eyes I’ve seen your salvation. Anna praised God and talked about the Child to all who were waiting expectantly for the freeing of Jerusalem.” (Luke 2:25-39).
If God has given you a promise, earnestly wait for it. If it seems slow in coming, wait. It’s on its way. It will come right on time.