Call To Prayer
Topic: The Power of Expectation
By: Daniel Peter
Date: 12.10.2026
“And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, ‘Look at us.’ So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.” — Acts 3:4–5 (NKJV)
Recently, while listening to an account of Peter healing the lame man at the Beautiful Gate, something caught my attention. After Peter said, “Look at us” (Acts 3:4), the Scripture says, “So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them” (Acts 3:5). The word “expecting” stood out to me, and it became clear to me that his expectation was the doorway to receiving his healing.
Expectation is a strong belief, hope, or mental picture that something will happen; it is an active expression of faith. Before receiving takes place, there is almost always an expectation. Even though the lame man initially expected money, the mere presence of expectation positioned him to receive healing.
Consider Stephen and the Apostle Paul. Both were stoned by unbelieving Jews, yet Paul was delivered, while Stephen was martyred—even though Stephen saw a vision of the glory of God and Jesus standing at His right hand (Acts 7:55–60; Acts 14:19–20). Years ago, the Lord impressed upon my heart that Stephen died because he did not expect deliverance. In contrast, Paul’s expectation of deliverance is evident throughout the Scriptures.
When the Apostle Paul said, “He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us” (2 Corinthians 1:10), it revealed his steadfast expectation. One of the reasons God reveals what He intends to do in the future is so that we can form an expectation of it. Expectation is faith in motion.
Similarly, the faith Paul perceived in the man crippled from birth at Lystra (Acts 14:8–10) was expectation. As the man listened to Paul preach the message of the Gospel about healing, expectation arose in his heart to be healed. Scripture repeatedly affirms that expectation is vital to receiving from God.
Like Elijah, do not simply pray—look toward the horizon for the cloud to form (1 Kings 18:41–44). Doing so demonstrates that you truly expect the answer to your prayers.
Prayer Points
- Let us thank God for His Word today.
- Let us ask Him to anchor our expectation firmly in Him, so that we may continually receive all that He has in store for us.
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