Every believer has the privilege to declare these words! If you're looking to the world for anything, that's a poor expectation indeed. But if you look to God to supply your needs—whether physical or spiritual—your expectation will not be in vain.

Constantly you may draw from the bank of faith and get your needs supplied out of the riches of God's lovingkindness. This I know: I had rather have God for my banker than all the Rothschilds! My Lord never fails to honor his promises; and when we bring them to his throne, he never sends them back unanswered. Therefore I will wait only at his door, for he ever opens it with the hand of munificent grace. At this hour I will try him anew.

But we have expectations beyond this life. We shall die soon—and then our expectation is from him!

Do we not expect that when we lie upon the bed of sickness, he will send angels to carry us to his bosom? We believe that when the pulse is faint and the heart heaves heavily, some angelic messenger will stand and look with loving eyes upon us, and whisper, "Sister spirit, come away!"

As we approach the heavenly gate, we expect to hear that welcome invitation: "Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world!" We are expecting harps of gold and crowns of glory. We are hoping soon to be among the multitude of shining ones before the throne. We are looking forward and longing for the time when we shall be like our glorious Lord—for we shall see him as he is!

Then if these be your expectations, O my soul, live for God! Live with the desire and resolve to glorify him from whom comes all your supplies, and of whose grace in your election, redemption, and calling, it is that you have any expectation of coming glory.