Devotion for Wednesday, September 2, 2026

“When the days of his priestly service were ended, he went back home.  After these days Elizabeth his wife became pregnant, and she kept herself in seclusion for five months, saying,  “This is the way the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked with favor upon me, to take away my disgrace among men” (Luke (1:23-25)

We may not fully understand the ways of the culture, but we do understand waiting a long time and then rejoicing at the fulfillment of hope.  She who had no children was with child.  With God it is never too late.  He will do what shall be done and always according to His will and timing. The Lord has created you with purpose and calls you to come into the hope of faith and live within His purpose.

Lord, this world is filled with heartache and disappointment.  Amidst all of the expectations heaped upon us by the world, You tell us to trust in You.  We have expectations, and You give the promise that everything has a purpose.  The world tells me that I need to do certain things in order to be acceptable.  You tell me that You wonderfully created me and that You want me to trust and follow You.

Lord Jesus, You have come into the world to bring as many as would follow You into the presence of the Most High God, our Father in heaven.  You have prepared the way by paying the cost we could never pay in order to become what we could never become without You.  Help me to learn and understand more clearly so that I may trust in the Father’s plan and not live according to the expectations of this world.  Amen.