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Luke 9:12-17

Will you lay a claim with expectation? Lay a claim for your blessings because He is a merciful God that cares for His children. In your expectation eliminate contamination. As you begin to expect from the hand that has been keeping you by grace, and not by work, do not allow your location or situation to become an agent of contamination to your expectation. The One (Jesus) that we expect from has never been limited or delayed by any force. Location or situation will not matter when GodÕs blessings are settled. Once in a desert (location) at a late hour, where there was no food to feed a stranded multitude (situation), Jesus extended His hand of provision. Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. He will extend His hand in any location and situation that you have found yourself. Jesus multiplied five loaves and two fish to feed a multitude that was not less than five thousand. Before the miracle there was a command in place that was to be activated before manifestation. Have you been following His commands? Before the miracle of the loaves and fish, Jesus gave a command, in Luke 9:14-15, ÒFor there were about five thousand men. Then He said to His disciples, ÒMake them sit down in groups of fifty.Ó 15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.Ó As a believer how have you positioned yourself in your expectation for the visitation of His miracle? Jesus did not do anything to the loaves and fish, until after His command to the disciples was carefully delivered and responded to by the multitude. After He observed obedience, ÒThen He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. 17 So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them.Ó (Luke 9:16-17) In following His command, miracle followed in the area of their need, miracle responded where there was no hope for provision. Miracle showed up at a late hour. There was no documentation of any struggle by the crowd, neither was there any documentation of rowdiness because they followed His command. It became a simple direction. Are you having problems following His commands? If you will obey His commands the direction of getting your expectation will become a simple one. Jesus that did it yesterday is alive to do it again for you today. He is able if you will allow Him to enable you in taking a seat of obedience. Taking a seat of obedience will bring forth your abundance. Claim your blessings. He has come to give life abundantly.