We live in a culture where we are used to receiving less than expected, we are used to being let down and often times we bring this expectation to the God of the Bible. Judges 6:13 People always talk about the great things God did in the past and all the miraculous things He will do in the future but somehow they do not expect Him to do those things today. God is safely tucked away in the past like Gideon’s God and for some He is tucked safely away in the future. John 4:25 In John 11:21-25 Mary expresses faith and doubt. She believed that Jesus would have been able to save Lazarus if He had arrived earlier, she also believed that He could raise him from the dead in the last days but that He couldn’t do anything about the situation at that present moment. So what are your expectations? The past is in the past and the future is inaccessible. God is able to work in us and through us today. He wants people who will live mightily for him today.