IN HIS OWN TIME

Saturday, September 27, 2008

We want what we want NOW!

We want instant cash, potatoes, coffee, relief from pain and much, much more.

But God doesn’t operate that way. God’s timing is perfect even when he appears late by our human standards.

Consider Mary, Martha and Lazarus who were close friends of Jesus. Lazarus became ill. The sisters sent for Jesus. He didn’t come until after Lazarus had died. However, he did raise him from the dead.

This is just one story like this from the Bible. There are many others. And we all have stories to tell of how we think Jesus should have shown up sooner.

If you are a student of the Bible you know that God’s purposes and plans are very different from ours. He is just and his timing is perfect.

We need to let God be God and we need to be at peace.