Good Sunday morning! The verse for my Christmas cards was given to me this morning. Why not in September when I first asked? Timing of course. We wait on God's timing not the other way around. Why does Jesus come in the Father's good time? Can you imagine if Christ stood by his white horse even now waiting on millions of believers to get together on one time and date? As soon as we decided on one date, several hundred believers would immediately raise their hands for an exception. God's timing is the only perfect timing. Only He knows all hearts and only He can decide the perfect time for Christ's return. Why do we have so much trouble with waiting on God's timing? We want control. Adam and Eve fell for the serpent's temptation because he offered them control: "you will know what God knows!" Jesus was tempted by control in the desert: "I will give all these kingdoms to you!" In hindsight we kind of wonder at the silliness of offering the Son of God something He already had from creation, but there is more to it than that. Jesus has regained the blessing or birthright of Adam through His sacrifice on the cross. So why doesn't He come back and banish sin now? Once again, we must wait on God's timing. Until then, people must have the choice between sin and God. Just as we had a choice and chose to give our lives to Jesus.
Much like Peter blurted out, "no, Lord, you can't!" when Jesus foretold his own death, we try to tell God when things should get done. Throughout our lives, God has sent people and events to us at just the right time to bring us to ask forgiveness and gain salvation in Christ. Yet, we still feel that temptation to tell Him when to do things. As we grow closer to Christ, we learn to wait on God's timing in all things. No, the economy is not just right at the moment, nor are events in the world as we would have them. However, God is still in charge and we must wait on His timing while we look forward to Jesus' return. Jesus will come; we have His own word on that. As Jesus told us long ago, "You trust in God, now trust in me!"
Have a great day in Jesus!
Bucky
No comments:
Post a Comment