GOD WILL BE ON TIME--
PATIENCE
Scripture Reading--James 1:1-8
Modern culture has done a great job of creating a "hurry up" society and of programming people to want what they want when they want it. The 24/7 ATM, the 10-minute oil change, and the fast-food value meal have convinced us that we can always get what we want without having to wait long. No doubt technology has produced many time saving devices, but time-savers and shortcuts aren't always the best--especially when we deal with spirituality!
God isn't limited by time. He doesn't experience stress because of dead-lines. When God builds a life, He's interested in the ultimate goal, not in getting a job done as quickly as possible. Take Moses for example. He spent two-thirds of his life preparing for the work God had for him to do. It may seem strange to spend 80 years getting ready and then starting when you're an old man. Yet that was God's plan.
God enrolled Moses in the "School of Hard Knocks," put him in the classroom of experience, and used loneliness, failure, and discouragement as teachers. Yes, he faced tests, as does anyone in a learning experience. Yet after 80 years, Moses graduated with degrees in meekness, faithfulness, and courage. No wonder he was such an effective leader for God.
Have you been hoping that God would hurry up and make things happen in your life? Maybe you face a decision you need to make or a prayer God hasn't answered or a trial that never seems to end. Pause and thank God that in His time, He will accomplish His purpose; and you will be blessed for it. In light of eternity, the blessing is worth waiting for. Ecclesiastes 3:11 says the God "hath made every thing beautiful in his time."
PRAYER TIME: List an area where you sense God hasn't moved as quickly as you'd hoped. Tell God about it and ask Him to make you patient.
--Tom Palmer--
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