At just the right time in his public ministry, Jesus was handed over to the officials to endure the punishment of the whole world’s sin. Not as a man ready to take over the world but first, as a baby, born of a virgin, who would grow into a boy, and then a man. ![]() Then, at just the right time, He sent His Son. Instead, He chose to make a promise to a people and walk with them for hundreds of years, revealing who He was and how He provides. He could have snapped His fingers or spoken a word to will this gift into existence. Somehow, this necessary waiting and lack of immediate provision are tied to God’s definition of perfect love.Īt just the right time, God enacted His plan to give us what we need most-forgiveness of sins and access to eternal life with Him. It requires endurance, patience, and time for growth to occur. Being steadfast and faithful often require the qualities opposite of instant gratification. It doesn’t say all of God’s ways include next-day shipping, instant downloads, or on-demand earthly pleasures. Teach us, God!Īs we seek to learn His ways, notice what the psalm doesn’t say. We pray with the author King David, “Make me to know your ways, O Lord teach me your paths” (v.4). ![]() Those are things I want (and need) in my life. The psalmist says all of God’s ways are steadfast, love, and faithfulness (v.10). While waiting on God’s timing is hard, it’s also worth it. We might even take matters into our own hands to force the outcome we think we want instead of waiting on God’s direction. We compare what we have been given with what others have and begin to desire their blessings instead of being grateful for our own. It’s easy to think we’re missing out when we don’t see God providing what we desire when we think we should have it. God’s timing is perfect, and His gifts to us are always good. We don’t need to be embarrassed or feel disgraced for waiting on God’s timing, regardless of the pressures we feel to have something now. Yet Psalm 25 tells us that those who wait on the Lord are never put to shame. Sometimes, we even wonder if He’ll answer our prayers at all. “Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame.” Psalm 25:3 Therefore he instructs sinners in the way.Īll the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness,įor those who keep his covenant and his testimonies. ![]() Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions Īccording to your steadfast love remember me, Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love, They shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. Jesus has the last say.Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 15:55-57īecause of Jesus Christ, death and the grave no longer have the last say in our lives. On the third day, Sunday morning, God raised Jesus from the dead and He's alive! "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?. The world put a period after Jesus's crucifixion and death. Stop putting periods where God puts commas. ![]() And Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead, his organs functioning, the rotting skin is made new again.Īnd Jesus will take what has died in you and raise it from the dead! He will see us through the crisis, not just barely surviving, but victorious. That's more than a period, that's an exclamation mark! But it wasn't over. Lazarus was dead and decaying for four days in that tomb. But God puts a comma in those places because it's not over until He says it's over. We think it's over, period: Our marriages, our families, our jobs, our health, our futures. We put periods in our lives where God puts commas. No matter how terrible and impossible the situation appears, how awful you feel, or how there appears to be no answer, no help, no hope, God will see you through because He and He alone has the final say.
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