GOD’S TIME-TABLE
Memorise: Jesus Said unto her, woman what have I do with thee? Mine
hour is not yet come. John 2:4
Read: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11, 3 To everything there is a season, and a time to every
purpose under the heaven:
2 A time
to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that
which is planted;
3 A time
to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4 A time
to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5 A time
to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace,
and a time to refrain from embracing;
6 A time
to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 A time
to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 A time
to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
9 What
profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
10 I have
seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
11 He
hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in
their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the
beginning to the end.
Bible in one year: 2nd Chronicles 14:17, Ecclesiastes
1:12-18
MESSAGE
God is a God of time and purpose.
There is no lateness with God and in His own time, He does as He pleases and
makes everything beautiful. There are many things you will never access from
God until you have an understanding of the principles of timing. To have
testimonies that will stand the test of time, you must learn to wait upon God
in patience and perfect obedience. Unfortunately, many people are not willing
to wait for God. In their own wisdom, they believe God’s time comes too late,
so they go about ‘quickening’ things up. We live in a world where people want
to be announced before their set time. They want quick fame and glory. They get
carried away with the glories of others without asking about their stories.
When things do not work out at the time they want, they begin to cut corners,
unfortunately, every time they cut corners, they short-change themselves.
One of my sons said that “proper
preparation prevents poor performance”. This is true because God will only
reward those who wait and prepare for his appointed time. It doesn’t matter how
fast others are travelling, just ensure you are in the will of God and all
those you think have gone ahead of you will soon ask for the secret of your
stability. There is the need to contentedly believe that God has everything
under His control. In life, God has established seasons by which we will
experience different phases. In the plan and timetable of God, there is a
season to rejoice over things that are good and there is a time to identify
with those who are experiencing joy. Never allow your own times of doing things
be set at variance with God’s time.
The truth remains that no matter
how far you think you can strategize, you can never have anything better than
what God has in store for you. There are many people who are presently looking
in the wrong direction, when God brings their blessings, they will miss the
opportunity. Elisha never allowed the voice of the 50 sons of the prophet to
distract him from God’s timing and purpose. There were several distractions and
discouragements but he stayed to the end and got a double portion of his
master’s anointing.
Are you tired of waiting upon the
Lord? Don’t be. Every moment you spend waiting faithfully on the Lord can never
be wasted. As you wait upon the Lord, you are saving time and not wasting it,
you can be sure that at the end, nothing will be lost.
Prayer Point:
Father, help me not to miss my time and chance.
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Heavens Daily, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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