(Sixth part)
Memory verse: (Eccl 3:11) " He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end "
God’s timing makes God’s purposes for our lives fruitful and satisfying. All things God created are controlled by time. Nights and days are controlled by time. Growth of all living things is controlled by time. Even, God’s plans are subject to God’s timetable. That’s why as God’s children we need to develop the virtues of patience and sensitivity. It's good to know God’s plans but it's also important to be sensitive to God’s timetable. We need to know if the plan is to take sometime, and we wait (Hab 2:1-3). Again we need know when it’s the right time to arise and possess. We have two problems: some believers just want everything now, they want their breakthrough now, answers to their prayers now, promise fulfillment now, and they think faith is about getting everything whenever and however you want it. These people get frustrated, because God does not work that way. Spiritual growth takes time, renewing of your mind takes time, maturing the fruit of the spirit takes time, character and attitude change take time and great effort.
Learning to walk with the Holy Spirit takes time, and there are no shortcuts. God has his ways and we ought to walk in his ways (Is 55:9). His ways are not our ways, we need to leave our ways behind and start to walk in his ways. God’s way is a narrow path but it leads to life and man's way is a broad one but leads to death. Sometimes God tells us to tarry, He told His disciples tarry in Jerusalem. For ten days they were in one place and in one accord. It seemed as though they accomplished nothing in those days. But that is man's assessment but in God‘s eyes they were doing His will that would lead them into a mighty season. When the Holy Spirit came, no one could sit in that upper room, but it was time to do what he had told them, i.e. go and make disciples of all nations. What is important in life is not being busy chasing shadows, but doing God’s will for our lives.
Effectiveness in life and ministry is knowing what God wants you to do and the place and the time to do it in the right way. The Apostles knew what the Lord had commanded them to do. They followed the instructions and they were effective, they fulfilled God’s will upon their lives in their generation. Its our turn to touch our generation, let follow God ‘s timetable.
Great weekend.
