His Timing

John 7:6-8 Then Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready. The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil. You go up to this feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, for My time has not yet fully come.”

King Solomon told us in Ecclesiastes 3 that there is a time for everything. Today, Jesus reminds us that there is a time for everything in accordance with God's timing. We often have our own plans and our own way of how we will accomplish them. We oftentimes even try to get God on our timetable, but that is not how life as a Christian should be lived. If we want to get the most out of this life, it can only happen when we seek God, His will, His plan, and His timing. If we seem to be pushing to make things happen, but find that we are not making the progress we were hoping for, it may be time to step back and seek the Lord on the matter. It does not necessarily mean that what we are attempting is not part of God's plan for us; it may simply mean that the timing is not in line with God's timing. When the Apostle Paul sought to go to Asia to spread the Gospel, the Holy Spirit redirected his path (Acts 16:6). Someone wrote, "God is not interested in just the preaching of the Word, but in the preaching of the Word where HE wants, as HE wants and when He wants." The bottom line is this, if we find our plans being frustrated, we may want to step back and ask the Lord, "Lord, is this part of Your plan for me? If so, is it also Your timing? If not, please redirect my path and bring me back here, in Your way and according to Your timetable." In other words, "Your will be done, not mine."

Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Romans 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive His free gift of salvation today (Romans 10:13).