The Right Time

“These things Jesus spoke; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, ‘Father, the hour has come; glorify Thy Son, that the Son may glorify Thee.’” John 17:1

Jesus was time conscious but not in the human sense. He was conscious of time in the divine sense where God’s time table operates with infinite ease and perfection.

Timing is one of the most critical elements of the Christian life. Each event throughout history has been planned and executed perfectly and on time by God. While men prayed for years for a deliverer, God knew the exact moment to bring Christ into the world.

Many times we find ourselves asking God to change our circumstances by delivering us from a painful situation. But God works in the fullness of time, not in the immediacy of human demands.

Jesus was God come to earth in the flesh. Because of His divine nature, He could have started His ministry at any time. Yet He waited thirty years before selecting His first disciple. During this time the Bible says: “Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.” Luke 2:52

Christ’s coming was a divinely ordained mission of love to mankind. He fulfills that mission today through the power of His Holy Spirit. If you will trust Him with your deepest hurts and fears, He will help you through the difficult times while giving you a new understanding of His love toward you.