CHALLENGING DECISIONS REQUIRE PERFECT TIMING!

CHALLENGING DECISIONS REQUIRE PERFECT TIMING!

Gospel ministry in these days requires us to tap into God’s perfect timing and I am not known for being patient. But what some people may not see is my fearful perfectionist tendency which causes me to drag my feet on important projects. God’s grace has provided all that can be called success in me.

Prov 19:2 AMP

2 Desire without knowledge is not good, and to be overhasty is to sin and miss the mark.

We can rush ahead of God’s timing because we think we have thought everything through and come to a reasonable conclusion. When we do that we “sin” by wrenching control from the hands of God.  

Eccl 3:11

11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time:

Deut 32:4

4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

I personally believe there is sufficient evidence to point to King David’s poor timing as a root cause of his sin with Bathsheba. At a time when kings go forth to war, he tarried still at Jerusalem. In other words, he was not WHERE he should have been WHEN he should have been there.

2 Sam 11:1

11:1 And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.

At the same time, waiting could be the right thing to do! When Jesus learned of Lazarus’ serious illness he waited and delayed his travel until it was too late! Lazarus had died!

John 11:21

21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

Jesus had already established that he had power to heal. Now it was his purpose to prove that he had power to restore LIFE. Jesus is the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE and to accomplish His purpose it was necessary for him to wait.

HOW CAN WE TAP INTO GOD’S PERFECT TIMING?

Ps 37:7

7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

1. REST!  It is the Hebrew word damam (daw-man') which means “to be dumb” or simply to hold your peace. To hush! God is either in control or He is not! If He is then why are we so restless? (I speak to myself as much as to you.)

2. WAIT PATIENTLY FOR HIM!  Here the Hebrew is very interesting! It is the word chuwl (khool); or chiyl (kheel). Bringing it into today’s language we might say “chill!” But God knows us better than that because it means “to twist or twirl, to writhe in pain!” Now that is what waiting is for ME!

My sister reminded me that we used to take turns climbing a tree to watch for the arrival of the ice cream man. It is this kind of anxious, just-can’t-stand-it, waiting that I am most familiar with.

3. SURRENDER YOUR “WAY”!

Ps 37:5 KJV

5 Commit thy way [COURSE OF LIFE, MODE OF ACTION] unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

Young’s Literal Translation puts it this way: “Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh.”

An old, perhaps ancient, motion chorus we teach in Sunday school goes this way:

Roll away, roll away, roll away!

Every burden of my heart roll away!

Sweet Jesus, though I may twist and twirl while waiting, let me roll upon you my way! AMEN