A Set Time
Read It Aloud: For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay. (Habbakuk 2:3, ESV)
Ponder It Prayerfully: God tells us in His word that we as Christians have been given “exceeding great and precious promises” (2 Peter 1:4). This is an exciting thought. As such, we wait… and wait… and wait… in expectancy for these great promises. It’s sometimes tempting to feel betrayed because you see everyone around you receiving exactly what they’ve been praying and believing for, and there you are… still waiting patiently after X amount of years.
But let me ask you…how have you been waiting? Do you still believe God can do what He has promised you, or that He is willing to fulfill that promise? Have you considered the character of God, knowing that He is not a man that He should lie, and that what He promised He will fulfill? Have you gotten so tired of waiting that like Sarah, you begin to laugh the laugh of unbelief (Genesis 18:12)?
There is a set time for God to bring about His promises in your life, but you have to trust His timing. Disappointment and bitterness often ensue when we begin to confuse our timing with God’s set time. Furthermore, confusing God’s set date with our own self-imposed due date makes us do foolish things. Just ask Sarah (Genesis 16). Sarah’s laugh of unbelief was an indication to God that she wasn’t yet ready to receive the promise. God knew that her womb of faith was not mature to carry to term the promise He had given her. It wasn’t until she was able to judge God “reliable, trustworthy and true to His word (Hebrews 11:11) that she received the promise… at the right time (Genesis 21:2).
Be a Doer (James 1:22): Likewise, until we are able to consider God who made that promise to you faithful, reliable and true to His word; until our womb of faith matures enough to carry the promise without aborting it, we will not receive the promise. Things are usually birthed in the spiritual before they manifest in the physical, so the moment you prayed about your situation, God heard and answered, and at the set time, it will manifest in this physical realm.
While you are patiently waiting, trust Him. Pursue with passion the Promise-Giver and not the promise. Know that nothing is impossible with the Lord and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6). This is not the time to waver in unbelief, but to trust God and allow Him to mature you so you will be able to handle all He has for you. Know that with each day you are one step closer to receiving that promise, and at the set time, it will come to pass.
Hide It In Your Heart (Psalm 119:11): And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint.(Galatians 6:9.)
Pray It Personally: Heavenly Father, I come before Your throne of Grace excited about the great future You have planned for me. You are well able to do all that You have promised me and so I will wait patiently for the promise, trusting in Your faithfulness, for all Your promises are YES and AMEN! Forgive me for laughing in unbelief, when I should be laughing in faith. I trust You, and I know that at the set time, the promise will come to pass. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.
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