Ecclesiastes 3:11  

He hath made everything beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

DAILY READING  – Acts 4:1-22; Deuteronomy 19-20; Job 13

Often in the race of life men worry about the passage of time. They fret about their pace, and how late they are in the race. They ponder and wonder  about  how little of their goals have been achieved. But really when we trust in God we have to be patient to walk according to His times and seasons. Destinies are not the same, like flowers, some bloom early, some bloom late; Yet each one is beautiful in its season.

Ecclesiastes 3: 11  says God has made everything beautiful in His time:

This is why we wait upon The lord until we come into the full manifestation of His season for us.  As Job said ‘all the days of my appointed time  will I wait until my change comes’ There is coming a change of story at an appointed time  for you , but there is also a  process, a pattern, a plan that God has ordained for you to attain that season. You must be willing to wait and be processed  for your season. In Hebrews 12 apostle Paul asks us to run with patience the race set before us.

Life’s race is run with patience. It is a marathon race, not a 100 meter dash. If you try to dash across life, you may end in a crash. Patience is required. There is always an appointed time for each season of life. The  bible says in the book of Ecclesiastes that there is a time for everything,  so we wait for  our own season. When you are due, you will not be denied. As long as you are following God’s plan it is never too late.

Colonel Sanders may have started out late by the world’s standards. He was 65 when he went into business. Prior to then he .had been a restaurateur and  after running a restaurant for several years, he found himself penniless At an age when most men have retired that was when he decided to re-fire and begin life anew. He had a fried chicken recipe, which he loved and believed people would also love. With the little means at his disposal, Colonel Sanders traveled door to door to houses and restaurants all over his local area, wanting to partner with someone to help promote his chicken recipe in exchange of certain percentage of profit. He was turned down by almost everybody he approached, he was humiliated, mocked & ridiculed at every turn. Colonel Sanders heard 1009 “no”s before he eventually heard his first “yes”. He was turned down continuously  before his chicken recipe was finally accepted, and from there he went into partnership for the franchise of his fried chicken.

In a matter of few years his recipe became an enormous success, and well accepted across the nation. He became world famous by marketing of his chicken recipe, and ended up building a global empire out of fried chicken called Kentucky Fried Chicken [KFC]. Sanders a devoted Christian in his later years, used his wealth for the promotion of the kingdom of God.

Often while we may feel that life is passing us by God knows every experience we pass through has been to position us ultimately for the due manifestation of His glory.  So when we trust Him and are walking in obedience to His commands we shouldn’t  be bothered about time, because in one day He can do for us, what we  could not have achieved for ourselves in a thousand years; just as overnight He made Joseph a prisoner and slave, to become a ruler in Egypt. What matters is being obedient to His divine instructions,

God has everything in perfect control and nothing takes Him by surprise. Not a sparrow can fall to the ground without Him knowing. He dwells outside the realm of time and is  not moved like we often are by the passage of time because He controls time and already knows the end from the beginning. He knows the plan He has for each life and that every destiny is different, just as each plant blooms in its own season.

He knows the appointed time, season and plan. And while we may think time is passing, He only sees His plans coming together and situations working out for the culmination of His eternal purpose.  And He just wants us to be patient and trust Him at each stage as His plan unfolds.

This is why we do not fret, but rather wait on Him to receive His plan and timing. We trust Him enough to know that whatever He has purposed for us, is always the best for us.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to wait for your appointed times and seasons in my life,  I know that you are indeed working out everything for my good, help me to patiently wait for your will to manifest.

quote :

Illuminate your world for you are a star destined to shine. WORDBITE 222.

 [ADAPTED FROM TRIUMPH OF LIGHT OVER DARKNESS]