Timing is Everything!

Dear Kids,

John 7:6. “So Jesus said to them, ‘My time is not yet here, but your time is always opportune.'”

Timing is everything. Whether you are telling a joke, swinging a baseball bat, or asking a friend for a big favor there is the perfect moment to do it. All other times will not be as profitable. Why then are we always in such a rush? Our culture hates to wait and would rather jump into things, even good things, before the time is right.

Little by little Jesus had begun to reveal Himself to the people around Him. He had done numerous miracles healing the sick, turning water into wine, and providing bread for the swelling crowds. He had spoken about the eternal life He had come to bring and alluded to the mission His Father had sent Him to accomplish. But He had done all these things in unpopular places like Galilee.

The Feast of Booths was just around the corner. Jesus’ brothers saw this as the perfect opportunity for Jesus to show Himself publicly. If He went to Judea during this important celebration He could speak fluently and perform miracles in a popular place. His disciples, as well as the whole world, would then see Him and know who He was. To their way of thinking this is what anyone who wanted to be someone should do – get out of hiding and go public.Jesus replied to their persistent prods, “Now is not the right time for me to go. You can go anytime you want because the world does not hate you like it does me. You go on ahead, but I will wait until the time is right.”

Jesus had come to the earth to die, and yet even He was dependent on the Father’s perfect timing. The date and hour for His impending crucifixion was set, and He would not do anything that would hurry or rush the plan of His Father.

If even the Son of God would wait patiently for the planned moment of His gracious ministry, why then do we want to rush everything. Even in our Christian work we tend to want to “get to it” instead of waiting for God to orchestrate the perfect time and place for us to be of use. So often we are about “doing” instead of “being,” and because of this we are unprepared for what our heavenly Father truly wants to accomplish through and in us.

It is great to have big dreams and desires – even grandiose plans for Christian ministry, but pray about everything. Seek to be like Christ. Don’t rush in, but wait for God’s guidance and His green light because if you want to be used mightily by the Almighty – timing is everything.

Love,

Mama