God's Perfect Timing

March 31, 2014 Monday Message:

God can give three answers to our requests: “yes,” “no,” and “not yet.” I have the most trouble with “not yet.” When God has pointed me in a good direction, I’m overly anxious to get it all done right away. But sometimes God says, “not just yet.”

In the Bible, Noah began building the first-ever boat, and 120 years later it finally rained!

Moses was told to lead the Hebrew people out of slavery, but God had him first wait in the desert for 40 years.

Joseph would be the leader to rescue the Hebrew people, but first he was kidnapped, taken to a foreign country, and put in prison.

David was anointed as King, but it was many years later before he actually became King.

So keep on doing the Lord’s work. Keep moving in a good direction. But if you don’t see results right away, don’t assume that God’s answer is, “no.” He might just be saying, “not yet.” God's timing is always spot-on!

Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship (JICF) meets every Sunday, at 10:30am, in the North end (gym) of the Oliver Ministry Building, 2647 Bloomington Ave., Minneapolis. Our venue isn’t available for mid-week worship, so unfortunately we’ve been passing over the Holy Week/Good Friday teachings. Pastor Michael Pilla will correct the situation this week, as he leads us through Jesus’ final days and the crucifixion.