Notes of Faith September 12, 2025

Time Will Tell

To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.

Ecclesiastes 3:1

God is more patient than we are because He sees us from the perspective of eternity. That’s why Moses wasn’t called to his work until age eighty. That’s why Jesus began His ministry at age thirty. That’s why Abraham’s prayer for a child wasn’t answered until it seemed too late, and that’s why our Lord showed up at the home of Lazarus after the man had died.

God doesn’t work on our timetable. In Genesis, Joseph was enslaved at age seventeen and spent about thirteen years in slavery and prison. Yet during that time, God was preparing him to become one of the most powerful men in the world. If you’re waiting for an answer from God, be patient and remember that God has perfect timing. An anonymous little poem puts it like this:

God has perfect timing; never early, never late.

It takes a little patience and it takes a lot of faith.

But it’s truly, worth the wait!

We shall not grow weary of waiting upon God if we remember how long and how graciously He once waited for us.

Charles Spurgeon

In Galatians chapter 5 we are given the fruit of the Spirit of God. After Love, joy, and peace, we read patience… This fruit is one of the hardest to deploy in our lives. We are impatient from birth, screaming to be fed, cleaned up, and lovingly comforted. We grow up finding more and more things making us impatient. May we mature in Christ Jesus day by day, allowing His Spirit to control our lives, yielding our desires for His perfect will. Thank you heavenly Father for promising to make us like Your Son in His righteousness and holiness. One day we will be made complete and join our Savior and Lord. Until then, let us learn to be patient.

Pastor Dale