Romans Chapter 5: Verse 6 (NIV)
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Paul reminded the Roman church that God’s timing was perfect. There are many things we don’t understand about God’s grace and Jesus’ sacrifice. We are only human and there are things that are beyond our comprehension, and so, as we saw yesterday, we have to exercise our faith. But we know the importance in life of timing, don’t we? We look up timetables to catch a bus or a train, we keep a diary note of important appointments, and we check recipes for timing so that whatever we are cooking doesn’t burn. So, as we are told, at just the right time, Christ died for all of us – we are all ungodly.
So we need to respect God’s judgement and timing, is perfect. He’s never late, and if He needs to change our circumstances to get us to the right place at the right time, He will do so. I hate being late, so did my dad. He said that was because my Gran was always running late when he was a wee boy, so he grew up making sure he was always early. Sometimes being early is a good thing, but sometimes its not. Perhaps if we turn up too early, people are not ready for us. When we go to a hotel, we are given a time to check in so that our room is ready for us. God may call us into a ministry but not open the way for us to move into it straight away, we may not yet be ready for it. But, at just the right time He will open that door, so there’s no point in us champing at the bit.
But when He does open the door, we need to be sure we act. We don’t want to miss the opportunity. That’s why we should always be obedient to the nudging of the Holy Spirit. Its reassuring to know that God will always move at the right time. We just need to know when to wait and when to move. And thankfully the Holy Spirit will make sure we know when that is.
Dear Lord,
Help me to trust Your perfect timing and be able to respond in the right way when You tell me to. I ask in Jesus’ Name. Amen.