Timing

Timing is so important. Don’t put off doing what you know God is calling you to do. Opportunities can be quickly lost. I visited an acquaintance in a Hospice Facility and was uplifted and encouraged by his attitude and cheerfulness. He had no fear of dying and was peacefully awaiting the arrival of the angels to take him to meet Jesus. When I left, I promised I’d be back. About a week later I felt a pull to go back and visit him, but was busy and put it off a couple of days. When I returned, I discovered he had died the day before. In this case, he was a Christian and I had heard him give his testimony, but what if he had been lost and I had delayed and missed the last chance to witness to him?

I believe that sometimes God intervenes in our lives to change the timing. When I’m stuck in traffic I wonder what is occurring down the road that God wanted me to avoid. In Ephesians 5:20 we’re taught to be thankful always for all things. What seems to be an inconvenience could be saving you from a catastrophe. We’ve all heard stories of people who worked in the Twin Towers and were delayed and spared on the morning of 9/11.

Most of us tend to procrastinate sometimes, especially with things we don’t particularly look forward to doing, but the Bible has a lot to say about assuming you can do it tomorrow:
Proverbs 27:1; “Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”
Luke 12:20, “But God said unto him, thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; then whose shall those things be; which thou hast provided?”
James 4:13&14; “Go to now, ye that say, today or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain; Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow, For what is your life? It is even a vapour that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.”
Mark 1:15, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”