For Everything there is a Season

For everything there is a season, for joy and for sadness, a time to be quiet and and time to speak out. For everything there is an appropriate time appointed by the Lord, Ecclesiastes 3 [1 - 7] For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest. A time to tear down and a time to build up. A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance. A time to search and a time to quit searching. A time to keep and a time to throw away. A time to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak.The question is: do you follow the timing of the all-knowing, eternal creator God? He has the best long term plan and if we follow his guidance to do the right activitiy at the right time, great blessings can follow and he can guide us throughout this life towards his eternal kingdom of peace and joy, and already bless us here. By contrast if we oppose God's timing, then lots of setbacks can result.Jesus perfectly followed God's timing. When it was time to celebrate, they celebrated. And when the serious time of his crucification came up, he also followed and prepared his disciples for that time of hardship: Luke 18 [31 - 33] Jesus took the twelve disciples aside and said to them, “Listen! We are going to Jerusalem where everything the prophets wrote about the Son of Man will come true. He will be handed over to the Gentiles, who will make fun of him, insult him, and spit on him. They will whip him and kill him, but three days later he will rise to life.” Jesus perfectly obeyed God's timing resulting in great blessings: by his victory on the cross, everyone who humbly puts trust in him can be saved. Do you put faith in him and accept God's timing in your life?Let's pray: Thank you, Lord, that you provide a proper season for everything. Often we do not understand it, especially if we have to go through times of sorrow and pain. Forgive all objection to the seasons that you have foreseen. You have the best long term plan. Thank you that we can rely on your grace that saves us. To you be praise and glory and honor forever. Amen.