GOD'S CLOCK
I Peter 3:19-20
"...by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water."
Noah was a just man who walked with God and found grace in the eyes of the Lord in the midst of a corrupt and wicked culture (Genesis 6:9-10). God, in His longsuffering grace, waited 120 years until the ark was completed before sending judgment on the earth by the great flood. Noah was saved from the destruction of the flood, but he was still a sinner who needed a Savior to pay the penalty for his sin. When he died, he could not go to heaven because of his sin. So he went to Paradise until Jesus died and was resurrected and led those Old Testament saints who were captive in Abraham's Bosom in victorious procession to heaven (see Ephesians 4:8-10). All of this speaks of God's longsuffering patience. He is not in a hurry. His clock may seem to move slowly, but it moves surely. Whether it was Noah's salvation, or the first coming of Jesus (see Galatians 4:4 – the fulness of time), or His the second coming, what God said will happen will certainly happen. God does things in His time, and not according to my schedule. I just need to be like Noah – obedient to do what He has asked me to do.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: God is infinitely longsuffering and patient, but what He said will happen will happen when everything is prepared.
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Have a patient and trusting day. Love you.
I Peter 3:19-20
"...by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water."
Noah was a just man who walked with God and found grace in the eyes of the Lord in the midst of a corrupt and wicked culture (Genesis 6:9-10). God, in His longsuffering grace, waited 120 years until the ark was completed before sending judgment on the earth by the great flood. Noah was saved from the destruction of the flood, but he was still a sinner who needed a Savior to pay the penalty for his sin. When he died, he could not go to heaven because of his sin. So he went to Paradise until Jesus died and was resurrected and led those Old Testament saints who were captive in Abraham's Bosom in victorious procession to heaven (see Ephesians 4:8-10). All of this speaks of God's longsuffering patience. He is not in a hurry. His clock may seem to move slowly, but it moves surely. Whether it was Noah's salvation, or the first coming of Jesus (see Galatians 4:4 – the fulness of time), or His the second coming, what God said will happen will certainly happen. God does things in His time, and not according to my schedule. I just need to be like Noah – obedient to do what He has asked me to do.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: God is infinitely longsuffering and patient, but what He said will happen will happen when everything is prepared.
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Have a patient and trusting day. Love you.
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