WAITING FOR GOD'S TIMING
Esther 7:1-3
"So the king and Haman went to dine with Queen Esther. And on the second day of the banquet of wine, the king again said to Esther, 'What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you' .... Then Queen Esther answered, and said, 'If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given to me at my petition, and my people at my request.' "
Esther waited until the second day of the second banquet to make her request of the king, when she knew the time was right. Timing is so important because the setting has to be prepared. In my zeal and burden, I get in such a hurry. But God's timing is always right. Jesus came "in the fulness of time" (Galatians 4:4) because the world needed to be prepared for His coming. And He will come again when the world scene is prepared and the Father says, "Now!" (See Ephesians 1:10) In the meantime, even though I pray, "Even so, come quickly" (Revelation 22:20), I learn the patience of Esther. He makes all things beautiful, in His Time.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Patience is necessary to be on God's timetable.
Have a patient day. Love you.
Esther 7:1-3
"So the king and Haman went to dine with Queen Esther. And on the second day of the banquet of wine, the king again said to Esther, 'What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you' .... Then Queen Esther answered, and said, 'If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given to me at my petition, and my people at my request.' "
Esther waited until the second day of the second banquet to make her request of the king, when she knew the time was right. Timing is so important because the setting has to be prepared. In my zeal and burden, I get in such a hurry. But God's timing is always right. Jesus came "in the fulness of time" (Galatians 4:4) because the world needed to be prepared for His coming. And He will come again when the world scene is prepared and the Father says, "Now!" (See Ephesians 1:10) In the meantime, even though I pray, "Even so, come quickly" (Revelation 22:20), I learn the patience of Esther. He makes all things beautiful, in His Time.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Patience is necessary to be on God's timetable.
Have a patient day. Love you.
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