Trust In God’s Timing

My message today is to bring hope in uncertain times. This shaking, that has occurred through COVID 19 has shown believers and non believers alike how fragile life is and at a drop of one measure of God’s power we can be brought to our knees confessing he and he alone is God.

Now don’t get it twisted I’m not saying COVID 19 was brought in by God but what I am saying is this Pandemic wherever it came from has shown us how vulnerable we are as a people. It has isolated us allowing us to gather our thoughts and to prioritize our activities, even the time we spend doing certain things.

My hope is that in all this down time you have included God in your daily activities. That prayer has been close to your heart and goodwill towards humanity has also made a way in your daily activities.

Time is precious!! The Bible teaches that we shouldn’t consider tomorrow for it has its own concerns. Matthew 6:34,

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough troubles of its own” So let us stay in faith and wait on the Lord for his plan for how we should spend our time, God’s plan is far greater than what we think we should be doing. So as we reflect on (Time) let’s consider spending more time with Jesus. After all he is everything to us and he would never leave us. His word does not come back void,

Hebrews 13:5 “I will never leave you or forsake you”,

Isaiah 55: 11 “My word that proceeds from my mouth will not return back to me void”,

For Joseph God’s Timing Was Perfect!

“But when all goes well with you, remember me and show me kindness; mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison” — Genesis 40:14

Have you ever experienced feeling forgotten by someone who promised to keep in contact with you, or said they would recommend you for an opportunity, but then seemed to have disappeared and forgotten all about you?

Scripture tells us about the extraordinary life of Joseph, a man who understood what it meant to be forgotten by others. Sold into slavery by jealous brothers who truly did want to forget all about him, their actions led to Joseph’s imprisonment.

While serving time with fellow inmates, Joseph interpreted a dream for the chief cupbearer who was also imprisoned at the time. Joseph asked to be remembered by him when he was released. But, following a quick release, this inmate forgot all about Joseph’s assistance. Genesis 40:23 explains, “The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.”

So, was the cupbearer just a terrible person who purposely forgot Joseph? Was he a self-absorbed individual totally ungrateful for his help? Or, was his delay in remembering Joseph all in God’s timing? It’s a question we too may want to consider when it seems like we’ve been forgotten by someone we thought for sure would remember us.

Genesis 41:1–13, describes what followed. After two full years had passed, the chief cupbearer’s boss, the Pharaoh, had a dream that he didn’t understand. When all his advisors and consultants couldn’t interpret the troubling dream for him, the chief cupbearer had an “aha” moment where he remembered Joseph.

Although forgotten throughout his life by others, God didn’t ever forget Joseph, working through his life in remarkable ways Acts 7:9–10.

Like Joseph, when we have felt forgotten by others, we can take comfort in knowing God remembers us. We can also trust God is at work in our lives, whether by way of those we are hoping will think of us, or through those who may surprise us.

I have a family member who was praying and asking God for a job, when friends who were thousands of miles away, ones he hadn’t been in contact with for years, “just happened” to be looking through a box that brought him to mind.

In thinking of him, they had an “aha” moment, where they felt prompted to contact him in consideration for an upcoming opening at their organization. In calling to reconnect with him, they discovered he was looking for a job, which led to his being hired for the position.

So, whenever we’re feeling forgotten by others, we can choose to trust God hasn’t forgotten us. We can believe He has a plan for our lives and will bring us to the minds of those who know us, in His perfect timing and according to His will.

Who has God brought to your mind recently? Anyone you haven’t thought about in years? Take time to consider why you’re thinking of them, and ask God if He is prompting you to reach out to them.

May God Bless each of you! May God Keep You!! May His Face Shine Upon You!!

May He Be Gracious Unto You !! And May He Lift Up His Countenance upon you And Give You Peace!!!