12/5/2023 0 Comments Accepting gods timingUnderstanding God’s timing is often one of the keys to taking the proper action. Notice that it was their ability to understand the times that gave them insight as to what to do. One of the tribes of Israel, the sons of lssachar, had an ability to discern timing: “men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do” (1 Chronicles 12:32). Doing even the right thing at the wrong time, well intentioned as it may be, will cause us to miss the train every time. Too often we try to reap during planting season, plant during harvest, run when we should be resting and rest when it is time to run. We need to understand the timings and seasons God ordains for our lives, ministries, cities and nations. ![]() And there is a time for every event under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). The train had already departed.Įcclesiastes tells us that God is a God of timing: “There is an appointed time for everything. They were routed by the Canaanites (see Numbers l4:39-45). A group of Israelites decided to try and possess the land of Canaan the day after God told them the opportunity had passed. Jesus wept over Jerusalem, saying, “You did not recognize the time of your visitation” (Luke 19:44). There are multitudes who seem to think they can live by any schedule they choose and that, in their own time, they can turn to God. God’s time is moving forward hour by hour, minute by minute. Which time am I to go by?” “You can go by any clock you wish,” said the agent, “but you cannot go by the 8:01 train, for it has already left.” ![]() “Well,” the man replied, “it is 7:59 by my watch, 7:57 by the town clock, and 8:04 by the station clock. ![]() The story is told of a man who rushed into a railway station one morning and, almost breathlessly, asked the ticket man: “when does the 8:01 train leave?”
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