The
builders and decorators of a large cathedral made the mistake of admitting
visitors while remodeling work was in progress. The workers heard nothing
but complaining about the renovation being done. All the negative comments forced
the construction team to close the doors and not admit anyone except the
workmen. After the remodeling and decorating was finally completed, everyone
had nothing but praise for the beautiful work the construction crew had
done.
When God is at work, many people complain because they only see how the present situation looks. They don’t realize that God isn’t finished yet. In His perfect timing, everything will come together and the doors will open. “He has made everything beautiful in its time” (Eccl. 3:11).
After Joseph was unjustly thrown into prison in Egypt, he asked Pharoah’s cupbearer, who was also a prisoner, to remember him after he was released. After the cupbearer got out of prison, he forgot to tell Pharoah about Joseph. It wasn’t because he has a bad memory, but because the timing wasn’t right for Joseph to be promoted.
Two years later, Pharoah had two dreams that needed interpreting, and that’s when the cupbearer remembered Joseph. After Joseph interpreted Pharoah’s dreams, the time was right for him to be promoted to prime minister (Gen. 40-41).
God could have given Pharaoh the dreams two years earlier. Instead, He allowed Joseph to spend two more years locked up because it wasn’t his time. Psalm 105:17-19 says Joseph served as a slave and was imprisoned “until the time his word came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him.” “Until the time” means it wasn’t time to get out. “The Lord tested him” means waiting for two more years was a test of his faith.
The funny thing about God’s timing is, from a human perspective, it always seems to be wrong. We usually think God should come through for us sooner—and that’s why people complain. But when everything is ready and all the pieces of God’s plan comes together, then we see His timing wasn’t wrong after all. www.kentcrockett.blogspot.com www.makinglifecount.net
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