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God does everything just right and
on time, but people can never completely understand what He is
doing.
ECCLESIASTES 3:11 NCV
This verse takes me back to the
book of Nehemiah where I have been living and studying lately.
Nehemiah is moved to do something about the state of Jerusalem. He
is told by his brother that the wall that surrounds the city, a
wall that was originally built to give its people protection
from all manner of outside sources and forces is essentially
rubble and that only a remnant of those who lived there remained in
Jerusalem. We have talked here and taken a closer look at how he
cried out to God (Neh 1:4-11) due to the burden he felt for his
people. He acted on this burden/this concern but constantly with
prayer to guide him. God's perfect timing carried this project to
completion through risk of his position or death at the hand of
Artaxerxes, other death and physical threats, ridicule,
disdain, fatigue, fears and doubt that this project never should
have been attempted in the first place and, being put in a position
to confront the men in Jerusalem with power and means for
how they were taking advantage of those who had
neither.
I would encourage you to read
Nehemiah with the notion of God's perfect timing as well as the
un-necessity (a word I just made up but I think you get the point)
of always understanding why He does what He does when He does it.
Do you have any examples of God's perfect timing and how it is or
has manifested itself in your life? Is there any scripture which
guides or helps you when you doubt His perfect timing? If so, send
these responses to me at
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