John 7:6 Therefore Jesus told them, “My time is not yet here; for you any time will do.
Today’s scripture talks about Jesus’s timing a lot and has me thinking about God’s timing for my life. I believe He has a plan for my life and a timeline. I also believe that, like GPS, He can get me back on track when I stray from His plan.
John 7:8 You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come.”
I’ve heard “not yet” when it comes to something that I think is a good move for me but is not in His timing. And I think, perhaps, this message today is directly related to the longings I’m currently experiencing—I’m not where I feel like I should be, not where I want to be, yet I am exactly where He needs me at this moment.
John 7:18 Whoever speaks on their own does so to gain personal glory, but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him.
Lord, I love my family, my home, my work, those I work with and for. You know my heart on these things. So this “end of summer, shifting back to work” blues I’m struggling with is brutal and obnoxious. I hear You whispering to my heart to trust Your plan, trust Your timing. Wrap me in Your peace and help me to live fully for You in each moment. Help me to be content in You alone. Amen.
John 7:30 At this they tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.
Have a blessed day.