Published by It often amazes me at how timeless some words are. These words from the Prince of Preachers on Habakkuk 2:3 are such words:
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. (Habakkuk 2:3)
“Mercy may seem slow, but it is sure. The Lord in unfailing wisdom has appointed a time for the outgoing of His gracious power, and God’s time is the best time. We are in a hurry; the vision of the blessings excites our desire and hastens our longings; but the Lord will keep His appointments. He never is before His time; He never is behind.” – C.H. Spurgeon
It is hard for me to even imagine what Spurgeon (or anyone from his era) would think of life as we know it today. It wasn’t that long ago, in all of our lifetimes, that communicating via email was not invented, not practical or at least not that common. Today most of us use it daily for work, play, information and many other communication items. And that is merely one example of how things have changed is such a short time period. But I digress…
The point is what a hustle-bustle society we live in today. We are used to on demand television, instant messaging, making and receiving calls anyplace, and in general are a “want it now” society. Of course I’m not knocking technology; I think God gave it to us for a purpose and it can be used to further His purposes. But in our hurry up lifestyles, we often think that everything should come on “our time”. In reality, everything comes on “God time” and we can trust that if we are patient and wait on His time, without jumping out ahead of Him, the results will be perfect.
So true! But there is nothing like a disease like Parkinson’s to force a person to slow down.
This rings so true in today’s world. We want instant gratification in all aspects of our lives. We also think we know what’s best for us. We are wrong on both counts. If we would just learn to wait on God, we would get the absolute best at exactly the right time.
Indeed, God did not give you these inventions. You actually need to be thanking the men who did the hard work necessary to bring them into being. You can be sure that if it were from a God it would fall like manna from heaven. Is that where you got your cellphone?