GOD’S TIMING By Simeon Afolabi Monday, July 1 “And as those who bore the ark had come to Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bore the ark were dipped in the edge of the water (for Jordan overflows all its banks, all the time of harvest); that the waters which came down from above stopped and rose up all in a heap, very far from the city Adam that is beside Zaretan. And those that came down toward the sea of the plain, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. And the people passed over across from Jericho” Joshua 3:15-16 It is common to hear people say that God’s time is the best. This is an indisputable fact. But we need to add that God’s time may go against the grain of human, natural wisdom. Imagine the time that God asked Israel to cross river Jordan into the Promised Land. We understand it was at the time of harvest, that period of the year when Jordan normally overflowed. For a people without boat or any other floatation device, that was hardly the best time to cross the river. If that decision was left to a committee to decide, I am sure they would have voted against what seemed like insanity. Now, what makes God’s time the best time? It is because that is the time when His grace is unveiled for accomplishment. God’s time is the time He engages His miracle gear on your behalf and levels the obstacle for good. As we see in our passage of Scripture, when the people responded to God’s timing, He rolled the water back and they walked on dry ground. God’s time is not known by watching the physical conditions necessarily; we know His time through His word and His Spirit. FURTHER STUDY: NUMBERS 9:15-23 PRAYER: Father, as I commence my journey in to a new month, help me to take steps only by Your promptings
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