AS SURE AS THE RISING OF THE SUN

Acts 13:18-19 He (God) put up with them through forty years of wandering in the wilderness. Then he destroyed seven nations in Canaan and gave their land to Israel as an inheritance. All this took about 450 years.

Have you ever asked God for something and wanted it straight away?  I suspect we all have at some time or another. We can be very impatient for God to act and when we read His plans took 450 years to take place we realise that some things can take time! We may not get it in the next 45 minutes after all!😊

God doesn’t want us to be disheartened though. Quite the opposite! He wants us to know, without a shadow of a doubt, that what He has promised will come to pass, as sure as the rising of the sun. We were staying in a holiday cottage last week and I took this photo of their lovely garden as it was bathed in early morning sunlight. 

When God’s promises are actually manifesting and we can see them, it’s a bit like the sun has come out after a long period of dull dreary rain. If you live in the UK you’ll know what I mean!😊

1 Kings 8:56 …Not one word has failed of all the wonderful promises he gave… 

I just want to encourage somebody today who is going through the dull dreary rain bit, to know there is brilliant sunshine round the corner. Our faith is being strengthened and will be rewarded as we keep believing God’s promises and keep seeking Him. Hebrews 11:6 reminds us God rewards those who diligently seek Him, who keep His Word first place, even when the odds are stacked against them, who use their faith to keep believing.

So this week let’s allow our confidence to be even stronger than it was before, knowing God has not only heard our prayers, He has seen our faith, and His reward is on its way. His promises have never failed yet and never will because they’re Yes and Amen in Jesus Christ to the glory of God. Amen.