AT THE PROPER TIME

Galations 6:9 NIV 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

I was reminded this week that one of the biggest tests we all face is not opposition, it’s time. When we keep believing God’s promise when we can’t see anything changing, when we remain faithful if we don’t receive any encouragement, when things look worse and we remain determined to stand on God’s word knowing He cannot lie, we are putting our faith to work.😊

None of us enjoys waiting but when we do, God honours our faith, we’re doing the ‘good’ He talks about in our verse, He’s helping us pass the test of time, to not give up, and to reap the harvest He promised.

Abraham waited decades for his promised son to arrive. Noah built the ark over a hundred years but every day he woke up there was no sign of the promised flood. Nevertheless, he obeyed what God told him to do, despite the mockery, despite his doubts, and he reaped the harvest - his family was rescued. 

Now we don’t have a hundred years to wait, many of us may never see one hundred, but if God has promised us something, it will happen. All He requires of us is to remain in faith, to believe what He has said.😊

When God goes quiet, when we don’t have any further instructions, when we don’t ‘see’ what we’re believing for with our natural eyes, we need to remember our faith is based on the incorruptible written Word of God, and know He is working behind the scenes.

The Holy Spirit’s encouragement to us today is to keep believing, don’t be moved by what you see or feel, but stand on God’s promise and know He will bring your harvest to pass - at the proper time - in His time.😊 Amen.

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