Timing Is Everything

Have you ever noticed in the Bible that God doesn't always show up when the characters in there wanted Him to, but that He always showed up. I am reminded of a conversation between Frodo and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings that kind of explains what I mean. Take a look.

Frodo: You're late.

Gandalf: A wizard is never late Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.

Now this is not to say that Gandalf is God, or that God is a wizard, but I think this conversation echoes the story lines in the Bible pretty well. God is never late, nor is He early. He always arrives precisely when He means to. Something that I think those in the Bible would agree can be a very disruptive thing for mortal man.

I mean come on you know that it is true that we like everything to be the way that we want it to be, and that includes how and when God shows up in our lives. If we are truly honest with ourselves it is much easier to live our lives knowing what the next day holds. But have we ever really known what the next day will hold, or even the next hour for that matter?

God always shows up, that is the truth that our hearts need to hold on to. Even when it looks bad all around, we can know that He has got us and watches our backs. He says in Scripture to look to the

hills from where our help comes from Psalm 121:1-3, this reminds me of another scene in the Lord of the Rings, you know when Gandalf and the Rohirrim came riding down the hill to King Theoden's aid at Helm's Deep.

When all hope was lost, and Theoden was sure that he and his people had lost all to the evil hordes of Orcs he looked up on the eastern hillside and saw Gandalf and the riders loyal to Rohan arrive bringing the help he so desperately needed, at just the right time. Again, this is just like God, He shows up when it is the perfect time, every time.

So listen, timing is everything, but it is not our timing, it's God's timing. Remember if things are looking rough all around you, God sees what is going on, and He is waiting for the perfect time to ride in and show up strong on your behalf. After all, His timing is everything.

Get 'em up folks, let's go whip something for the Kingdom today!