January 29, 2023
Daily Devotion:
"God Is On the Way Right Now"
Genesis 50:20
You meant to hurt me, but God turned your evil into good to save the lives of many people, which is being done.
God promised to make Abraham the father of a great nation, with descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky (Genesis 15:5). Despite his great faith, can you blame him for questioning when this was going to happen when he was still fatherless at age 75 (Genesis 12:4)? Samuel anointed David as king of Israel in response to Saul's spirit of disobedience (1 Samuel 16:1). The problem is David was hunted like a fugitive and animal for the next seven years (1 Samuel 19:9). No wonder he cried to God, “Why have you forgotten me? Why am I sad and troubled by my enemies?” (Psalm 42:9). Moses led the Hebrew slaves from captivity and into the Promised Land-over the course of forty years (Exodus 16:35). Jesus spent the first thirty years of His life as a child, son, student, brother, and carpenter before the right moment came for Him to begin His ministry (Luke 3:23). Why doesn't God just bring about His plans in our lives right now? Could it be that one of the most important Ways God forms us into the image of His Son Jesus Christ is through allowing us to express our faith in Him through waiting?
In the Proverb, Solomon points out the natural truism that "It Is sad not to get what you hoped for. But wishes that come true are like eating fruit from the tree of life"(13:12). But Paul's testimony that “The sufferings we have now are nothing compared to the great glory that will be shown to us"(Romans 8:18) is a powerful reminder that God may not be early but He's always right on time with just what we need.
Is your soul weary with worry? Are you frustrated waiting to know what God wants to do in your life? Hold on. God is on the way right now.
