God Is Never Late, But He Sure Is Slow
Our God is never late, but He sure is slow. I guess it would be more appropriate to call him "longsuffering," as Peter does, but when I'm waiting for God I feel like I'm the one who is suffering long. In Habakkuk 2:3 the prophet writes, " This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed." Sometimes the things we're believing God for can seem very slow in coming. Imagine how a guy like Abraham felt...he was 100! What about the woman with the issue of blood who touched Jesus' garment? She was sick for 12 years. And what about Joseph? He had his dream that his brothers would bow down to him when he was 17 years old. He became viceroy of Egypt at age 30 and his brothers came to buy food nine years later (after 7 years of plenty and 2 of famine). His dream was fulfilled when he was 39...that's 22 years later!