God Never Hurries

"The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed." - 2 Peter 3:9-10

One day while reading through this section in 2nd Peter, I was reminded of the promise that Peter speaks of. The promise found throughout the scriptures (Colossians 1:20, 2nd Corinthians 5:18, Ephesians 1:10) is that God is making everything right again through Jesus Christ for His Glory. At times it is hard for us to see and believe this. We tend to think that we have the all the right answers to fix what is wrong only to realize that when we rely on ourselves, we make a bigger mess. God has a plan to make all things right again. He will accomplish His purpose in His time. We are to rest in this and work for this. One of my favorite writers, A.W. Tozer writes in his excellent book Knowledge of the Holy "God never hurries. There are no deadlines against which He must work. Only to know this is to quiet our spirits and relax our nerves." My prayer is that you will rest in this deep truth and work for His Glory in all things.