GOD IS NEVER SLOW IN HIS PROMISES *** PART – 1
Nope – The Lord is never too late in honouring any of his promises – our problem is that we don’t and can never understand how the Lord works because we lack patience and are always looking for quick fixes. God’s promises are not quick fixes and are not temporal.
Relatively, the Lord sometimes gives his children an opportunity to trust and have faith in him. Hence, if you are in doubt, take relief from Second Peter Chapter 3: “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead, he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”[2 Peter 3:9, ESV]
How much do you know about God’s way of honouring his promises? The Lord God does not work with our time, but instead he operates outside the constraints of time. What we, as Christians, probably think is a long wait is, from God’s standpoint, but a moment.
“God transcends our temporal expectations, viewing redemptive history from an eternal standpoint.”And so with your faith, the Lord will respond to your prayer requests according to his plan for you without any pressure and worry in your life for the long-term. He is the Omniscient, the know-it-all; we are not. We often struggle to discern, though we are supposed to be discerning. And since we can’t discern spiritually, we tend to be frustrated.
Unless we strengthen our walk with the Sovereign Lord by obeying, believing, and trusting that he the Lord, has a better purpose for us than what we are requesting, we shall always stand in opposition to delays. Yet the Lord affirms his promise for us in 2 Timothy that, “If we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself.” [2 Timothy 2:13, ESV]. This is God’s faithfulness and promise to honour his words.
Moreover, how do we strengthen our walk with the Lord? It is simple but not so simple to the immature spiritual Christ follower. Our walk with Christ should involve a daily surrender to what the Lord even says it’s “NO.”
Be at peace, and thank the Lord for his Sovereign protection over you, and over your family, whether it comes in the form of a closed door, or suffering. He will make the best way for you as you trust him with all your heart and with your divine-aligned faith. Listen to the voice of the Lord in the Scriptures below. Very comforting:
“Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” [Isaiah 43:19, ESV]
The Lord is always working to honour his promises – “The Lord is faithful in all his words and kind in all his works.” [Psalm 145:13, ESV]
“For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.” [Ecclesiastes 5:4-5, ESV]
Quite often, if people are in the dark concerning God’s timing, they will always question why they have to wait so long for God to answer their request, but God does not operate with our time or watch. And the question is why?
The Lord God’s most common characteristics seem to be his inclination to move at a slow velocity than what people desire – this pace makes the Christian think the Lord is not working. What we cannot understand is that we are people of little faith and cannot discern God’s voice when he speaks. So what we fail to notice is that the moment the Lord hears our prayers, he goes to work.
Often, our request to God’s answer is what matters – His plans always have an eternal purpose for us and for his glory. He is slow because he is perfectly completing your answer, and he does not measure or weigh time. As you need patience in Winter to cross over from January to the Spring season, so should you have patience to wait for your answer from the Lord.
There is this saying that “promises are meant to be broken.” While this might be true for most people, this is certainly not true with God. God does not break his promises. “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?” [Numbers 23:19, ESV]
Can you sit in silence and reflect on all the blessings in your life? What would you say as a Christ follower? Do you appreciate them, or still lament over how slow it is, or still doubt when that answer will come?
The Lord is never slow in honouring his promises. Period. “We love God’s Grace, but we don’t like his Watch” – [Cherie Hill]. Why that? Our answer and reason is that we can’t wait because the Lord is too slow.
When we learn how to walk in the will of God, we will learn to see the blessings God has given us and be more grateful for his promises kept. Keep your Faith and Hope alive.
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