Is it time?

Question to think about: Will you trust God's timing?
Life is filled with decisions
which
rely on timing.
What we do and when we do it
impacts lives.
Timing is crucial to everything we do.
The question must be asked: "Is it time?"

In the ancient days, time revolved around feasts and festivals. The people were to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem during the Feast of Booths and live in huts to remember the Israelites living in huts after the exodus from Egypt. The people celebrated for seven days. The timing of the Feast of Booths became significant in the discussion that ensued between Jesus and His brothers:
Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was near. Therefore His brothers said to Him, "Leave here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may see Your works which You are doing. "For no one does anything in secret when he himself seeks to be known publicly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world." (John 7:2-4, NASB)
The brothers of Jesus must have been concerned about the many disciples who left as well as those who plotted against Him.
The brothers believed Jesus could use the time of the Feast of Booths to gain popularity.
The brothers failed to understand that the purpose of Christ had never been to gain popularity and position but to accomplish the plan of God in the right time.

Stop.
Seek God for guidance and wisdom to purposefully make decisions.
Ask God if it is time to put a decision into action.

Learning with you to trust the timing of God,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2009 All Rights Reserved)