Gospel Reflections #463: It's not all about knowing when

Matthew 24:36 “No one knows that day or that hour. Neither the angels nor the Son knows. Only the Father knows."

God has set the time.

It does not disrupt the flow of God's plan. God's time is not moved by our actions, by our thoughts.

It is proof that God is in control of everything, and He is an unchanging God.

You may feel that God is cold-blooded and bloodless for the seeming delay, but He is working to prepare us according to His own timing.

He is not forcing us, but making us understand as much as we can understand, showing us what God is like from time to time, and arranging everything so that we can make our choices based on that understanding.

It is not important for us to know God's timing, but to live with Him.

God is not a God who comes for us when we are not ready and leaves us because of our inadequacies.

If we follow Him, He will love us, forgive us, heal us, accept us, and encourage us as He meets our needs for His appointed time.

And as we share that with God's family, we grow in maturity. And as we mature, we will radiate the fragrance of God's love.

AUTHOR'S BIO: This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, who resides in Hiroshima, Japan. Masae is a dedicated student of the Bible with a deep passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on Gospel perspectives to reach out to others and spread the message of God's true love through a Christ-centered approach. We are sharing her insights here so that you, too, can experience the joy that comes from knowing and understanding the true Gospel and the love of God through Jesus Christ.