It’s All About God’s Timing
Humble yourselves, therefore,
under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
1 Peter 5:6
I smiled when I saw the caller-I.D, “Hi Don! How’ve you
been?”
“Good, good!” he answered.
“What’s been going on?”
“Well…since I haven’t seen you lately I thought I’d touch
base with you,” there was a controlled excitement in the tone of his voice.
“Sounds like something’s happened?” I prompted.
There was joy in his voice, “I got that miracle I’ve been
praying for!”
“How? When?” I asked, genuinely excited for him.
“The other night I was watchin’ a ball game. When it ended I
changed the channel to Donnie Swaggert. Just as I changed the channel Rev.
Swaggert said, ‘If any of you need a healing, now is the time to get it!’ So I
laid my hands on my stomach and claimed, ‘Lord, I believe in the work of the
cross and all its benefits. I claim this healing in the Name of Jesus!’ Nothing
strange happened and I went to bed thinking maybe nothing was gonna happen. But
when I woke up the next morning, I was healed!”
†
During Don’s trials he always maintained that God could heal
him, and would, when He chose to. He had been prayed for many times during his
seven year struggle with this infirmity. So, why now? Had Don believed any different this time? Had he
asked the right way this time?
I can tell you with certainty that neither reason ever stood
as barriers to God’s ability and desire to heal Don. I can also say with
certainty that it was all about timing: God’s timing. God desired to heal Don
from the first prayer, but the time wasn’t right. How do I know that? Because
Don didn’t receive healing before now.
When God’s timing (in due time) meets with our need, healing
will most certainly happen. If you’ve been asking for a healing that you have
not yet received, remain humble, keep asking in faith, and patiently await
God’s timing!
Prayer
“Lord, I proclaim
that Jesus died on the Cross of Calvary to secure my salvation and healing, and
I wait in faith for Your timing. In Jesus’ Name, amen.”
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