O Lord, how long shall I cry, And You will not hear? Even cry out to You, “Violence!” And You will not save. Habakkuk 1:2
Remember how
those last 30 minutes of school dragged on? Even fervent prayer couldn’t make
those seconds tick one millisecond faster. Believe me, I tried. I found some of
the most difficult lessons I had to learn in school were the lessons of
patience and that school clocks always worked, if ever so slowly.
The Jewish
prophet, Habakkuk, lived in a very dangerous time in Israel. It was a time of
violence, plundering, and rejection of the commandments of the LORD, much as
things seem in our day. It became so bad in Habakkuk’s day that the prophet
finally cried out to God, asking him where He was and why wasn’t He fixing it.
He knew the LORD was able, but had time in heaven stopped?
America is
at a time of tremendous upheaval, and not only in America but all across the
globe. People who have the power, and wealth to hold that power, are working to
move themselves into a new and dangerous elite ruling class. Has the Clock of
Heaven stopped? Habakkuk thought it had.
A lot of us
may wonder at times if God’s Celestial Clock is working. Why are things getting
worse? When will His promises to make all things new be realized? We must
remember God’s clock doesn’t run on linear time. It’s set to Divine Time.
Jesus said
He was going to His Father’s house to hetoimazō (make
ready, provide) monē (abodes-mansions) for us. He said if
it were not true, He would have said so (John 14:2). Another indication
He wants to be true and authentic with us. That means He will truly sort
everything out to His glory and honor.
In all this
current world turmoil (not the Great Tribulation) Jesus wants us to rest easy
and not allow anxiety to overwhelm us. Not to be driven by emotion, which can cause
us to abandon truth, but to be driven by devotion to the Father, which settles
our hearts, calms our fears and gives clarity to factual data and evidence.
Finally, let
us remember God’s delay is always for His display, that we might see He is always
at work bringing something bigger and better. His clock is always moving. If He
doesn’t answer immediately, His love for us never flickers with the houselights.
We are
looking with the greatest excitement for the blessed hope of His glorious
appearing to become His own special people (Titus 2:13-14).
We can depend on the truth Of Jesus Christ. He alone holds all power and authority in heaven and on earth (Matthew 28:18, John 17:2), along with all wisdom and understanding to do it right.
He is returning, and Tempus fugit, time is
flying. If you’re ready He’ll be coming to take you out of this mudhole to a
new and wondrous world, beyond your imagination, a world He has prepared with
you in mind. He’s true to His word and be assured Eternity’s Clock is still
moving. Are you watching?
Ken
