January 9 – Bible reading for today from the One Year Bible:
The Lord kept his word and did for Sarah exactly what he had promised. She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God had said it would. – Genesis 21:1-2
At just the right time, William Autrey leaped down from a New York subway station onto the train tracks. With a train heading toward him, he moved a man—who had fallen onto the tracks while having a seizure—into the middle of the tracks and laid over him. The train drove right over the top of them… but they were safe! William was not too early and he wasn’t too late… he was right on time!
So today, we see God keeping His promise to Abraham and Sarah at just the time God had planned. God is always punctual for the time He sets. He shows up at just the right time! The answer may not come at the time we set… but it will always come at the time He sets! It’s what you and I do between the time that God gives the promise and the set time that He fulfills the promise that really matters!
Here are a couple helps for you as you are waiting for God’s “just the right time” for your promise to become a reality!
Remember what He has told you!
We see God lovingly reminding Abraham that He had not forgotten His covenant promise to him. The Lord has graciously reminded me of what He has promised for Mount Hope Church and Renee and me personally. But I also love to remind myself and go over those words the Lord has spoken to my heart by the Holy Spirit and His written Word! Take time to go over the prophetic words God has spoken over your life.
Be more concerned with what you are becoming.
Abraham waited years for the promise from God to become a reality, but during that time he was becoming a man of faith. Someone put it so well when they said, “You don’t make great men of faith overnight. It takes years of God’s work in them, years of almost mundane trusting in God.” Know that during this current season, God is focused on what you are becoming!
Ask God to open your eyes and give you a glimpse of your future.
Today in Genesis 21:15-20, we see that God opened up Hagar’s eyes and she saw a well of water she had not seen before. May the Lord open your eyes to see what you had not seen before—your great future in Him! I pray you activate your eyes of faith to see the well God has provided for you.
Happy Fasting,
Pastor Kevin
