GOD-TRACKING IS WAITING AND WATCHING FOR GODâS PURPOSE TO RIPEN IN HIS TIME
by Dudley Anderson GodTracker 658 20 October 2017 --------------------------------------------------------- GOD-TRACKING IS WAITING AND WATCHING FOR GOD’S PURPOSE TO RIPEN IN HIS TIME Romans 8:28 I have a pear tree in my back yard that produces the most succulent large pear. Early spring, it bursts in to vibrant blossom. Leaves then appear and soon I notice small green fruit beginning to form. I wait and watch with anticipation for the tiny pears to grow and grow until finally, they become ripe and ready to be plucked. However, I prefer to wait further until the fruit to falls from the tree, in fear of picking it before it’s fully ripe. Yet, I never know the exact moment each pear will fall. Each fruit becomes ready in season but only falls to the ground when its time has come. Approximately 2017 years ago a young Nazarene girl called, Mary fell pregnant outside of wedlock. The Holy Spirit had come upon her and she had miraculously conceived a baby boy. By God’s grace, Joseph, her betrothed, remained by her side. For almost nine months she and Joseph watched and waited for the birth of the son they were to call, Jesus. But then the unexpected happened, Caesar Augustus called for a censes to be taken of the Roman Empire. Everyone needed to return to his town of origin to be registered. Joseph, a descendent of king David, was born in Bethlehem so he and his very pregnant wife embarked on the long journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. By the time they arrived, her time had come. Neither parent knew the moment of birth; neither could precisely plan for it, only God knew the exact moment Jesus would be born. Yet, God timed it perfectly so that Jesus would be born in the town of Bethlehem as foretold by the prophet Micah. The season was right but only God knew when Jesus’ time had come. Just as God the Father orchestrated the circumstances that brought Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem at the right season for the birth of Messiah, so God will arrange the circumstances of your seasons for the birth of his designs in your life. Just as I choose to watch and wait for the fruit to fall from my pear tree rather than plucking it before it’s ripe, be encouraged to watch and wait for God’s purposes to come to fruition in his time, rather than jumping the gun to pick the fruit before it’s ripe. God’s plan for you will mature in season but will only fall to the ground when its time has come. God-tracking is waiting and watching for God’s purpose to ripen in his time READ ALL ABOUT IT ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- God-tracking Through the Year - year one & TWO BOOKS OF 52-WEEKLY THOUGHTS BY DUDLEY ANDERSON ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT! DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY I choose to watch and wait for you to ripen your purpose for me in your time “Dear Lord, thank you that you work out all things in my life according to your perfect purposes and in your time. I choose, as always, to acknowledge you in all my ways and trust that you will work everything out according to your will for me. Forgive me for, all too often, jumping the gun and doing things m way. Thank you that you have a plan for my life. I choose to watch and wait for you to ripen your purpose for me in your time. Amen.” If you want more prayer, please email me, [email protected] ---------------------------- Listen to the Sixty-Second GodTracker radio spots at…
Born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa Dudley Anderson began writing for radio in 1994. Dudley currently writes a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought called GodTracker and has complied 2 devotional books based on GodTracker. More information at surereaity.net Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |
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