GOD’S TIMING IS PRECISE THE SEED
“In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights.” Genesis 7:11-12 (NKJV)
The Bible gives exact details about when the flood began, down to the year, month, and day. This reminds us that God works according to a divine timetable. Sometimes, we may feel like His promises are delayed, but just as the flood came at the appointed time, so will His word be fulfilled in our lives. If you’re facing unmet expectations or plans that seem off course, do not be dismayed.
God’s delays are never due to forgetfulness; they are part of His preparation. Just as Noah had to wait patiently for God’s timing, so did many others in Scripture. Abraham and Sarah waited for decades for the promised child; yet, “at the set time of which God had spoken,” Isaac was born; Elizabeth and Zechariah had likely given up hope of having children, yet the angel declared, “Your prayer is heard”, and Elizabeth conceived in her old age.
Hannah endured years of barrenness and sorrow, but in due time, the Lord remembered her, and she gave birth to Samuel. Each of these stories reminds us that divine delays are never empty; they are filled with purpose. Every season in our lives is directed with divine intention. Though it may feel silent or stagnant, heaven is never inactive. Behind the scenes, God is aligning events, preparing hearts, and setting the stage for His perfect will to unfold. When we choose to walk by faith and not by sight, we begin to understand that divine delays often lead to far greater outcomes than we could imagine. The same God who remembered Noah in the ark, Abraham in his waiting, Elizabeth in her old age, and Hannah in her tears will remember us too. Let’s hold fast to His promises, for at the appointed time, they will surely come to pass. God’s timing is never random; it is always precise.
BIBLE READING: Luke 1:1-13
PRAYER: Lord, strengthen my faith, even when others doubt, and keep me steadfast in my walk with You. Help me to trust Your timing and not lose heart in Jesus’ name, Amen.
ÀSÌKÒ ỌLỌ́RUN ṢÉ PÀTÓ IRUGBIN NAA
“Li ẹgbẹta ọdún ọjọ́ ayé Nóà, ni oṣù kejì ,ni ọjọ́ ketalelogun oṣù, li ọjọ́ náà ni gbogbo ìsun ibú ńlá ya, ati fèrèsé ìṣàn omi ọ̀run si ṣí sílẹ̀. Òjò náà sí wa sórí ilẹ̀ li ogójì ọsan oun ogójì oru.” Jẹ́nẹ́sísì 7:11-12 .
Bíbélì ṣé àlàyé pàtó, nípa bi ikùn omi ṣé bẹ̀rẹ̀, titi de ọdún, oṣù, àti ọjọ́. E yi ràn wa létí pe Ọlọrun máa ń ṣiṣẹ́ gẹgẹbi akọsilẹ àtokewá. Nígbà míràn a maa ni lérò pé ìlérí Rẹ máà nfa lẹ, ṣùgbọ́n bi ikùn omi ṣé wa ni àkókò tí a dá fún un, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ọ̀rọ̀ Rẹ̀ yíò ṣe wa si ìmúṣẹ nínú aye wa. Ti o ba ni ìdojúkọ pẹ̀lú ìrètí tí ko tètè wá si ìmúṣẹ, tàbí eto kan fún ayé rẹ̀, tújú ka.
Ohun ti o rò pé o falẹ, láti ọwọ Ọlọrun ni, kó ja si pé O gbagbe rẹ; èyí jẹ́ ìkan nínú àwọn imurasilẹ Rẹ̀.
Gẹ́gẹ́bí Nóà ṣé mu sùúrù fún àsìkò Ọlọ́run, bẹ́ẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ ní àwọn ènìyàn kan nínú ìwé mímọ. Ábráhámù àti Sárà duro fún ọpọlọpọ ọdún fún ọmọ ìlérí; síbẹ̀ “ni àkókò tí Ọlọ́run sọ nípa rẹ” a bi Ísáákì; Èlísábẹ́tì ati Sekaráyà ti fẹ́ sọ ìrètí nù nípa níní ọmọ, síbẹ̀ áńgẹ́lì sọ fún wọn pé a ti gbọ adura wọ́n, Èlísábẹ́tì sí lóyún ní ọjọ́ ogbó rẹ̀. Hánà farada ìyangàn ọjọ́ pípẹ pẹ̀lú ibanujẹ, ṣùgbọ́n nígbà tó yá, Oluwa rántí rẹ, o si bi Sámúẹ́l. Ẹyọ kọkan àwọn ìtàn wọnyi ran wa leti pé idaduro atoke wá kó lọ lofo: wọ́n kún fún erongba kan. Àkókò kọkàn nínú ayé wa ni a ń fi ìmọ̀ àtokewá nda rí wa. Àkókò náà lé jọ ohùn tí ó wà ni idakẹjẹ tàbí ohun ti o ni idaduro , ọ̀run kì i ṣé ibi tí ó wà ní ai ni ojúṣe. Lẹhin nkan wọ̀nyí Ọlọ́run ńṣe ètò bí ìfẹ́ rẹ̀ pípé yíò ṣe wá sí ìmúṣẹ. Nígbà tí a ba tí yàn lati rìn nínú igbagbọ tí kii ṣé nípa tí ara. A o máa ni òye pé idaduro àtokewá maa n yọrisi ohùn ọjọ́ iwájú tí ó ga jù bí a ti lérò lọ. Ọlọrun kan náà tí ó rántí Nóà ninu ọkọ̀, Ábúráhámù nínú idaduro, Èlísábẹ́tì nínú ogbó rẹ̀ ati Hana ní àsìkò ẹkún re, yíò rántí wa bẹẹ gẹgẹ. E jẹ́kí a di ìlérí wa mu ṣinṣin ní àkókò ti a pinnu, wọ́n yíò sí wa sí ìmúṣẹ; ìlérí Olúwa kii ṣé ohùn tí ó máà ńṣẹ lẹ lojiji, ṣùgbọ́n bí a ti ṣètò rẹ̀.
BIBELI KIKA: Lúùkù 1:1-13
ADURA: Olúwa fún igbagbọ mi ni agbára nigbati àwọn míràn ba ńṣe iyèméjì, mu mi dúró ṣinṣin nípa bíbá Ọ rìn. Mu mi gba asiko Rẹ gbọ́ ki n ma sọ ìrètí nu, ni orúkọ Jesu. Amin.