In God’s time
Our
faith puts us on the side of the One who created and sustains the universe
and yet we are not safe. We are in His keeping but not bulletproof. Or,
as in the case of the Israelites - God's chosen people - in poverty and
slavery, seemingly only at the mercy of Pharaoh.
Of course, the challenges
we face now are less visible. The chains metaphorical rather than
physical, the lash society's scorn; our openness to ridicule and
rejection. We fear appearing weak despite being assured that His
power is made perfect in our weakness: our pride an obstacle to the work of the
Spirit in our lives. This Lent, as we remember the suffering of the
Israelites we must take heart from the glory of their
deliverance. For the Lord’s timing is not like ours; His plans are
perfect, His ways just and His Spirit ever with us.
Njoki Mahiaini
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