everything is working out…

we are looking in the james 5 at being patience.  so why be patient?  that is a good honest question.  for one because GOD is in control   verse 8 (niv), be patient and stand firm, because the LORD’s coming is near.

three times in this passage, james says, until the LORD’s coming…the LORD’s coming is near…the JUDGE is standing at the door.  that is the ultimate proof that GOD is in control.  nothing can stop it. 

the bible talks more about JESUS’ second coming – when HE comes back to judge the world – than it does about HIS first coming.  GOD is in control of history – “HIS story’.  HE’s got it all planned out, everything is on schedule, nothing is late, it’s all moving toward a climax.  GOD is in control.  GOD’s purpose for your life is greater than any problem you’re facing right now.  GOD is in control.

the phillips translation says verse 8 this way,  resting your hearts on the ultimate certainty.

though a situation may be out of my control, no circumstance is out of GOD’s control.  although i can’t control everything that happens in my life, GOD can so i ought to trust HIM.  because GOD is in control and everything is working out, be patient.

job persevered.  GOD’s timing is perfect, HE’s never late.  some of you are experiencing a real delay right now but GOD’s delays never thwart HIS purpose.

just a thought from the front porch…