Yesterday our lesson in Sunday school was about David and the amount of time he had to wait before he became king of Isreal. Davie was anointed by Samuel when he was about fifteen. Then he was at odds with King Saul for about fifteen years before he was made king of the tribe of Judah. It was another seven years before he became king of Israel. We were impressed that during this time he waited on God to make him king rather than taking things into his own hands.
My devotion this morning talked about Abraham. He knew his descendents were to become a great nation but he didn't have any children. So instead of waiting on God's timing, he and Sarah took things into their own hands to bring about the promise. This produced trouble for their family then and for generations to come.
An example of this came to my mind. When we moved to our current location almost twenty years ago there was an area on the road that leads to our ranch that was a mess. The fences were bad, there was an old trash pile, and 'stuff' left from the days of old. Gail and I wanted to get this cleaned up. We were able to buy the property a few years back. Then Missy and Austin built a house and pens there. They recently refenced this property and it all looks terrific! This took about twenty years but the wait was worth it. Kids living close and a beautiful property.
So.... all this to say don't get in a hurry. Wait upon the Lord. Stay faithful. Don't take things into your own hands. God is great and His timing is perfect!
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