Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance.”
NL Daily Devotion for Wednesday, July 19, 2023
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
God will wait for us. And it’s a good thing, too. I don’t know about you, but I, for one, can be pretty slow on the uptake when it comes to recognizing God’s call in my life on a day to day basis. I think I have it all together, that I have a pretty good idea of my purpose and what makes life worthwhile, and then something happens to remind me just how little control I have over anything. In those moments I find myself angry at God or questioning whether God even exists. If I had to arrive at some kind of complete peace and surrender in order to be ready for “the Lord’s coming,” whatever and whenever, exactly, that is, I’d be sunk.
God is not slow about fulfilling God’s promise to us. God is fulfilling it day by day in the here and now. Sometimes it’s just hard to see. But God is patient with us—loving and gentle and kind even in the midst of our doubt and frustration. We can rest assured that we are enough, that we are ready as we are in spite of ourselves for the ultimate fulfilment of God’s promise.
What spiritual practices help me to trust God’s timing in my life?
