A Timely Anointing

Timing. So many times in our lives the difference between success and failure is timing. In the grand scheme of things there is no consolation prize for doing the right thing at the wrong time. Therefore, it is absolutely critical in our lives that we not only walk in sync with the will of God but that we maintain step with the timing of God. The fact remains that it is one thing to know the will of God but it is another thing, altogether, to know the timing of God. And I believe that when you get the two in sync there exists a special, powerful anointing that comes upon you when you are pursuing the will of God and are in tune with the timing of God.

If you stop to consider it you will quickly come to the conclusion that God is precise and timely. When he created all that is he measured a span of time to operate in and designated specific creative moves for specific days in his time line. Creation was in tune with a timing ordained by God. Jesus, who was God manifest in the flesh, told his own mother at the wedding in Canaan, "My hour is not yet come." (John 2:4) His ministry was in tune with a timing. There was a plan and a purpose to what he was doing. When the time was right he would stand in the tabernacle and read from the book of Isaiah. When he finished he would state, with all the authority of heaven, "This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears." (Luke 4:21)

This day. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow. This day. The time was finally right, this was the day that was ordained in the plan of God. I don't believe we can overstate the importance of timing. Many people miss God’s timing and as a result they miss God's anointing on their life. I believe that when you are in step with God's will and God's timing that there is a special anointing to accomplish the task at hand.

Jesus told his disciples to go to Jerusalem and wait. Waiting is one of the hardest things to do. None of us likes to wait. But, when God says wait, you better wait. We mess things up when we try to rush God. If you don't believe me, go ask Abraham. The waiting was incredibly important because the promise wasn't going to come until God's timetable was fulfilled.

He told them in Acts 1:8 you shall receive power. I’m gonna do it -- at a specific time. Jesus could have said, get ready, here it is. I’m going to empower you now. Have a prayer meeting right here and I’ll pour out the Holy Ghost. Here it is. It’s yours. Now go change the world. But instead he said, "Wait."

Acts 2 starts with the declaration that the day of Pentecost was fully come. God's timetable was built around the foreshadowing of the Old Testament. God was waiting for a specific day during which to pour out the promise. And, when the time was right, God opened the windows of heaven. Perhaps you have been waiting a long time for a promise of God to be fulfilled in your life. Perhaps you've labored a long time without seeing the results that your faith declares that you are going to see. I want to remind you this morning that God's going to come through when his time is right.

I hear the words of Galatians 6:9 echoing through the eons of time: "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." In due season. When the time is right we are going to reap the harvest that God has promised. The time is coming and if we don't faint from the waiting we will reap with rejoicing!