The Time of Life

Bible Reading: Genesis 18:1-14

Key Verse: Verse 10 – “And he said, I will certainly     

       return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, 

       Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in  

       the tent door, which was behind him.”

       

Key Words: according to the time of life

God is never ahead of schedule; and He is, by the same measure, never late.  He works out all things after the counsel of His will.  He had promised Abraham years before that he   would have a child.  The time was fixed; and because of the order of God, it was done.  God does all things decently and in order that His purpose might be fulfilled.  God is orderly with a purpose.

In his book, Harvest of Humanity, John Seamonds told this story: “A German soldier was wounded.  He was ordered to go to the military hospital for treatment.  When he arrived at the large and imposing building, he saw two doors, one marked, ‘For the slightly wounded,’ and the other, ‘For the seriously wounded.’

“He entered through the first door and found himself going down a long hall.  At the end of it were two more doors, one marked, ‘For officers,’ and the other, ‘For non-officers.’  He entered through the latter and found himself going down another long hall.  At the end of it were two more doors, one marked, ‘For party members’ and the other, ‘For non-party members.’  He took the second door, and when he opened it he found himself out on the street.’  

“When the soldier returned home, his mother asked him, ‘How did you get along at the hospital?’  ‘Well, Mother,’ he replied, ‘to tell the truth, the people there didn’t do anything for me, but you ought to see the tremendous organization they have!’”

Organization without purpose is called “useless.”

 

                                                                                                    Dr. Mike Rouse

What to do:  

✞ Have order in all you do, but have a purpose as well.