His timing is PERFECT

 The Shunammite’s Land Restored

 Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Go away with your family and stay for a while wherever you can, because the Lord has decreed a famine in the land that will last seven years.” ² The woman proceeded to do as the man of God said. She and her family went away and stayed in the land of the Philistines seven years.

³ At the end of the seven years she came back from the land of the Philistines and went to appeal to the king for her house and land. ⁴ The king was talking to Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, and had said, “Tell me about all the great things Elisha has done.” ⁵ Just as Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had restored the dead to life, the woman whose son Elisha had brought back to life came to appeal to the king for her house and land.
Gehazi said, “This is the woman, my lord the king, and this is her son whom Elisha restored to life.” ⁶ The king asked the woman about it, and she told him.
Then he assigned an official to her case and said to him, “Give back everything that belonged to her, including all the income from her land from the day she left the country until now.”

2 Kings 8:1-6 (NIV)

What a story! and talk about timing! In chapter 8 of second Kings, we read how the Shunammite woman came back after 7 years of being away and she wanted to appeal to the king for her house and land. When she returns to see the king, she walks in the very moment that Elisha's assistant Gehazi was telling the king how the woman's son was brought back to life. Was that a coincidence? She walks in just at that moment and that caused the king to give back to the woman her land.

To God there is no such thing as coincidence. He knows exactly what we want and when we need it. 

I'm sure that moments like this happens to everyone. I just smile because I know it has to be Him, His invisible hands orchestrating the divine appointment. His timing is so perfect. What an incredible God we serve!

 

Thou will keep him in perfect peace

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"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee." Isaiah 26:3

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on Thee.

Marvel not that I say unto you,
Marvel not that I say unto you,
Marvel not that I say unto you,
Ye must be born again.
Author:Unknown

Love this song!!

We search for peace in many places and through different ways but do these solutions or actions really give us that peace?  The peace this world gives is only temporary.

This morning I am reminded that the peace that the Lord gives is perfect.

How do we get this gift of PEACE?

You must be born again. We get this peace through:
Jesus Christ. "And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." Phil 4:7.

When we are born again, the Holy Spirit takes up residence in our hearts and the Word of God says "……the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruits in our lives:
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control…." Galatians 5:22-23

Who is the one that God will keep in perfect peace?

It’s the one whose mind is stayed on God. 
When this person goes through turmoil, hardships and challenges in life, their mind is focused on the GREATNESS and FAITHFULNESS of God.

It’s the one who TRUSTS God.
Trusts Him enough to allow Him to takeover! Trusts Him enough to cling on to His Words no matter what!

When these conditions are met, perfect peace takes over.

I love you Lord. Thank you for the peace that You so freely offer.

Am I getting it?

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. (Psalm 19:1-3 NIV)

 "There is a language in nature that speaks of the existence of God. It is the language of order, beauty, perfection, and intelligence." Billy Graham

I've titled this entry "Am I getting it?

Nature speaks about who God is but am I getting it? 

I look up - the heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Our solar system speaks volume of the one who created or engineered it! The way the planets orbit the sun in such an orderly manner, the position of earth in relation to the other planets in the solar system, the work of the sun and the moon, day and night, the creation of seasons and so much more! Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. Am I getting it?

I look around me, nature speaks of the beauty, perfection and intelligence of the One who designed and created it! Am I getting it? 

Each time I teach my students about the  Fibonacci sequence, I am fascinated and amazed just as they are about its existence in nature:)

The miracle of life is again the work of His Hands. Am I getting it? 

He is indeed a God of order! A beautiful God who is perfect in EVERY way! Oh yes, definitely intelligent!! 

Each day I am reminded of who God is.