I THINK JESUS IS RUNNING LATE

I was thinking this morning about Jesus' timing. We always say that Jesus will act at just the right time. We believe that sometimes our prayers are answered "not now" or "not yet," as if there is a perfect time for Jesus to act. So it made me think, were there any times in the gospels where Jesus was late. I could find two.

First with Jairus' daughter. Jairus asked Jesus to come heal his daughter who was dying. While on the way, the bleeding woman touched Jesus' cloak and was healed and Jesus stopped to interact with her. Then someone from Jairus' home came and told him to not bother Jesus anymore, because the girl had died. Jesus told Jairus to believe and continued on to his house. He then raised the twelve year old girl from the dead.

Second, Jesus was intentionally late to help Lazarus, his good friend who was dying. In this example, Jesus chose to be late so as to exhibit God's glory in raising Lazarus from the dead, just days before Jesus was to face death himself. It was as if Jesus wanted to give another reason for the disciples to have faith when He was crucified, that he could indeed conquer death.

So the question is, "Is Jesus running late for you?" Do you feel as though time is about to run out and Jesus will have to work a miracle? Be assured, He can. Jesus knows what you are going through and he will always come through for you at just the right time.