How do you know it is the right time? Is there simply a feeling about it? Is it the right time because your planning has worked out? Do you know because someone told you? Or did you recognize it yourself? Have you paid attention to God’s timing?
Determining the right time can be a challenge. There are seasons in our lives in which timing can be critical. There are others when timing doesn’t seem to play much of a role. Yet, we can all relate to having the right timing for some things.
Timing may be key when proposing marriage. We hear of “perfect timing” in a variety of sports situations. Even passing another vehicle on the highway requires timing. We may say that being in the right place at the right time makes all the difference. We often don’t think about it, but timing plays a key role in our lives.
Jesus said the time is fulfilled when He starts His ministry. He said the kingdom of God had come near. What does that mean? First, it means that God stepped into the world he created. Second, as we find out a little later in Jesus’ ministry, God has provided a way for our reconciliation with him.
Jesus goes on to say that we are to repent and believe in the good news. He is giving us the instructions we need to come into a right relationship with God. Repenting and believing in Jesus is how we are forgiven and brought into good standing before God.
I pray we all seek a right relationship with God. I pray we accept reconciliation with God. I pray each one of us knows God’s timing is perfect, we repent, and we believe in Jesus Christ. Seek a right relationship with God. Be reconciled. Recognize God’s timing. Hear the good news. Repent and believe.
Mark 1:14-15 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.”
Marty Pressey 