Still In His Time
By Patty Kamahele, Administrative Assistant
I wrote a devotional in August of 2020 called In His Time and would like to share with you again parts of it here, with some new thoughts at the end of it.
The First Prez staff received a note from a church member expressing how the devotionals are used in her life and at the end she wrote, “He makes all things beautiful in His time.” Wow! For a couple of reasons that stopped me in my tracks. One was because my husband sang the song, “In His Time” as I walked down the aisle at our wedding many years ago. (He recorded it ahead of time because he felt he wouldn’t be able to sing it live due to the special emotions of that day). It turned out so beautiful and that song will always hold a very special place in my heart.
Another reason was that it caused me to reflect on that very verse found in Ecclesiastes 3:11 which says, “Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.”
When we were married that beautiful Maui day, we couldn’t possibly see the scope of what God had planned for us…and still has planned. In the same way, we cannot see the whole scope of God’s work in the midst of what we may be going through individually, as a country, and as Christians seeking to follow Him. We only need to trust that He has a plan. That He can make beauty out of ashes. That He can strengthen us in our walks with Him. That everything is in His time.
I’m repeating that portion of my August 20th devotional because little did I know at the time, but less than one month after writing it, that my husband would be in the hospital with a massive stroke. And a month later, he would go to be with his Lord.
Reading these words again brought me back to that time and has caused me to ask myself, “Do I still trust the Lord? Do I trust that He has a plan?” It’s easy to answer that when all around me is well. But what happens when life doesn’t turn out as expected? When trials, pain, or sorrow hits?
As difficult as it is without my husband, yes, I believe the Lord still has a plan for me. All He asks is that I continue to trust Him … to be assured that He loves me … and to understand that He truly cares for me.
Today may you be encouraged and assured that He feels the same way about you. Jesus deeply loves you … and the Cross reveals that immense love.
Do you trust that He has a plan for you?
Prayer: Lord, thank You that You have a plan for each of us. As the saying goes, “We don’t know what the future holds, but we know Who holds the future.” Let us trust in You, cling to You, and put our faith in You that you love us beyond what words can express. May we entrust our lives into Your hands anew … knowing that there are no better loving hands to be in. In Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen.
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