Timing

Moses Carefully Carried Out God’s Commands

This must have been what it was like for Moses and the Israelites. The book of Exodus has given a list of the various components for the tabernacle and the assembly instructions are given. Picture one of the Israelites finishing one of the component parts and bringing it to Moses …

Division Between David And Ishbosheth

Now that Saul was dead there was a powerful vacuum in the land, particularly in Judah. Saul and three of his sons by his wife Ahinoam were gone. (Saul had two other sons by his concubine Rizpah, 2 Sam. 21:8, 11). David and most people including Israel’s enemies knew that David wo …

David’s Prayer of Thanks

This chapter dealing with David’s ambition to build a worship center for the Lord and the Lord’s response and promise concerning it is almost identical to 2 Samuel 7:1- 29. Expressing a desire to provide the Lord with a temple was right, but his timing was wrong. David went into the tent he …

IllustrationCathy Mullikins – Thanksgiving on The Wrong Date

Cathy Mullikins bird is cooked, and her calendar is toast. Mullikin had her Thanksgiving turkey dinner already cooked on Thursday, “and my friends and family are coming on the 28th and they’re going to think I’m a kook,” she said. She should never have believed that fre …

IllustrationTime is Important When You Are on Death Row

According to a newspaper article two men, William Bell and Jacob Rosenwasser, who were under sentence of death at Ossining, New York, felt they would be deprived of an hour of life if they were electrocuted on daylight saving time, and so they applied to the warden to have the cl …

IllustrationA Finished Product Takes Time

Have you ever wanted something very badly and shopped for it for many weeks, seeking to find the best product at the most reasonable price? Finally the day arrives when you find it in a catalog and order it. Then you can hardly wait for it to be delivered. When the package …