The hour is come?
Timing of God

When I give message it often seems the message that I am giving is God speaking to me... I hope that you can listen in on what God is saying to me and it will also help you...  Later in the message you will understand why this message -- planned months ago -- is suddenly so relevant for me.


A THEORY (JESUS)
1. NOT YET
Jn 2:1-4 --"my hour" net yet come: not for miracles (consciousness)
Jn 7:30 -- "his hour" not for being the sacrifice (man cannot change the timing) even if he tries
Jn 8:20 -- "his hour" gave confidence to speak as safe as man cannot change God's timing
2. IS COME 
Jn 12:23 -- the hour is come...
Jn 13:1 -- Jesus knew
Jn 17:1 -- no man can stop God working

B BIBLICAL EXAMPLES
1. Joshua leadng across the Jordan: Joshua 3:16
      - miracles
          - Newton's laws so simple
          - transcends Newton's laws
          - timing (no Law of Newton broken).   
      - the water was stopped at just the right time.
2. Moses  
      - felt ready/capable at 40
      - God's call to leadership at 80
  When the call came "Get your butt to Egypt and rescue my people"  Moses: "I'm too old.  My butt was in Egypt and I tried but failed... That was 40 years ago you should have helped me.  Too late." But it wasn't.
3. Joseph 
      -dreams as a young man
      -but a route via slavery and prison
      -years later he can look back and see God's timing, and how God used all these events.
4. David 
   - annointed king, 
   - enemy of Saul hunted for years like a rabbit before crowned
   - unwilling to hurry God when chance
5. Esther
   - made queen at opportune time
   - a chance conversation and King's insomina at perfect night
   
C APPLICATION
1. Salvation
    - our own
    - others
ACT:
1  man facing God 
2  man turns back on God
3  at God's timing God touches his left shoulder with left hand (call)
4  man turns 180 degrees (repentance) 
5 accepts the hug of the Father (faith)
--- man will not turn unless called (predestination)
--- God will not force the man to turn (free-will)
1.2 service 
    - we may feel ready but we may not be as ready as we think.
    - SS in Malaysia
    - to Taiwan
    - to MOST project
2. unique 
   - age, methods..
3. warning: Don't delay when called.

MUSIC:
Fa-ther leads me    by His grace,
Tru-ly a lov-ing Fa-ther
Cares for my weak-ness,
Com-forts my sor-row,
Pro-tecting, ne-ver leav-ing me God
If one b'lieves,(2x)
ev-ery-thing re-ceives God's blessing
with joy and peace.
   
God's promises    are com-plete,
In Je-sus all are ful-fil-led.
Ask an' re-ceive,
Seek an' find
knock: the door's open
-- not a mo-ment soon
If one b'lieves,(2x)
ev-ery-thing re-ceives God's bles-sing
with joy and peace.

PERSONAL SHARING
- 1 time this semester preach
- mother to palliative care
- do what? cancel?

PRAYER : 
- help me to trust in your timing 
- help me to rest in you
- give me faith