FAITH CAPSULE: As a believer, see your delay as deliverance on the way.
Exodus 32:1-14, Philippians 4
As a believer of God, in your journey of life are you engaging affliction? Is it delay that is waging challenges to deny expectation? The encouraging word of God is the fuel of transportation for a believer in the journey of life to expected end. Word encourages, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” (Psalm 34:19) Trusting and hoping the word of God is to know that a delay in manifestation of expectation is not a denial. It is clear that delay or other kind of challenge is eminent but God is faithful to fulfill His promise of deliverance for true believer of His word. Ignoring the occurrence of delay in any area of journey life will block out doubt and the idea of stepping out of the journey right track. Knowing God you believe with a consistent meditation on His testimonies will add up favorably when it seems that the road has been cut off. Also, take to the word that states, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7)
The Israelites experienced delay but resulted to complaint and worry. The bible recorded, “Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods that shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” (Exodus 32:1) The children of Israel knew God’s miracle through Moses. It was sure that God could not abandon them, yet they gave into an unnecessary worry that did not denied them. As a result of Moses’ delay from coming down from the mountain, an unholy gathering took over from holy gathering. The Israelite’s unnecessary worry caused action of seeing delay and turned them to seek another god.
Some delays are necessary especially when God is the beginning of such a journey. Also, there are some places you have started, but delay has made it look like you are wasting out. Today, wait on God you can never be wasted. Some delays are not of failure, but to actually make a way of getting to the expected end. Take a note that without faith, delay will turn man quickly out of the way of God’s word of deliverance. Allow God by taking all your delay to God in prayer.
Prayer for today: Ask God for the miracle of deliverance.