FAITH CAPSULE: Time belongs to God, but the clock belongs to man to turn forward or backward.

1 Samuel 13

The appointed time of God is the fullness of His time.
Galatians 4:4 points out, “But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman…”
God has made everything beautiful in its time, not a clock made by man.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 records, “He has made everything beautiful in its time…”
Time of God is the reason to trust and hope in Him as Psalm 62:8 admonishes all, “Trust in Him at all times…” 
Do not count on the time of man.
Pray to know and be resting in the time of God.
NOT CLOCK BUT TIME BELONG TO GOD
The clock is the invention of man that will tempt the intervention of the timing of God for self-ambitions. 
Time belongs to God for man to be mindful of God but not possible to interrupt the timing of the doing of God.
Any attempt to interrupt the time of God will set one for self-destruction.
Wait on the time of God, watching and praying to arrive at the appointed time of God. 
Mark 13:33 warns, “Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.”
The timing of God is perfect it comes with a schedule that no man can change.
The time of God is beautiful.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-3 records some of the characters of the time:
“To everything, there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted; A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down, And a time to build up.”
The ability not to miss out on the plan of God is to know waiting on God at all times for all things.
At the time of the war of the Israelites with the Philistines, Prophet Samuel directed King Saul to wait for seven days for a burnt offering, but King Saul violated the timing as commanded.
1 Samuel 13:5-8 documents the violation of Saul:
“Then the Philistines gathered together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude. And they came up and encamped in Michmash, to the east of Beth Aven. 6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in danger (for the people were distressed), then the people hid in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in holes, and in pits. 7 And some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead.
As for Saul, he was still in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. 8Then he waited seven days, according to the time set by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattered from him.
Time matters to walk in line with the direction of God.  

Prayer for today: Ask to be enabled to wait for the time of God.