A couple of Sundays ago we planned to hold another outdoor worship service (with ice cream!) Much to my disappointment, the clouds rolled in and we got a serious, although much needed, rainfall. So we postponed and tried again this past Sunday. Although the forecast called for another afternoon thunderstorm, God parted the clouds and we had beautiful weather by the time we started scooping. Despite being a holiday weekend, we had a great turnout and an awesome, spirit-filled time of worship. Looking back I have to say it was totally worth the wait.
I wouldn't consider myself a patient person by nature. If there's work to be done, let's do it. If there's a need to be met, let's meet it. If there's an opportunity before us, let's seize it. But over the years I've begun to discover that sometimes God's timing is not my timing. Sometimes I have to be patient. But if God is in it, it is always worth the wait.
My guess is that most of us have had the experience of having to wait on something. It might have been waiting on love, but in God's perfect timing the right person came along. For others, it might have been waiting on the right job opportunity or the right house in a very active market. At a spiritual level, some of us have been witnessing to a loved one or friend for many years, waiting for the day when they will finally open their heart to Jesus. And I know that many are waiting on an answer to prayer that seems delayed in coming. But God's timing is not our timing. And when that soulmate, that perfect job, that answer to prayer finally comes, we will know it was worth the wait.
From the early stages of this Covid crisis, I’ve believed that God intends to bring good from bad, blessing from curse. That he would make a way to use this to advance the work of Christ and to bring people closer to him. While I've seen hints of it here and there, I feel like the real breakthrough is yet to come. And while I'm not great at waiting, I'm trusting in God's perfect timing. I honestly can't wait to see how God will use this season for his purposes and for his glory. I don't know exactly what that would look like or exactly when it will come. But I know it will be worth the wait.
God Bless,
Pastor Steve
On another note, I wanted to let you know that beginning this Sunday we are launching a new online platform that will allow you to experience our online worship with better image quality, a live host, a live prayer link and MULTIPLE WORSHIP TIMES. That means beginning this Sunday, on the new platform we will offer worship at 9:00 am and 10:30 am. The link to the new platform is rockchurchnh.online.church. We will also continue to offer the service at 9:00 am on Facebook at this link.