But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. (II Peter 3:8 ESV)
Late
A few years ago, driving through Dallas, an old-fashioned tow truck immediately ahead of me lost its vehicle, a van, from the tow hook. The loosened van bounced and flipped right in front of me. At one brief point, the windshield of the van lined up, upside down, right in front of my windshield. It landed in the lane to my right, where a semi-truck crashed into it, and then jackknifed.
I watched the rest of the accident and pileup develop in my rearview mirror.
And I recalled the annoying tiny delays and hindrances I had encountered throughout the drive.
I realized that God’s timing, for me, had been impeccable.
His perfect timing occurs because He is powerful.
Gandalf understands this. He says, “A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.”
God’s perfect timing, as Master of every event and every moment, extends to His people.
Because He is never late, neither are we.
We do not need to throw away our calendars and planners. But worrying about timing is silly. Stressing about our schedule is insulting to God. Staring at the minute hand instead of God’s hand is being blind.
God says, in Ecclesiastes, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1 ESV) And He has arranged the perfect time.
We are peculiar, we are never late.