Just at the Right Time
Romans 5:1-11
"A faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised be-fore the beginning of time, and at his appointed season he brought his word to light..."
(Titus 1:2-3)
New Testament Greek has two words for time: "chromos," the time that slips by hour by hour, and "kairos," just the right moment, the appointed season, the nick of time.
The Bible tells us that the King's action in our own lives comes as in the word "kairos," in the nick of time. Are you feeling dejected or oppressed in some way? Your King knows your heart, and when we humble ourselves before Him, trusting Him always to act just at the appropriate time, He will lift us out of all the trouble and challenge of this world. "Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time" (1 Peter 5:6).
You may be disappointed in the results of your labors for the King. "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up" (Galatians 6:9).
God's kairos, the King's decisive, timely intervention, is real for us. Could we possibly imagine that our King would not graciously act in our lives when the time is right to do so?
INSIGHT
It may seem God is not acting in something you're rightly concerned about. Nevertheless, be assured He will always act in the nick of time.
READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR
Daniel 1-2
Proverbs 5
Hebrews 5-6
Romans 5:1-11
Peace and Hope
1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we[b] boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we[c] also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! 10 For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! 11 Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
Footnotes:
a. Romans 5:1 Many manuscripts let us
b. Romans 5:2 Or let us
c. Romans 5:3 Or let us
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