God's Delay is Not His Denial

Driving home from work today, I was reminded of a thought God gave me a couple of months back. I'd like to share it with you.

Do you need God to do a miracle in your life?  Do you need God to give you a breakthrough? Do you need a healing? A deliverance?  The good news is that God will meet everyone of those needs if we believe Him in faith.  You may wonder why God has not yet answered you.  Just because he has not responded does not mean that he doesn't have something up his sleeve.  I recall a story in the book of John where one of Jesus' close friends, Lazarus was ill, at the point of death.  Lazarus's two sisters Mary and Martha sent word to Jesus to come quickly to Bethany, for they believed that Jesus would heal their brother. The Bible says that when Jesus heard the news, he said, "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby" (John 11:4).  So in Jesus's mind, he already had purposed to heal Lazarus. Yet, instead of leaving for Bethany right away to meet the need, he stayed put in his current city two more days knowing very well that his friends were anxious, worried, and fearful, "When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was" (John 11:6).  Was Jesus heartless? Absolutely not. In his infinite mind, the miracle was already done so he had no need to worry about the situation.  Sound familiar?  Sometimes when we don't see God answering immediately, we seem to get worried, as if God might just forget about us or pass us by.  God already sees the ending from the beginning. We must do the same.  Keep in mind, God's delay is not his denial.  You may not have your answer today, but rest assured, your answer is on it's way.  Believe and you will see the glory of God in your life!