From That Very Hour

Then Jesus answered and said to her, O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire. And her daughter was healed from that very hour. 

Matthew 15:28 

God moves according to His Own timetable. He may wait long to perform something, yet when He does act there is instant resolution. We see this in the history of the children of Israel. When God determined they should be a free people. He liberated them in a brief space of time. When He intervened at the Red Sea, He did so swiftly. Christ behaved similarly during His earthly ministry. On many occasions, we observe Him granting instant healing of various maladies. In the case before us, having had the exchange with the woman which elicited from her the response that demonstrated her great faith, Christ declared, ‘Let it be to you as you desire. And her daughter was healed from that very hour.’ We cannot know God’s timetable. We can petition Him in faith for the desires of our heart. We may wait long for Him to act, knowing that when He does, the answer may come very swiftly. The sacred history reveals His Character. He is for us. We wait upon Him knowing He has acted for others who had faith in Him. If He acted for them we have hope He will for us. 

Our Wise and Sovereign God, 
we rejoice that Your timing is perfect. 
We praise You that You will bring all things to pass 
that are necessary. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning