The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance. 2 Peter: 3: 9
I recently took a short vacation and had an unpleasant experience with my flight out of Philadelphia. After five hours of delays, including two while on the airplane, the flight was ultimately canceled around midnight. It was another two hours until the airline secured hotel rooms for all of the passengers. “What in the world is taking so long?!?,” an exasperated fellow passenger uttered to me around 1:00am.
Our society places an ever-increasing emphasis on speed, whether it’s “blazing fast” internet, one-day shipping, or a car that can go 0-60 in under five seconds. We’ve come to expect everything in an instant, and we don’t have time for slowness. However, today’s Bible passage reminds us that God is not bound by our expectations, whether they relate to perceived timeliness or otherwise.
2 Peter 3:8, the verse preceding today’s passage, reminds us that, “With the Lord, a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.” God’s timing often may not align with our earthly desires for immediate gratification, including the unfolding of the last days, as we are reminded elsewhere in 2 Peter. This Advent season, let us take comfort in God’s promises to us and his grace in our lives. May we reciprocate the patience he demonstrates with us and express our gratitude for his perfect timing in all things.
Lord, remind us that you are infinitely more perfect than our expectations, and that everything occurs according to your timing. Refresh us in your goodness and faithfulness. Help us to grow with you and repent to you in our waiting. Amen.
Brandon Frank is the Manager of Financial Reporting for Liberty Lutheran, and is a member and Treasurer of the First Presbyterian Church of Olney.
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