God's Gonna Make You Laugh: Understanding God's Timing for Your Life by Noel Jones

Author:Noel Jones [Jones, Noel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780768495676
Publisher: Destiny Image
Published: 2011-07-28T04:00:00+00:00

Then saith He unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with Me. And He went a little further, and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, O My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me: nevertheless not as I will, but as Thou wilt (Matthew 26:38-39 KJV).

Jesus had to drink the cup. There was no other way. At Gethsemane, Jesus had His own moment of weakness as He contemplated the pain He would have to endure. Even though He knew that it would be worth it all, He still had a “moment.” It was an anxious moment. It was a fear-ridden moment. It was a contemplative moment as He counted the cost.

Have you ever had a “moment?” Let me define a “moment.” It is the time when you are suspended between the reality of life as you know it, and life as it could be if you obey God. You know what you need to do, and you know God told you to do it, but for just a “moment” you pause to consider the cost.

You know there is no other way, but you still, just for a “moment,” wonder what things would be like if you did not have to go through this. Jesus had a “moment,” wondering how He would be able to hang suspended between man’s world and Gods world. How would He be able to endure being disconnected from God, His Father? It was only a moment—but it probably seemed like an eternity to Him that night in the garden. I imagine that He came to the conclusion that He could bear up under anything that man in his ignorance and fear might do to Him, but the thought of being separated from His Father for even a brief time was almost more than He could bear. That’s when He cried out, “O My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me.”

But then, without waiting for a response, our Savior bowed His head and whispered, “Nevertheless not as I will, but as Thou wilt.” God, it’s not about Me, but about Your will, Your plan. It’s Your Kingdom, and it’s Your Glory. When you get a clear vision into the invisible realm, you will be given strength to endure the fear and the pain of your trials. You may not want to go through, but you’ve got to. God chose you for this assignment, and He’s not going to let you off until He brings you into every single thing He promised you. Though the promise seems to delay, always remember, He is faithful and will give you great grace—the power to deliver you into your destiny.

T.S. Elliot, in his classic poem The Hollow Men drafted these searching words:

Between the idea

And the reality

Between the motion

And the act

Falls the Shadow

Between the conception

And the creation

Between the emotion

And the response

Falls the Shadow17

Between the choice that God made for your life and the fulfillment of that choice there is the shadow.

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