The Fullness of Time - Saturday December 20, 2014

Topic: The Fullness of Time [Saturday December 20, 2014]

Memorise: To everything there is a season, and a time to every
purpose under the heaven: - Ecclesiastes 3:1

Read: Acts 2:1-4
2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they
were all with one accord in one place.
2:2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a
rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they
were sitting.
2:3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as
of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them
utterance.


MESSAGE:
When the day of Pentecost was fully come, the Holy Spirit came
upon the disciples of Jesus Christ.
This event makes it clear that our God is a God of times and
seasons ( Daniel 2:20-21 ). If you look at the life of Elizabeth -
the mother of John the Baptist, you may be wondering: Why the
delay of the fruit of the womb in the life of such a devoted
daughter of Zion? The answer is found in the later event of the
birth of John the Baptist, who Jesus Christ acknowledged as the
greatest of all the prophets ( Matthew 11:11 ). He was born by
the same woman that was considered barren for many decades.
When the fullness of time came, Elizabeth conceived and gave
birth to the forerunner of the Messiah (Luke 1:11-16 ). The
Almighty God moves very fast whenever He wants to do
something.
When it seems God is slow in taking action, you can be sure
that it is because His time has not fully come. God is not a slow
worker at all. This is established from the creation story where
in six days, God accomplished the creation of the entire
universe ( Genesis 1 ). There is a time in a man’s life when delay
is not a good option. In 1 Samuel 17:51 , we read of the fast
move of God in David’s life.
It would have been another story if David had delayed in
separating the head of Goliath from his body after the stone
from his sling had dazed Goliath to the ground. The Bible says:
“Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and
took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and
slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the
Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.“
One characteristic of the fullness of God’s time is its sudden
arrival. The Bible says:
“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were
all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came
a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it
filled all the house where they were sitting.” - Acts 2:1-2
It took God just one day to kick away famine from Samaria
according to 2 Kings 7:1-18 . Suddenly, food became surplus in
the land after God moved into the situation of a people who had
started killing their children for food. For someone using this
devotional, you will receive sudden breakthroughs this season
in Jesus’ Name. Your day of celebration shall fully come this
season in Jesus’ Name.
Prayer Point: Father, please let my miracle come suddenly in a
way that the enemy will not be able to do anything about it.
Bible in a Year: Acts 4-5