Part 26 – “No ‘When? In
God”
“Time” involves beginnings, endings, and
the sequential passage of events occurring within the span therein. When thinking of God, therefore, we must
recognize that He cannot be limited to this temporal measure since “from
everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God” (Psalm 90:2). Our Lord had no beginning, He will have
no ending, and He views all things with an infinite understanding based not on
the sequence of events occurring in past, present, and future, but rather on the
timeless perspective of “known unto God are all His works from the beginning of
the world” (Acts 15:18).
There is no “When?” in
God. As A.W Tozer once wrote,
beautifully, “The flutter of an angel’s wing a thousand years hence is as known
unto God as it were occurring in this moment.” As completely mind-boggling as such a
concept may be, I personally know of no greater peace-imparting truth for the
trusting heart. The One to whom we
have committed our lives and eternities sees perfectly all circumstances,
conditions, and events as if they were but one moment. God knows every detail of our past,
enabling Him to administer complete redemption from our sins. He anticipates all that will transpire
in the future, making possible perfect planning for every contingency. Moreover, He knows the present moment
with a precise clarity whereby the Lord Jesus Christ comprises God’s supply in
exact accordance with our current need.
Thus, we need never ask the Lord, “When will You be what I need You to
be?” He simply is, in this moment and forevermore. “Before Abraham was, I am” (John
8:58).
As blessed as this truth may
be, it also presents to us a profound challenge of faith. Indeed, when all around us seems to be
crumbling, how can we view God as our present supply? When the past seems filled with
catastrophic impact on the current moment, how do we look back with anything
other than regret? And when no
solution or hopeful prospect paves the road lying ahead, whence comes the
confidence of “My expectation is from Him?” (Psalm 62:5). Our answers lie in the doctrinal
understanding of God’s timelessness, and of the wonder of no “When?” in Him. “Blessed be the LORD God of Israel
from everlasting, and to everlasting” (Psalm 41:13).
“He is” proclaims the
Word of God. “I Am” declares the
Spirit of God. “You are” testifies
the church of God. Never need we
wait for our Lord to be who He is to us.
Never must we ask “When?” We
rather confess, “You are, Lord,” and then discover the perfect faithfulness of
the timeless God who “inhabiteth eternity” (Isaiah 57:15).
“The eternal God is thy refuge, and
underneath are the everlasting arms.”
(Deuteronomy 33:27)
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