Post by Betty on Apr 12, 2007 1:56:39 GMT -5
Just in Time
Devotion: Lessons On Living
Scripture References:
Galatians 4:4
Leviticus 23:22
Leviticus 19:9
Ruth 1:22
Title: Just in Time
Author: Woodrow Kroll
Ruth 1:22
So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess her
daughter-in-law with her, who returned from the
country of Moab. Now they came to Bethlehem at
the beginning of barley harvest.
Just in Time
According to Business Week, time technicians at
the National Institute of Standards & Technology
recently switched to an atomic clock based on the
vibrations of cesium atoms. It will take 300,000
years to gain or lose a single second. But NIST
scientists are working on an even better model: a
single mercury ion will be trapped in a vacuum by
laser beams and cooled to its lowest possible
energy level. The atom's oscillations will then
be so stable that the new timepiece should be
accurate to within one second in ten billion
years.
Yet God's timing is even more accurate than that.
He brought Naomi and Ruth back from Moab just as
the barley harvest was beginning. This had a
twofold significance. By God's good timing, they
returned at a season when food would be available
for a destitute widow and her daughter-in-law.
The law of gleaning (Lev. 19:9; 23:22) allowed
the poor to follow the harvesters and gather any
stray stalks of grain. In fact, the corners of
the field were to be left deliberately
unharvested so the less fortunate would be
provided for. But it was also perfect timing
because, most likely, it was only during the
harvest season that Boaz regularly visited his
fields. This provided an occasion for Ruth and
Boaz to meet and develop a relationship.
God's timing is never off. We may get in a hurry
or lag behind, but God is the Master of time. His
plans always take place in the "fullness of the
time" (Gal. 4:4). Never a moment too soon or a
second too late, but at the appropriate time He
brings about His perfect will.
Trust your time to God. He is a billion times
better than an atomic clock. At the right time,
He will open the way for you.
God is never in a hurry because He is in control
of time.
Devotion: Lessons On Living
Scripture References:
Galatians 4:4
Leviticus 23:22
Leviticus 19:9
Ruth 1:22
Title: Just in Time
Author: Woodrow Kroll
Ruth 1:22
So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess her
daughter-in-law with her, who returned from the
country of Moab. Now they came to Bethlehem at
the beginning of barley harvest.
Just in Time
According to Business Week, time technicians at
the National Institute of Standards & Technology
recently switched to an atomic clock based on the
vibrations of cesium atoms. It will take 300,000
years to gain or lose a single second. But NIST
scientists are working on an even better model: a
single mercury ion will be trapped in a vacuum by
laser beams and cooled to its lowest possible
energy level. The atom's oscillations will then
be so stable that the new timepiece should be
accurate to within one second in ten billion
years.
Yet God's timing is even more accurate than that.
He brought Naomi and Ruth back from Moab just as
the barley harvest was beginning. This had a
twofold significance. By God's good timing, they
returned at a season when food would be available
for a destitute widow and her daughter-in-law.
The law of gleaning (Lev. 19:9; 23:22) allowed
the poor to follow the harvesters and gather any
stray stalks of grain. In fact, the corners of
the field were to be left deliberately
unharvested so the less fortunate would be
provided for. But it was also perfect timing
because, most likely, it was only during the
harvest season that Boaz regularly visited his
fields. This provided an occasion for Ruth and
Boaz to meet and develop a relationship.
God's timing is never off. We may get in a hurry
or lag behind, but God is the Master of time. His
plans always take place in the "fullness of the
time" (Gal. 4:4). Never a moment too soon or a
second too late, but at the appropriate time He
brings about His perfect will.
Trust your time to God. He is a billion times
better than an atomic clock. At the right time,
He will open the way for you.
God is never in a hurry because He is in control
of time.
