GOD’S PLANS ARE NEVER RUSHED, NEVER RANDOM, BUT THEY ARE ALWAYS REDEMPTIVE.
While waiting for the fulfillment God’s promise, we must not despair and make room for Satan’s thoughts. Satan will devise many strategies to prevent man from accepting God’s high promise. Satan knows that God has chosen humans to receive high blessings. Therefore, Satan will try to push man into despair in some way. Humans should always be aware that they are God’s chosen ones and are destined to receive God’s promise.
Read moreSigns of divine promise and intervention In the Bible, we see salvation history moves through parents who were blessed with children late in life We can see that children born late to their parents
are not just biological anomalies-they are signs of divine promise and intervention. These births often occur in situations of barrenness, old age, or despair, and they mark turning points in salvation history: Isaac was born to Abraham and Sarah when they were far beyond childbearing age (Gen 21). His birth fulfilled God’s covenant and launched the lineage of Israel. Samson was God’s gift to Manoah and his barren wife, after an angelic announcement (Judg 13). He was set apart as a Nazirite and chosen to begin Israel’s deliverance from the Philistines. Samuel’s birth took place after the fervent prayer of Hannah, his mother, and a vow to dedicate him to God (I Sam1). He became a prophet and judge, guiding Israel during a critical transition. John the Baptist was born to Zechariah and Elizabeth in their old age (Lk 1). His birth was foretold by an angel, and he prepared the way for Jesus. Though not born late, Jesus’ virgin birth to Mary was the ultimate divine intervention-fulfilling prophecy and inaugurating the New Covenant. These go to show that God often chooses the unexpected and the overlooked to fulfill His greatest plans.
Waiting on God’s Timing
What can be emphasized is that waiting is not passive-it’s spiritual preparation. In each biblical account, the waiting period was filled with: Faith: Trusting God’s promise despite physical impossibility. Prayer: Hannah’s and Zechariah’s prayers were pivotal. Transformation: The waiting shaped the parents’ hearts and deepened their relationship with God. This teaches us that our own lives may be part of a divine unfolding, even if we do not yet see the fruit. The delay is not denial it’s divine design.
A High Calling for Humanity
The Bible consistently affirms that human life is not random or meaningless. Instead, we are: Created in God’s image (Gen 1:27). We are called to be holy and set apart (I Pet 1:15-16). Each one of us is thus invited to participate in the divine mysteries (Eph 3:9-10). To “write in our hearts” that we are called by God is to embrace a life of purpose, not just productivity. It is a call to transcend materialism and seek the deeper truths of love, justice, mercy, and grace. The
children born to parents in their old age through divine intervention, as seen in Scripture, remind us that God’s plans are never rushed, never random, but they are always redemptive. If you feel delayed, overlooked, or uncertain-remember, you might be standing at the threshold of something sacred.
When we examine our lives to this day, in some way, someone may have filled us with sorrow, hurt, accusations, or ridicule. We must first be ready to remove all of that. This is because God’s plan for our lives may be unknown to them. They may perhaps feel that we are someone who is one step below them. Throughout the history of salvation found in the Holy Scriptures, we can see that those who waited even for extremely long periods for the fulfillment of God’s promise have received it. Therefore, we should be ready to remove any confusion about life from our thinking and our conclusions on this.
The Bible speaks of only two states: One is a relationship with God, and the other, with Satan. There is no middle ground. It is impossible to serve both God and Satan. The Holy Bible teaches: Man cannot do anything without God. This is a profound truth. The truths of the Bible are much higher than the knowledge of the world. The knowledge of the world keeps changing. The knowledge we have today about a thing may not be what we know about that thing tomorrow. But, the words in the sacred scripture do not change. This is a great truth, and this is what gives us freedom from our own understanding and ways.