Sometimes, our carefully laid plans can feel disrupted, like a calendar being reset. This can be disorienting, but it often signifies a divine redirection. When God intervenes in our timelines, it's not to thwart our desires but to orchestrate a greater purpose. Embracing these resets with faith allows us to align with His perfect timing and discover the beauty of His unfolding plan for our lives. [47:39]
Acts 1:7-8 (ESV)
And he said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Reflection: When you reflect on a time when your plans were significantly altered, what was your initial emotional response, and how might that response have differed if you had viewed it as a divine reset from the beginning?
The command to "wait" is not passive idleness but an active posture of expectation. It's about remaining in a place with a hopeful mindset, anticipating a promised event. This kind of waiting is rooted in the assurance that God's promises are true and worth every moment. It calls us to trust in His faithfulness, even when the timeline stretches longer than we anticipate, fostering a spirit of hope rather than frustration. [51:46]
John 14:26 (ESV)
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
Reflection: In what specific area of your life are you currently in a season of waiting, and how can you cultivate an attitude of expectant hope rather than anxious frustration during this time?
We serve a God whose word is steadfast and whose promises are unfailing. Unlike human promises that can be broken or forgotten, God's declarations are "yes" and "amen." When He speaks a promise, a vision, or an instruction, we can stand assured of its fulfillment. Looking back at His track record reveals a consistent faithfulness that builds our confidence in His ability to bring to pass all that He has spoken. [58:29]
2 Corinthians 1:20 (ESV)
For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.
Reflection: Recall a time when God's promise to you felt uncertain or delayed; what specific aspect of His character or past faithfulness can you focus on to strengthen your belief in its eventual fulfillment?
Our human understanding of time is often linear, marked by beginnings and ends. However, God exists outside of time, viewing it as a continuous present. He doesn't operate on our minutes and hours but on His own divine "Kairos" moments – the opportune and critical times for His purposes. Learning to perceive time as a process, rather than a rigid schedule, allows us to align with His eternal perspective and embrace His divine appointments. [01:04:19]
Psalm 90:4 (ESV)
For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past, or like a watch in the night.
Reflection: How might shifting your perspective from measuring your spiritual life in minutes or hours to focusing on the process of communion with God change your daily devotional practices?
When God "resets our calendar," it's not a setback but a setup for His greater plan. These divine interventions rescue us from our limited vision and guide us toward His redemptive purposes for the world. Our waiting periods are not wasted but are fertile ground for spiritual growth, deepening our roots in Him and preparing us for His appointed time. By aligning with God's timing, we step into the greatest adventure of all. [01:17:31]
Philippians 1:6 (ESV)
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will continue it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Reflection: Consider a current situation where you feel God is "resetting your calendar"; what specific aspect of His vision for the world can you focus on to help you see this disruption as a divine appointment rather than a delay?
Acts 1 provides the hinge for a meditation on divine timing and the posture required in seasons of delay. After reading Luke’s account of the forty-day post-resurrection appearances and Jesus’ charge to “wait” in Jerusalem, attention shifts to the Greek nuance of perimeno—remaining with expectant resolve rather than passive impatience. The distinction between Kronos (chronological, human time) and Kairos (God’s appointed, opportune moment) becomes central: human plans often sprint along a linear timetable, but God’s purposes unfold as processes that refine character, deepen roots, and expand vision from a national restoration to a global redemption. Personal examples of planned trajectories being reset—education, career, relationships, and the struggle to conceive—illustrate how apparent setbacks function as divine reordering rather than mere delay.
The assurance of Jesus’ promises anchors the call to patient readiness: the promise of Holy Spirit empowerment in Acts 1 is presented not as conditional speculation but as certain fulfillment, demonstrated in Acts 2. Cultural illustrations (non-Western understandings of “when” and the biblical picture of God outside time) sharpen the argument that waiting should be a sacred, preparatory discipline—an intentional season of prayer, rooting, and communal encouragement rather than anxious pushing. The negative example of Saul’s premature action at Gilgal warns of the spiritual cost when impatience overrides obedience; conversely, the disciples’ upper room posture models the posture of being ready when God’s Kairos breaks through.
The conclusion presses for a reformation of schedules and souls: submit plans, ambitions, and calendars to God’s authority; learn to measure seasons by processes and preparatory work rather than mere minutes and years; grow into maturity so that when the prophetic “go” arrives, readiness matches opportunity. Waiting is reframed as fertile, formative time—one that readies people for the greater scope of God’s redemptive agenda. The congregation is urged to embrace sacred waiting, to encourage one another in faith, and to stand expectant for the promised movement of the Spirit.
``The disciples, and I think sometimes we are like the disciples. We may be walking with the Lord. We may be pursuing good things in our life. Restarting our career, our family, the relationships. We have our plans. But are your pursuits, is your attention and focus in line with God's agenda for your season of life? Are you subjecting your life to the ruling of Kronos?
[01:14:01]
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#AlignWithGodsAgenda
Are your responses to waiting on God filled with trust and expectation? Expectation? Or are we filled with anxiety, complaining, and worrying? Are you still playing drafts when God is calling you to the more complex, complicated understanding of chess and where you are on the board and which move he's about to make, I'm told master chess players can see three and four moves in advance.
[01:14:29]
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#WaitWithExpectation
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