The last verse of Isaiah 60 says a lot, "In its time I will do this swiftly." There are often times in our lives now that we wish God would hurry it up. However, it does seem that God takes his time. The promise here is when the time is right God will do it quickly. This causes me to think of my grandmother's Peanut butter fudge recipe. Mix two cups of sugar and one cup of milk over medium heat until it reaches the soft-ball stage. Once mixed you don't stir it again until after it reaches soft-ball and it takes what feels like forever. You have to watch it because if the heat is too hot the mist will boil over and it is a mess to clean up. Once it reaches soft-ball the waiting is over. Don't take it off the heat early or late even by 1 degree. However, once it reaches the right stage you remove it from heat and quickly add one cup of peanut butter until fully mixed in then pour it into a pie plate. The reason this reminds me of this Scripture is because after waiting and waiting and waiting sometimes over 30 minutes you need to have it mixed and in the pan in less than a minute and then you're done (do wait for it to cool, before eating). I see God doing this is why it's so important not to wait to respond to God because the wrap-up phase will happen quickly.
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