Timely...

I am so blown away when someone's words, or actions, or responses are timely. And that immediately takes me to the work of the Spirit. God has so many children, and each of them are dealing with different things, problems, concerns, achievements, mountain tops, valleys... And as each of us is working through these things, we have a tendency to think, "Why couldn't I have known that yesterday?" or "That information sure would have been useful a week ago!". But God is perfectly timely... in everything! There is not a moment where He chose to reveal something just a little too late. There is not a time where our life's circumstances catch Him off-guard, taking a nap. He is perfectly timely. And He loves us with a love that is lacking in absolutely nothing! Perfection.
And on top of that, His mercies are new every morning. I recently had some friends receive some seemingly horrible news that the children that they were going to adopt (twins), were no longer up for adoption because the birth mother changed her mind at the last minute. Our dear friends sat weeping in a freshly painted nursery. And as they were surrounded by those who were called to "weep with those who weep", I couldn't help but be overwhelmed at such abundant love from a heavenly Father that, though we did not know it, had given our dear friends an abundant measure of mercy that morning upon waking up. They had no idea what they would need to get through the day... they had no idea the hard news that they were to receive in the middle of the afternoon... an afternoon where they would possibly be going to pick up a little boy and girl. But God knew, and He perfectly equipped them for that day, before they even took their first borrowed breath. And while tending to His heart-broken sheep, not one of His other children is even remotely neglected. They too are receiving exactly what they need in God's perfect timing.
God, thank you for adopting us into your household, giving us a reason to live, waking us with mercies that are new every morning. Your timing is perfect...