With God, it's never too late

"Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house. 21Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.  22But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.” 23Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”  John 11:21-23. NKJV

Lazarus had died and when Jesus heard about this, Mary and Martha thought that He would come to them straightaway. He didn't. He finally went four days after Lazarus had died, and raised him from the dead.

There's a lesson here. Jesus doesn't always respond the way we would like Him to. He tells us to call upon Him but, it can seem ages before He appears to respond. The thing is, with Jesus, it is never too late. Whereas, in the natural, Lazarus had died and been placed in his tomb, it appeared to be over. But with Jesus, we live in the supernatural, and although Jesus doesn't appear to respond to our call, He does, but we can't see what is happening as He prepares for what we have asked Him to do. But He is never too late, always right on time.

Possibly, there have been times in your life when you could echo Martha's plea, 'Lord, if you had been here.' It may have been a frustrating time, one in which you have never received the answer to why He didn't respond. Perhaps, because of the circumstance of your pleas to Him, you were not listening properly, and you may have missed His word to you. There was and is an answer to this and one day you will know for sure. So probably, it is time to move on.

It is never too late with Jesus. You may have felt the call of God in the past but, ignored it for many reasons. It's never too late; why not talk to Jesus about this and ask Him to forgive you for not responding to Him. We always want Him to respond to us, but how many times do we not respond to Him. It works both ways. The thing is, as we repent, He becomes the God of another chance. It's never too late with Him.

There may have been things you wish you had done in your life. With God, nothing is impossible and He can re-ignite a dream, so why not ask Him. Perhaps you had always wanted to go to a particular place but, through one thing or another, you were prevented. Talk to God about this. If it is plausible, may be He can help. 

Whatever you have ticking away in your mind at this time, it is never too late while you are here on Planet Earth. You are still alive and, no matter what age you are and how many grey hairs you may have, God can make it happen. You may have missed it last time you had the opportunity but, God knows your heart and He can turn the impossible into possible. Unlike Martha, who wished Jesus had 'been here', He is here with you, so talk to Him about any guilt or regret about what you wished had happened in the past. It is never too late!

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

Lord Jesus, I have sinned   

I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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