On schedule, on target

Jesus: And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself. He said this to show what kind of death he was going to die. - John 12:32,33

"And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock. . . You do not believe because you are not of my flock. . . My father who has given them to me is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them ouf of the Father's hand. I and the Father are one." - John 10:16-30

The Gospel is doing exactly what it's supposed to be doing. The sheep are being brought into the flock. They are hearing the voice of Jesus. They are in the Father's hand. The Son and the Father are one.

No need to tweak the message to speed things up or slow things down. No need to sweeten the offer, the Gospel needs nothing added or removed; we're not believing it ourselves if we think adjustments are needed. Our father, who is greater than all, is on schedule and on target with his plans determined in eternity past. The intensity of our proclamation cannot change the outcome nor hasten the timing of what God is doing; rather, our zeal is for the message itself and the glory it reveals of God in the face of Christ Jesus.

Faithful is He who called you, and He will bring it to pass.

-- TWMathis