Seldom is Almighty God in a hurry. When it was made clear to this servant of God that he was to appear in Rome on highly important spiritual business, even then, God was not in a hurry.

Let me illustrate this from Acts Chapter 28 and verse 11 onwards.

After all that we read of in the earlier Chapters, these verses might at first sight appear to be rather ordinary. They may even sound 'low key'. Jesus Christ had said - "Paul as you have witnessed for me in Jerusalem, so you will witness for me in Rome." And now, almost three years later, Paul arrives in Rome, which is, for him, a long way from Jerusalem.

It was similar when God sent His Son Jesus Christ into the world. There was no sense of hurry and yet the timing was absolutely perfect. Learn from His strategy. We can get timing so wrong - He never does!

God was not in a hurry, and Paul had a lot to do along the way, and many people to speak with and minister.

Behind this move of God in taking His man to Rome, there were many attacks of the enemy of God. We have read of efforts to delay his transportation to Rome. He had been left to languish in that prison in Caesarea.

He was confronted with a violent tempest. Worldly minded people whose only interest was profit intervened in the plans and designs of our Creator God. Soldiers were on the point of taking their sword to silence Paul once and for all. Then that viper attempted to finish him off!

None of that succeeded.

We read of him, on Malta, gathering sticks and healing the sick. Wherever there was a need, no matter what it was, you could find Paul willing to be used and willing to be useful.

There can be delays, attacks, rejection of wise advice, direct interventions of the enemy and enemies of God, but still God gets His man to where He wants him to be.

Take these vital truths mentioned in this article and learn the deep significant profound lessons.

The world can throw a lot at us at times, and the temptation can be to give in or give up or compromise. Paul came through all of this victoriously and triumphantly.

It took time, and patience was essential. When God chooses us and calls us, He is seldom in a hurry.

Sandy Shaw