In the Kingdom of God, the focus is not only on timing but also on pace. The heavenly realm is nothing like modern America.
The Lord doesn’t exhibit a laid back attitude; he is dynamic and responsive. When he begins moving, he doesn’t wait around. Those who delay will often miss out on what he is doing.
The heavenly realm moves swiftly. There have been moments in prayer when I’ve caught glimpses of angelic activity and sensed the spiritual warfare happening around me. The invisible realm is far busier than most of us realize.
The scriptures whisper this truth. In his vision of the spirit realm, the prophet Ezekiel depicted the movement as follows: “The creatures moved back and forth like flashes of lightning” (Ezekiel 1:14 NIV).
Similarly, Daniel witnessed the angel Gabriel approaching rapidly in a vision: “While I was still in prayer, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice” (Daniel 9:21 NIV).
Make no mistake: God and the heavenly hosts are not idle. They are always moving, always working. Sadly, it is often our dead religious traditions that become passive and dull. Churchgoers sit in pews barely lifting their voices, their bodies still and disengaged. This attitude might fit a rational, Western mindset, but it bears little resemblance to the world of scripture.
The prophet Amos foresaw a time of accelerated spiritual activity, a revival where time itself seemed to speed up. He declared, “The days are coming,” says the LORD, “when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman and the planter by the one treading grapes” (Amos 9:13 NIV). Eugene Peterson’s Message translation beautifully captures this ethos, saying: “Things are going to happen so fast your head will swim, one thing fast on the heels of the other. You won’t be able to keep up. Everywhere you look, blessings!”
We shouldn’t expect God to adjust his pace to suit us. Instead, we must align ourselves with His timing. As Paul writes, “Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25 NIV).
Should you lose pace, there is a chance of being left behind. God is constantly in motion; the real question is, are we able to keep pace with Him?
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