In practice, the way this would work is that we would show up pretty near to the time. As he was always behind, he would be the last to arrive. When he finally did arrive, the meeting would start. He probably never saw a problem with it because he was never the one waiting.
In every circle there are those people who are chronically late. (If you can't think of anyone like that, It's you.) But just as aggravating are those who come early. Now if you are supposed to meet someplace and they are early you may never know about it. But sometimes our early birds are sitting on our doorsteps. This is frustrating because we aren't quite ready for them and now there is this pressure to be ready too. Why can't people just be on time?
So what is all of this about? As we walk with God, part of the path is understanding that God's time and our time is not the same thing. God does all things at the appropriate time. And sometimes we approach God's instructions to us with a big ISH. We know what God would have us do, but we say "Yeah, I'll get after that this afternoon ish." We don't approach God's priorities as if they are our priorities. We treat them as more distant goals than pressing needs.
Other time we show up early on God's plans. We are sitting on God's doorstep saying, "Are you ready yet God? Come on, let's go." But God's time is not our time. He will wait for the perfect time and we should too.
This clip from Pastor Chris refers to Jesus calling His disciples as told in Matthew 4:12-25.
Jesus waited for the right time. He let the preparations of John the Baptist run their course, then at the right time he was on his way. We should all appreciate that example. There is that perfect time for God's will and we should be ready for it.
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