The "Eleventh hour" God; do you know Him?

Who has not known the sound of a ticking clock counting down the seconds to the moment of their desperate need, only to wonder if God could (really) hear them as they sat helplessly wondering when their next shoe would drop? When we least expect we can rely upon three things.  God never sleeps. He knows no limit when it comes to His children.  He always meets their needs (not their wants, but their needs).

Think of the recent events in your life that have taught this lesson over and over again. Sometimes, it is as simple as an unexpected letter telling you a debt’s “paid in full” when you thought a greater balance was due. A doctor's report telling you the cancer has mysteriously disappeared or the operation isn't necessary, that your body has healed itself. A lost son's phone call home, telling of the miraculous way in which God has began working in his life through what had seemed more like a desperate situation. All the sudden, your eleventh hour has become another twenty four hours of new life being breathed into your soul, once again.

Christ's death on the cross was for two primary reasons: Payment for our sin and the promise of our new life. One required the other and both were necessary for everyone (the "ungodly" is all inclusive).

Whether our "eleventh hour" moment is birthed from a desperate need for healing, restoration, direction, or some other life changing moment, the same Christ died so that you would have the answer through a relationship with Him. To ignore the price He paid is to let the hands of time tick past the midnight hour in your life sending you into the unknown. It is never too late, but it might be sooner than you realize. Turn to Christ today for the salvation you need has already drawn closer than you realize.

Thought to live by: The moment I need God can be found in every moment, of every day.

"Who's your daddy" is a devotional written by Pat Ferguson (Copyright © 2012, All Rights Reserved)