Jesus Speaks to Women: Timing!

It was about noon. John 4: 6b

Noon...the middle of the day.  The moment when it isn't morning or afternoon...an in-between. The spot where you are infinitely removed from the safety of your warm bed, but still light years away from returning to it.  The time of the day when the sun is usually at its highest point.  That was the moment when Jesus stopped to rest by the well.  

Why is this an important detail in this story? Well, apparently, this small piece of information is key to the events that proceeds.  According to Jon Courson's Commentary, "women typically drew water in the morning or in the evening.  But this woman, for reasons we shall see, wanted to avoid the other women of the community.  Consequently, she would wait until the hot, noontime hour, when everyone else would be resting or eating, to make her journey to the well."

Sigh...

Don't you just want to hit the pause button right here and ponder the wonders of God's perfect timing?

How many times do I fret and panic about things not executed in MY timing?  How many times have I questioned why things unfold when they do and not earlier or later?  How many times I believe I know when the appropriate time for something is or isn't?  How many times have I been at odds with God's punctuality? Only to witness the meticulous exactitud with which every second rolls away...sigh...

Jesus was fully on cue!  Of course He was.  That's how His plans always work out.  That's how He always operates...since the moment He came onto this earth...at the fullness of time,

But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son. Galatians 4: 4

Dear Lord Jesus, may we appreciate the magnificent perfection of your timing, regardless of our own self-constructed idea of what the right time should be.  May we rest in the comfort of your perfect plan, regardless of our own understanding.  Amen!