NOT YET!

I think I would be safe in saying that most of the time people, for whatever reason, are not very happy when they hear the two little words, "Not Yet"!  However, there are many references in the Bible that speak about "waiting on the Lord", so may the Lord help us to know when to go forward and when to be still and wait.

In John 8:20, we find these words:  "These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as He taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on Him; for His hour was NOT YET come."  This is the last of seven times in the gospel of John that the phrase "Not Yet" is used in reference to the coming death of Christ.  Even though this was the very reason Jesus came into the world, it could not be hurried.

When the mother of Jesus wanted Him to provide wine for the wedding, He said: "Mine hour is NOT YET come."  John 2:4 
When He was urged to show His mighty works in Jerusalem, He answered:  "My time is NOT YET come."  John 7:6,8
When His enemies tried to take Him at the Feast of Tabernacles, "no man laid hands on Him, because His hour was NOT YET come."  John 7:30
Even when Jesus preached His great promise of living water, John noted that "the Holy Ghost was NOT YET given; because that Jesus was NOT YET glorified."

But we know that His hour did come -- they did lay hands upon Him -- they did put Him to death -- He was glorified -- the Holy Spirit was given!  Praise the Lord!
And now -- with anticipation -- we are awaiting another great event that has NOT YET come.  "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth NOT YET appear what we shall be: but . . . . we shall be like Him."  I John 3:2
Hebrews 2:8 tell us:  "But now we see NOT YET all things put under Him", but in that great time to come, all things will be made subject to Christ! 

There is coming a day when we will hear the words, NOT YET, no more and what a glorious day it will be!  For "eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him."

Won't you "Come and go with me to Glory Land"!!