The Spiritual Timing of God by Mercy Street Ministries

Introduction

Oftentimes, in the streets, we find ourselves ministering to people in a divine flow that I call the "spiritual timing of God." When we speak to them we see that their heart is already prepared to receive Christ. We have seen the timing of God make the difference between a soul that is saved or not and a life that would live or not. The subject of God's timing is an interesting subject to me, since as a street evangelist, I see Him touch so many lives. Sometimes I stand there in the darkness of the streets as another changed life walks away, and I am amazed how God was able to have me there at the right time to speak to a heart that was searching for answers at that very moment. The circumstances are so incredible that it stirs my heart to see just how loving and caring God is to those of the streets. I know that many we meet in the streets have no earthly possessions and no one to be concerned about them. Without Christ they would have nothing; yet with Him they have everything.

Isaiah 50
4 "The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned."

It is my prayer that this book will bring an awareness of the timing of God to your daily life, witness, and prayer. An awareness of the Holy Spirit in our lives will cause us to be more sensitive to His will and His time. Let's look for opportunities to flow with Him as He prepares the perfect opportunity for you to reach out and touch a life for Christ.

Richard C. Hobbs