May those who want to take my life
    be put to shame and confusion;
may all who desire my ruin
    be turned back in disgrace.
May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”
    turn back because of their shame.
But may all who seek you
    rejoice and be glad in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
    “The Lord is great!”

Have you ever been in a hurry? A really big hurry? A big, fat, bodacious, urgent, emergency hurry?

The Psalmist asks God to be in a hurry.

"Make haste!"

Have I often prayed, "Hurry up, God?"

How do I hurry a God who is in no hurry, who has time absolutely under control?

"I am poor and needy,"

I join him in saying, and it is true. He knows that.

"In you, I take refuge."

That's really all the refuge I ultimately need. This is not to discount the need of community, but if all else fails, He will not.

Then, the story of Joseph continues and the brothers are Joseph are having their own "come to Jesus" meeting.

Paul reminds us that "hot stuff" that we think we are, we've been bought with a price.

So, how could we think that God would forsake us? He would not even discard the treacherous brothers of Joseph. It took over a generation for them to find the opportunity to repent.

Jesus teaches us that everything big was once small, The Kingdom of God, at its essence, within us and within the world, can be as tiny as a mustard seed. That which begins small, has great potential.

God's in no hurry, but He will make haste to deliver us … only to teach us to trustfully wait for the accomplishment of His purposes.