Solomon, a very wise man, understood the importance of time in God's plan. There are several reasons why the timing of Christ's coming was crucial. First, timeliness was required by prophecy, establishing Christ's credentials. Second, it demonstrates how reliable God is in fulfilling His promises. Third, after mankind's separation from God due to the choice at the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, humanity has been in dire need of rescue, and it was time for that rescue to be carried out. Fourth, it was time to remove the curtain of separation for those whom God calls, restoring human access to Him through the sacrifice of the sinless Creator. Fifth, time was running short; with roughly 2,000 years of man's rule remaining before the final thousand years, the end was near when Jesus came. Sixth, it was the right time to bring hope to a hopeless world, as Jesus proclaimed the fulfillment of time and the nearness of the kingdom of God.

In the journey of faith, understanding time from God's perspective is vital for living a life that pleases Him. We live our lives within time, making choices that shape our existence, yet we must recognize that God is sovereign over time at all times. His rulership and dominance over time never waver, as He oversees every moment with purpose. As Creator, He has set goals before the foundation of the world, to be accomplished within a predetermined time, including what He desires to achieve in and through us. Time is always moving, and for us, it is running out, though this truth is not meant to instill desperation. God, in His perfection, always has enough time, taking our limitations into account as we navigate our relationship with Him. Contentment becomes a helpful attitude in dealing with this reality. God has given mankind thoughts of eternity, of time stretching endlessly backward and forward, yet He has not fully revealed His truth about it, leaving many to grapple with false notions that become their enemy. Our challenge is to focus on the purpose of life that God has revealed, rather than on what we imagine for ourselves. We are being created for another world, within the realm of eternity, for the spirit world of the Father and the Son. To find true satisfaction, we must live by faith within a relationship with Him, trusting His sovereignty in every situation. This means being at peace and content, comforted by the truth that God is fully aware of our lives and in control of the greater picture. God's timing is always good, right, and appropriate, as seen in the set times for significant events in His plan. It is up to us to use our faith in Him to maintain a positive attitude, using the time He has allotted to grow, overcome, and meet the responsibilities our trials bring. We deal with time continuously, watching it, setting it, and meeting schedules, which underscores that everything matters because our time is limited. Yet, we can live in faith and hope, knowing that God is in control of time at all times.

Time, from a human perspective, often rules our lives as an ever-present force, an illusion, a dimension, or a continuum separating events in the same location. We struggle to comprehend vast scales, such as light years or historical spans, finding them unfathomable as our minds grapple with the enormity of the universe. Despite its familiarity, time remains elusive, defying even great thinkers like Augustine of Hippo, who confessed that while he knew what time was intuitively, he could not explain it when asked. In contrast, God's perspective on time stands apart from human understanding. He exists outside of time, in eternity, unbound by the constraints that define our existence. While we experience time sequentially, like a man in a rowboat seeing only one part of a river at a time, God perceives all moments simultaneously, akin to a pilot viewing the entire landscape from above. He sees the complete picture—Adam and Eve, Abraham and Isaac, Christ on the cross, and us—almost at once, with a mind capable of encompassing all history in a single glance. Time, as a concept, applies to creation, not to God, who creates time itself and is not subject to its limitations. This divine perspective reveals that God's decisions are not reactions to unforeseen events but eternal decrees, unchanging and unchangeable. He determines both problems and solutions in advance, never surprised or caught off balance. His relationship to time means there are no variables or indecision in His plans, allowing us to trust in Him for the ordering of our days. Jesus Christ, as God incarnate, lived within time yet operated according to God's eternal plan. His life, birth, and death were fixed by divine decrees, occurring at the fullness of time as predetermined by God. He was conscious of this timing, often stating, as in John 7:6, "My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready," distinguishing His divinely ordered moments from the ever-present readiness of human time. Even the precise years and days of His life's events were set, demonstrating that God controls time, working according to His timetable in history. Biblical concepts of time further illustrate this divine orchestration. Prophetic time, found in the prophetic books, mixes historical cycles with future messianic or disastrous events, oriented toward the future with urgent implications for the present. It is categorized into end-time and future-time, often portraying conditions at the close of the age with a mixture of mystery and specific sequences. The time of salvation divides history into eras before and after Christ, and personal histories into before and after conversion, emphasizing the present as a day of salvation with urgency for believers living in the last days. The interval between Christ's resurrection and His second coming is a time of waiting, where the church both participates in new possibilities brought by Christ and longs for the consummation of redemption. Despite this interval being regarded as short by New Testament writers, with expectations of a quick return, impatience has often arisen among believers, as seen in the early church and corrected by Christ Himself when disciples sought to know the exact timing of His return. Patience, essential in this waiting, is highlighted in scriptures like James 5:7-11, using Greek terms such as makrothumia, meaning longsuffering patience that prevents frustration, and hypomone, indicating enduring perseverance. This patience, exemplified by the farmer awaiting early and latter rains, requires obedience and trust in God's timing for both physical harvests and spiritual deliverance. God's longsuffering nature, described in the Old Testament as slow to anger with Hebrew terms like arek or erek, underscores His patience toward us, waiting for the right time to show grace and mercy. Ultimately, aligning our time with God's perspective through faith, obedience, and patience allo