God's sovereignty over time is absolute and unyielding. No one has the power to stay the hand of God or turn Him from the successful completion of His purpose at the exact moment He has determined it will be finished. God is not delayed by human readiness or lack thereof; He does not sit on His throne wringing His hands, uncomfortable with a timeframe pushed by our actions. He always meets His deadlines, unlike human efforts, as seen in the precise fulfillment of prophecies such as the birth of Isaac and Israel's exodus from Egypt, occurring exactly as He purposed, down to the very day, perhaps to the hour, minute, and second. God's counsel stands firm, as He declares in Isaiah 46:10, with prophecies ringing with positive assurance because no force—be it man, angel, or nation—can stop Him from acting precisely how, when, where, and in whom He purposes. He works against deadlines with perfect precision, ensuring His will is done without overriding our free moral agency. If we fail to cooperate, He has alternatives, including replacing us with others, yet He uses every means at His disposal to prepare and save those called into His purpose on schedule with the return of Jesus Christ. To suggest that we delay God impugns His sovereignty. If He has set His will to save us for His Kingdom, He will accomplish it, ensuring the bride is ready when Christ comes, as recorded in Revelation 19:7. His active governance is evident in His minute-by-minute, century-by-century sustaining of creation, maintaining, guiding, and propelling all things by the word of His power, as described in Hebrews 1:3. He did not create and then step away; His continuous involvement ensures the stability of creation, shaping and managing it according to His purpose, as seen from Genesis to the plagues of Egypt and beyond. God actively exercises His sovereignty daily, in both good times and bad, sending commands that govern natural elements like snow, frost, and hail, as shown in Psalm 147:15-20. His involvement extends to using His powers purposely to increase famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places, as Jesus indicates in Matthew 24:7, demonstrating that such events do not follow uniform law but are under His direct control. His spiritual purpose always overrides everything, confirming that He is Sovereign over all, moving things at His pace, not ours.

God's sovereignty over time is absolute and unyielding. No one can stay the hand of God or turn Him from the successful conclusion of any purpose of His. He has scheduled the appearance of Jesus Christ to take place at a precise moment, and if He has a deadline for the return of His Son, it will come off exactly when He has determined. God works against deadlines that He sets, just as builders and manufacturers set times for the completion of their projects. In Genesis, He set a time for events to unfold, and they occurred right on schedule, as with Abraham and Sarah's wait for Isaac, where He determined the exact moment of fulfillment. Similarly, Joseph's release from prison came precisely when God ordained it, demonstrating that His timing is perfect and unhindered by human readiness or circumstance. God's plans are not delayed by human unpreparedness. He has alternatives and will use every means at His disposal to prepare and save those He has called into His purpose, right on time. No puny man or group can hold Him back under any circumstance. His counsel stands firm, as seen in the exact timing of Israel's departure from Egypt, 430 years to the day after His covenant with Abram. The prophecies ring with assurance because no force can stop Him from acting on what He purposes to do. He has already set the day and hour for significant events, possibly even from the moment He breathed life into Adam, working tirelessly toward those deadlines. The church will be ready when He is ready, as He works within her to ensure she is prepared at the appointed time. His sovereignty guarantees that His will to save and place us in His kingdom will be accomplished, regardless of our state. He appeals to us to yield to Him, trusting that He has set the end of our trials and knows the exact hour of fulfillment. His active involvement ensures that everything operates according to His schedule, and if we yield, we will be ready right on time, for nobody stops the sovereign Creator from doing what He wants, when He wants to do it.

God's sovereignty over time is evident in the precise fulfillment of His plan. Timeliness was required by prophecy, establishing Christ's credentials and proving how reliable God is. It was time to rescue mankind, who had been in dire need since being cut off from God after eating of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. It was also time to remove the curtain of separation for those whom God calls, restoring human access to Himself through the sacrifice of our sinless Creator. Time was running short, with only the final third of the allotted time for man's rule remaining when Jesus died, signaling that the end was near. As Jesus declared in Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 'The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.' Finally, it was the right time to bring hope to a hopeless world, fulfilling the divine timing of God's purpose.

In the journey of faith, we must recognize that God is sovereign over time all the time. His rulership and dominance over time are never relaxed, as He oversees what happens within it continuously. As Creator, He has set goals before the foundation of the world, to be accomplished within an already determined time, including what He desires to achieve in and through us. While time is always moving and running out for us, God, in His perfection, always has enough time, a truth we can embrace in our relationship with Him. His timing is always good, right, and appropriate, as seen in the set moments of significant events in His plan. We are called to use our faith in Him to remain in a positive attitude, utilizing the time He has allotted to grow, overcome, and meet the responsibilities our trials impose. The overarching message is clear: God is in control of time at every moment, giving us the foundation to live in faith and hope.