Everything happens for a reason at that time …

Everything happens for a reason at that time _____. I was adding what I thought was a simple side note to an article. It turned out to not be simple at all. So it became its own thing. It's a look at the impact of three short words. Only ten letters and a couple spaces.

At that time

The questions then are these.

First, what time? Why now? Why not earlier? And why not later?

Second, who decided this was that time? Not to mention, given all the things it took to set up the scenario so the requirements for that time to take place, who can make all of them happen?

By now, many of you know the answer to who can make all these things happen at the time they need to happen to accomplish a purpose. It's God.

Christians like to say, everything happens for a reason. Also that things happen according to God's timing. In Bible-speak, at that time, as in at that time that God has set. But, do we realize how often those things appear in the Bible? Probably a lot more than you think.

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked ...

I'm sure the disciples asked Jesus a lot of questions. And at lots of times. But here's one in particular. But before we get into it, here's a "short" side note I wrote to go with it

Just a quick side note here. One of the things I do with recent updates is write more about many of the passages. I didn’t do that so much early on. Then some people told me I should. I tended to just include things that seemed "obvious" to me.

Then I was reminded of something I really didn't want to forget. What's "obvious" after years and years of study, research, and writing, isn't obvious at all to many people who haven't done all that. And of course, people who read to learn more also don't think things are obvious.

So things do get longer. But I pray, they also get more useful.

Oh well, so much for the quick side note. Anyway, here's the rest of a longer version of I never knew you.

Talk about "at that time". I hope and pray that for someone reading this, it's what you need at the time you read it.

As of this time, while I'm writing this, I never knew you hasn't been updated. I'm doing this instead. When it's done, I'll add a link here. Or, you can subscribe using the button either at the top or towards the bottom, depending on what kind of device you're using.

So - here we go.

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At that time

The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven - Matthew

18:1-5 pp — Mk 9:33-37; Lk 9:46-48