#soap # Nahum 01 ## Title: The Lord’s Timetable ## Scripture: (Nahum 1:3) “The Lord is slow to anger but great in power; the Lord will certainly not allow the wicked to go unpunished. He marches out in the whirlwind and the raging storm; dark storm clouds billow like dust under his feet.” (NET) ## Observation: Nahum prophesied during a time when Assyria (whose capital city was Nineveh) was threatening the nation of Israel. Many were probably wondering why God was allowing this to happen. If we read the surrounding accounts from other prophets, the bigger question would have been why were the people not following God? Many times we expect God to deliver us, when we are not following Him with our whole hearts. Even with this, the Lord sends a message through Nahum that reminds the people He is slow to anger, but still powerful. God’s delays are not God’s denials. When God does not act in our timeframe, we can sometimes think this means He will not act at all. What could be worse is we believe God is unable to do anything with the situation. However, none of this is true. God has His own timetable for His own reasons. Our job is to follow Him with our whole hearts and trust Him. Then we will see what He can do. Spoiler alert. Assyria falls within a few years of Nahum’s prophecy. ## Application: Trust the Lord’s timing. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being trustworthy.