Thanks for your prayers: there was a positive outcome of the discussions in Germany with the court and Finanzamt (German IRS) on the incorporation and tax-deductible status of Philosophia in Germany (something we already have in the U.S.). Please pray that the final documents will be finished this week. God’s timing is perfect. Which reminds me of another thought Ihad a couple of days ago.

In the 1980’s there was a lot of talk in management circles about “just-in-time” production. Instead of having parts and components stocked up in inventory (which costs space and was inefficient), top companies worked toward a “just-in-time” production schedule in which the parts and components arrived right at the moment needed and not before.

We’re getting closer to the deadline for the “3rd miracle” of House Nazareth: on April 25th the funds for the down payment need to be transferred to the German bank. By that date $960,000 in donations or interest-free loans need to be available to see the purchase go through.

As I’ve looked at the calendar (sometimes even stared at it a little), I imagine how Moses must have felt at the Red Sea. The half-thought, half-prayer rises in my heart: “Uh… Lord… You know we’ll only survive if You part the waters. Don’t You think You want to start things moving a little faster? Like, maybe, a little ‘wind’ picking up or something?”

But then I realize, God is a “just-in-time” God. He is never too early and never too late.

The prophet Habakkuk received a clear answer from the Lord when he worried that the prophecies he saw were not coming about:

“The revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.” Habakkuk 2:3 (NIV)

While I’m not a prophet and “House Nazareth” is not a vision of the end times, the principle holds: God’s timing is always perfect. Which isn’t always comfortable for us waiting for His miracles. But it sure strengthens your prayer life.