The Timeliness of God...

 1Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began 3 and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;

4 To Titus, my true child in a common faith:

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

(Titus 1)

"In His time, in His time..." It's more than a catchy chorus from the 70s... The timing of God is a doctrinal fact.  God knows what He is doing, and He wants us as His people to get a sense of His timing.  In his greeting to Titus, Paul presents this awareness of the timeliness of God when he talks about eternal life, things promised before the ages, and the proper time.  He was hoping that Titus would be convinced that God had him in the right time at the right place with the right mission, much like Esther, Joseph and others have been throughout Biblical history. God does not just "show up" haphazardly; neither do His people or the oppurtunities He gives us to see His hand at work: providing, protecting, preparing, and using us for His glory.  So often we are rushing through life so much ignoring Him that we miss how much His timing is always right.  We're the ones off-beat, out of step, and racing against time.