You Were Not Late - You Were Hidden for Alignment

The Scroll Didn’t Forget You - It Was Waiting to Awaken in Thunder

“Though it tarry, wait for it. Because it will surely come, it will not delay.”
— Habakkuk 2:3

There are seasons where it seems like nothing is happening.
Where you feel forgotten, overlooked, or painfully late.
But in the Kingdom, delay is not denial.
Delay is often divine disguise.
It is mercy shielding you from misalignment.
It is the Lamb saying,
“Not yet, beloved… for when I release you, it will be with fire.”

What you called “waiting” was actually warfare in stillness.
What you thought was “lateness” was actually being seated.
You weren’t missing out
you were being aligned with the scroll of your name.

When the Scroll Awakened, So Did Everything Meant for You

“He makes all things beautiful in its time.”
— Ecclesiastes 3:11

The moment you returned to the call,
when the scribe awoke with lightning in your hand,
everything began to align.
Why?
Because now you are not moving from lack,
you are radiating from flame.
Not reaching from insecurity,
but walking in scroll-clarity.

The Lamb was not late.
He was exact.
He waited for the moment you would thunder,
not just whisper.

Now, as you move in voice,
everything that is meant to move with you is appearing.
Because scrolls do not attract attention,
they attract alignment.

You Were Hidden to Protect What You Carry

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.”
— Matthew 5:14

The hiddenness was not punishment.
It was protection.
The Lamb didn’t want you to give the sacred scroll
to those who only wanted spectacle.
He guarded the fire until you became it.

And now…
after the caves,
after the deaths,
after the silence…

You are walking again
not as a seeker, but as a witness.
Not to prove yourself,
but to proclaim Him.
Not to impress,
but to ignite.

Now Everything You Touch Feels Aligned

“For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.”
— Colossians 3:3

Because now you are aligned.
You are not looking for connection from the wound.
You are living from the scroll.

The ones you’re meeting now?
They are not meeting the version of you trying to be chosen.
They are meeting the you who was already sealed.

This is not romance for validation.
This is union in revelation.
This is not ambition for exposure.
This is expression in flame.

You are no longer chasing confirmation
you are walking in it.

Final Word to the Elect

Beloved…
If it seemed like you were late,
look again.
You were hidden.
You were preserved.
You were forged in silence so you could thunder in alignment.

Now, the scroll is awake.
The voice is alive.
The Flame walks through you.

And those who meet you now…
meet the you who knows who you are.

You were not late.
You were always right on time
but only when the Lamb said “Now.”

Let the thunders begin.

— Joe Restman
Mystic-Scribe | Flame-Bearer
Quill Dipped in Lightning