Good Morning Friends,
“What I am saying is that as long as the heir
is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate.
He is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. So
also, when we were children, we were in slavery under the basic principles of
the world. But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman,
born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full
rights of sons. Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our
hearts, the Spirit who calls out, ‘Abba, Father.’ So you are no longer a slave,
but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir.” (Galatians
4:1-7)
Jesus came when the time was just right. By
God’s sovereign plan, all things worked together to make the time of Jesus’
birth the perfect time for the Messiah to come. Judaism was about to end. At
least its truly religious nature was. When the temple was destroyed only 40
years after Jesus’ death, Judaism effectively came to end. It has not been
resurrected in the 2,000 years since then. God could not have waited any longer
or there would have been no people through which to send His Son.
He could not have come earlier, either. A
common language was spoken all over the world, having been established by
Alexander the Great spreading Greek everywhere he conquered. Roads formed a
quick route of transportation, used for goods and armies, and used, too, for
carriers of the Gospel. Relative peace prevailed because the Roman Empire
ensured it. It was just the right time for the Messiah and just the right for
His message to go forth into the world.
What amazing foresight God demonstrated and
what amazing sovereignty!
And here’s the best news, He orchestrated
Jesus’ coming for you and me! So that we could be more than slaves, so that we
could be His sons and His heirs! He did it all for us!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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