God's Perfect Timing

“But when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, in order that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.” Galatians 4:4-5

All of us have times when we find ourselves waiting on God to answer prayer. For many, the waiting process seems to go on forever.

That is how it was for Israel as the people waited for the coming of the Messiah. Thousands of years passed between man’s fall and Christ’s birth.

Yet when Jesus came, His arrival was precisely on time.

Morally and spiritually, the world into which He was born was bankrupt. Cultic and mysterious religions did little to satisfy the growing hunger for truth.

Christ’s life put an end to man’s restless search. He came to offer an eternal peace that was not based on the world and its desires.

Jesus could have come as a military giant armed with angels and the infinite power of heaven. Instead, He chose to come as a humble baby wrapped in swaddling clothes. His life and servanthood was the perfection of God’s love to redeem mankind.

The reason many missed His coming was that they looked for a Messiah who would exalt them and their nation instead of exalting God.

In your prayers, learn to focus on the ways you can exalt Jesus Christ instead of yourself. Then, even in the waiting process, He will be glorified.

“Christ’s birth at Bethlehem was not an accident; it was an appointment.” – Warren Wiersbe