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May 6
Wednesday


AT JUST THE
RIGHT TIME

READ:
Galatians 4:1-7
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When the fullness of
the time had come,
God sent forth His Son.
__Galatians 4:4
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Why is being on time so challenging for some of us? Even when we start early, something inevitably gets in our way to make us late.

But here's the good news: God is always on time! Speaking of the arrival of Jesus, paul said, "When the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son" (Gal. 4:4). The long-awaited, promised Savior came at just the right time.

Jesus' arrival during the roman Empire's Pax Romana (the peace of Rome) was perfect timing. The known world was united by one language of commerce. A network of global trade routes provided open access to the whole world. All of this guaranteed that the gospel could move rapidly in one tongue. No visas. No impenetrable borders. Only unhindered access to help spread the news of the Savior whose crucifixion fulfilled the prophecy of the Lamb who would be slain for our sins (Isa. 53). All in God's perfect timing!

All of this should remind us that the Lord knows what time is best for us as well. If you're waiting for answered prayer or the fulfillment of one of His promises, don't give up. If you think He has forgotten you, think again. When the fullness of time is right for you, He'll show up--and you'll be amazed by His brilliant timing! __Jow Stowell
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```````````````````Not ours to know the reason why```````````````
``````````````````````Unanswered is our prayer,`````````````````
`````````````````But ours to wait for God's own time```````````````
`````````````````To lift the cross we bear. __Anon.```````````````
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God's timing is always perfect.

**************Today's Bible Reading __ Galatians 4:1-7***********

1 Now I say that the heir,
as long as he is a child,
does not differ at all from a
slave, though he is master
of all, 2 but is under
guardians and stewards
until the time appointed by
the father. 3 Even so we,
when we were children,
were in bondage under the
elements of the world, 4 But
when the fullness of the
time had come, God sent
forth His Son, born of a
woman, born under the law,

5 to redeem those who were
under the law, that we
might receive the adoption
as sons.

6 And because you are
sons, God has sent forth the
Spirit of His Son into your
hearts, crying out, "Abba,
Father!" 7 Therefore you are
no longer a slave but a son,
and if a son, then an heir of
God through Christ.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Paul's words on the birth of Christ form some of the strongest
spiritual "family" images in the New Testament letters. he talks
about the relationship of an heir to his father (vv.1-2), of the
heavenly Father who sent His Son (v.4), and the work of Christ to
make it possible for us to be adopted as sons and daughters of God
(v.5). The result? As Jesus, the Son of God, called His father "Abba"
(Papa), we can, as sons and daughters, call Him "Abba" as well
(vv.6-7). For we are not only children of God, but also heirs through
Christ! __Bill Crowder