God's Perfect Timing

When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, , to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. 
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Does God ever 'check His calendar'?  We plan our lives around the calendar; we are driven by the clock, but God, who is sovereign over time and space is not bound by the limitations of human time.  God is never in a hurry, but it sure seems like we are at times!  He is always working out His purposes according to His eternal plans and no sense of urgency on our part is going to alter or thwart those plans.

I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
                                                                                                                            Job 42:2

It was in His perfect timing that Jesus was born, at just the right time in the history of the world; when God's people were burdened under the oppressive rule of the Romans and many wondered, 'is this the way it's always going to be'?  When a sense of despair had weighed them down, at just the right moment in time, God sent His Son.

When Jesus, who was and is God (John 1:1),  became flesh and dwelt among us  (John 1:14), the course of human history changed forever.  God's plan of salvation was unfolding; the way has been opened for sinful man to be reconciled to the Father, to be forgiven and to know the sure hope of eternal life.

If God can be trusted to provide for our salvation, can we not also trust Him to look after the concerns of our hearts; to respond in grace and kindness in HIs perfect timing? Because God is faithful and true to His word, we can learn to wait upon Him, knowing HIs timing is always perfect.

You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises
​the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.
                                                                                                                                                        Joshua 23:14

May the Christ of Christmas remind us:  
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 
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