God's Perfect Timing

Scripture Reading - Gal. 4:4-7 "But when the fullness of the time was come , God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying , Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ."

Today's scripture reading is one of my personal favorites. I turn to it often, it gives me great comfort in various situations that arise in my life. The impact of the the very first phrase; "But when the fullness of time was come," is enormous. God's timing is always perfect. The things He does are done at the right time. His timing is never wrong. Jesus Christ was sent at the perfect time. The time that was chosen by God himself. The birth of Jesus had been long foretold by prophesies. God's people had anxiously awaited the coming of the Messiah for many, many years, and when the fullness of time was come, He was born. We can hold to God's Word. His promises are true. What we need to develop is a perfect trust in Him to do what He says he will do. We have to have faith in His Word. Faith will bring about peace in our lives. I feel as though we only have a weak hope in Him at times. If He answers, great, if He doesn't, then we deal with things as best as we know how. I have gotten in God's way and complicated things many times because God was not moving quick enough for me. In other words, I didn't trust Him enough to wait for the fullness of time to come. Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. He knows the circumstances in your life that will arise. The future is known to him. Trust in His ability to care and look out for you. He wants and desires to take care of us. Never forget that fact.

I do a little exercise with the 23rd Psalm sometimes. It really reinforces God's care for me. Try placing your name in the blanks below :

The LORD is _______ shepherd ; _________ shall not want . He maketh _________to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth ____________ beside the still waters. He restoreth ____________ soul: he leadeth _____________in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though ____________ walks through the valley of the shadow of death, ________ will fear no evil: for thou art with ___________; thy rod and thy staff they comfort _________ Thou preparest a table before _____________ in the presence of __________ enemies : thou anointest _________________ head with oil; _____________cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow _____________ all the days of ___________ life: and _____________will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

All we are doing in this exercise is replacing the personal pronouns with our name. We do this because God sent His Son Jesus when the fullness of time had came. He done this to redeem us and bring us into a relationship with Him in which we can cry out, "Abba Father". This mean He becomes a personal, intimate Father to each and every one who will decide to follow Him. Our relationship with the creator of this world is meant to be a close, personal relationship in which we can count on Him to lead and direct our paths. Put your total trust in Him and wait for the fullness of time to arrive in your circumstances.

Be Blessed and Live in the NOW!!!