As I read that verse yesterday I had such a sense of God's heart being so full of love for us that He wants us close to Him more than anything else, and He paid the ultimate price to make it happen.
It says 'when the right time came'. God has a 'right time' for everything and He has a right time for us too. No matter how many delays we may have had, or how many disappointments we have experienced God wants to remind us today to let Him draw us so close to Him that they'll lose their sting and not have such a hold, as we find out His deep love for us.
Be assured He does have a right time to bring about what He purposes for us, and it wont be too late or too early. We can enter His rest safe in that knowledge, and as we draw close to Him we'll hear what He wants, not always what we want.😊 The question is, will we let Him draw us close? Will we trust Him to carry out His good plans for us, at what He knows will be the 'right time'?
His record proves that His 'right time' is always perfect. Jesus arrived on earth as a baby at exactly the right time and He carried out the plan of God to the last letter just so we too can be called God's own sons and daughters and belong to Him.
If He'd come earlier or later He would have missed Herod calling for the census that would have him arrive in Bethlehem on time. He'd have missed the Magis' arrival with their provision. He would have missed Simeon and Anna in the temple giving confirming words of His being the awaited Messiah. He'd have missed the Roman Empire being in place to enable the gospel go far and wide. Isn't that amazing?
Jesus came at just the right time for each one of us, so be encouraged, He will bring about our 'right times' too if we'll draw close to Him so we don't miss them.
Lord help us above all else to draw close to You this Christmas and into our coming year knowing You'll bring about everything that concerns us at the right time. Amen.
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