31 Days of Christmas – Day #21

The Fullness of Time

Christmas did not happen by accident. It was carefully planned in the throne room of eternity and, on earth there was detailed preparation for centuries. That’s why the apostle Paul said, “When the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son” (Galatians 4:4).
The Hebrew people were unique in their worship of one God. The Greeks fashioned the most perfect language the world had ever known. The Romans built the roads which connected the whole earth. Judaism was the mold which held the Good News, the Greek language was the vehicle to carry the Good News, and the Roman Empire was ready to spread the Good News.
So you see, Jesus came at the right time. He came to a world of failure. The Jews were an unsatisfied people, the glory of Greece was past, and Roman rule was cruel and tyrannical. It was an unhappy, suspicious, fearful, needy world. It was a world of moral degradation, low ethical standards, bitter hatred, and unrelieved despair. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?
But the coming of Jesus gave the world a fresh start. That’s why mankind has numbered their years from the date of His birth. That’s when God’s Son was given, not loaned, but given. God’s gift is outright. It has never been withdrawn. He is still here. Our emptiness invites God’s abundance, our weakness cries out for His strength, and our blindness gropes for His light every day.
The fullness of time is still here! (1 John 1:9)