The fullness of time

But when the fullness of the 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.
And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. – Galatians 4.4-7

Christmas Day, of course, is the day we have chosen to remember the birth of Christ. It is the momentous day that set in motion God’s way of salvation for mankind. Today, if we can avoid all of the trappings and lights and gifts and all that, we remember that we celebrate God sending forth His Son who a world that  needed Him.

When the time was just right, the perfect time, God sent His Son to redeem us from sin, to give us His spirit, and to allow us to share in the fullness of Christ’s inheritance.

But God also sent His Son that we might be adopted as His children and so that we can cry out ‘Abba, Father.’ That’s right, because of that first Christmas we, a bunch of unworthy sinners, can be redeemed and adopted into the family of God and can now call Him our Daddy.

Happy Christmas everyone. Enjoy the day with your heavenly Daddy.