Right On Time

RIGHT ON TIME

The past few weeks we have talked about a few of the prophecies of the birth of the Saviour of the world. But in all the prophecies no time was given when this would be, but we know from scripture that there was a time for Christ to be born.

Galatians 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law

All those years before when God gave the men of old the words that they wrote about the coming of the Saviour they did not know when this would be, but God knew. God has a plan and everything happens at the time appointed.

Just as the day Jesus was born in Bethlehem fulfilled things spoken years ago, there was something that God saw that the shepherds never dreamed about that night when the angel made the announcement of the Lord’s birth to them. When they came and saw the baby in the manger and left rejoicing, little did they know that there was a cross in that baby’s future as He grew up to be a man. He was a man that was despised by the religious leaders of the day. Even in that God had a plan and that plan was to unfold in a specific way and at an appointed time. Not when men wanted it to, but it took place just when God meant for it to take place and Jesus knew what was going to happen.

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Matthew 26:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,

2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

Jesus indeed died on the cross, was buried and rose again the third day according to the plan the Father had. There is another event that is out in front of us, and it will come to pass at the time God has appointed. This same Jesus that was born in a manger, died on a cross and rose from the dead is coming back for His Church and as with all the other events no man knows the day nor the hour of His coming.

Matthew 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Just as His birth, His death, and His resurrection were at an appointed day, so is His coming back. It will be glorious for those that are His. Will He come back for you?

If you have never accepted Jesus as Lord of your life, let me urge you to do that today. The gift of salvation is the greatest gift you will ever receive. Don’t wait, for you know not when He will come. It could be today or this week or anytime in 2020. We just don’t know. We do know that He is coming and it will be right on time.

Happy New Year and a blessed 2020