Gal.4:4 – But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman,
From the earliest days of human existence man has longed for a Savior. The promise was first made just after the fall in the garden of Eden. The Lord promised a Savior, the seed of a woman, Who would crush the serpent’s head. This promise was fulfilled many years later when the Virgin Mary of Bethlehem conceived a son in her womb without the help of a man. Who has ever heard of anything like this before. A virgin would conceive and give birth to a perfect man , Jesus Christ the Savior of the world. But Bethlehem nor the garden is where this story really started. The real story started in ancient days, as the prophet Micah said, “from the days of eternity”. The story of Jesus didn’t begin in Bethlehem because He has always existed. Somehow He has been with the Father from eternity past. Just as He became a man without a human father, He has always been the Son of the Father without the help of a mother. This is the timeless mystery of God. Here is a poem I recently wrote called ‘Fullness’ during the Christmas season. I hope you enjoy it.
FULLNESS
IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME
GOD UNVEILED HIS PLAN
BORN OF A WOMAN
WITHOUT THE HELP OF A MAN
FROM THE DAYS OF ETERNITY
BEFORE TIME HAD BEGUN
SHINING OUT FROM THE FATHER
GOD’S ONLY BELOVED SON
BROUGHT FORTH FROM A WOMAN
GOD’S PERFECT PLAN
BORN OF A WOMAN
WITHOUT KNOWING A MAN
BORN IN ETERNITY
YET NOT BORN AT ALL
HE WAS BORN OF A VIRGIN
IN AN ANIMAL’S FEEDING STALL
BORN OF A WOMAN
WHEN TIME WAS FULFILLED
GOD SENT HIS SON
THE NEW DAY REVEALED
“In the fullness of time”, those are the timeless words of the Apostle Paul. Jesus was born when we needed Him the most. When will He return to this earth? I would say when He is needed the most. All that we see taking place, the turmoil, unrest, and the unthinkable deterioration of our civilization testifies to us, there is not much time. Creation is crying out for the Lord to return. I think we are drawing close to another day when we can say, ‘in the fullness of time God sent His Son’. Come quickly Lord Jesus.