“But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.”
The Loneliness
Paul names a specific, deliberate purpose here, that we might receive, worth examining directly, adoption named as the actual, intended outcome of Christ’s own coming, not incidental result but this described, deliberate aim, worth holding as significant, this whole redemptive story culminating in this described adoption.
Notice fulness of the time, worth holding as remarkable, this timing itself described as genuinely, deliberately chosen, worth trusting that your own adoption, similarly, has come at genuinely, actually the right time, not premature or delayed, but this described, deliberate, fitting timing.
This is worth applying against however much your own sense of timing has felt genuinely off, adoption arriving too late to address whatever loneliness this whole book has honestly explored, rather than this verse’s own claim, fulness of time, worth trusting this timing as genuinely, actually fitting.
Consider today this specific, stated purpose, that we might receive the adoption, worth holding as the actual, deliberate aim behind Christ’s whole coming, and receive this adoption today as genuinely, actually yours, not incidental result but this movement’s own central, intended outcome.
Live As Family
- Consider adoption as the deliberate, stated aim of Christ’s coming, not incidental result.
- Trust that your own adoption has come at genuinely fitting timing, not too late.
- Receive this adoption today as central, intended outcome, genuinely, actually yours.
Prayer
Lord, in the fulness of time, you sent your Son, that I might receive the adoption of sons. Let me receive this today as your whole story’s central, intended outcome. Amen.
Carry this today
Adoption is the deliberate, stated purpose of Christ’s coming, not an incidental result.