Galatians 4:4-5 New Living Translation
“… when the
right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. God
sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could
adopt us as his very own children.”
The Jews had been waiting for a very long
time, wondering when their Messiah would come.
A messiah is a savior or liberator by definition. The Jews were seeking liberation from their Roman
oppressors at the time of Jesus. Little
did they realize that when their Messiah came they would reject him because
their limited understanding would not allow them to see God’s plan. Their shortsightedness was our gain, which is
what the Lord knew would happen all along.
God set the time for Christ’s arrival.
It was a time when his promises would be fully realized.
Christ was born under the Law and thus was
obligated to fulfill it. He could then
identify with sinners of whom he was sent to save. The liberation that the Messiah would provide
was from the curse of sin. The problem
of Rome would correct itself over the course of time. The much bigger problem was sin, not
oppression. Once a soul is rescued from
its’ sinful state then the spirit is set free.
It is no different then healing a body of a physical ailment only to
leave that same body under the bondage of sin.
That only means that a healthy body with an entombed soul would be cast
into hell. It is the spirit set free
that enjoys true freedom and is open to enter heaven for all eternity.
Because Christ came we are set free if we
accept God’s gracious gift purchased for us thru the blood shed on our
behalf. We are not set free just because
we believe, we must be changed or like a pig that returns to its muddy pen, we
will go right back to our sinful ways.
The Advent Season is a season of freedom, joy and hope for our
eternity. We have been blood bought and
just like God’s everlasting, unconditional love for us, that fact will never,
ever change. It’s what we do with that
news that makes all the difference in the world. Until next time, walk with the King and be a
blessing!
Resources:
The Reformation Study Bible, the Life Application Study Bible and the American
Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
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