"Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, And saying, The time is fulfilled . . ."
This year our Advent theme is "In the Fullness of Time," and some women from our church made a beautiful banner with a full moon hanging over those words.
The theme comes from Paul's letter to the church at Philippi where he wrote, "In the fullness of time God sent his son, born of a woman."
In today's Daily Lesson Jesus came preaching the gospel of the kingdom saying, "The time is fulfilled."
The things of the kingdom take place in their own time and in their own season. This means they cannot be hastened by our taking things into our own hands, like one of my sons did with one of his Christmas packages at grandma's house this weekend. As I said in the children's time Sunday, "Good things come to those who wait; but good things will definitely not come to those who cannot wait."
Everything happens in its own season. This is the season of waiting. But the good news is God is always worth waiting for.
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