By Pastor Dennis Morales

“… But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son born of a woman…” Luke 2:20

December can drag on for most kids. Waiting for Christmas can be grueling for most kids as the day draws near to open their gifts. I overheard a group of kids saying they have mastered the art of “present peeking.” They can shake a gift or touch the box and they instantly have an idea of what it is. A boy in the same group said “what’s the use, you still have to wait until Christmas to enjoy it!”

God’s people had been waiting for the Promised Messiah for centuries. It had been a promise passed on for generations. But God was working out the details. He wanted the Gospel to be taken to the world. Just three centuries before Christ, Alexander the Great, unknown to him, established the language and roadways that assisted first century missionaries in making the Gospel a reality to the known world.
The “Fullness of time,” which in the original Greek language means “at the perfect time” the Gospel was born. When the timing was perfect, God sent His Son born of a Virgin to bring hope to a broken world. We will all have waiting seasons in life. Sometimes the waiting seasons of my life are when God seems so silent and so slow to move. But I have come to realize that God’s delays are not necessarily God’s denials. God is working out the details. When the time is perfect, God will move. There is nothing God can’t do and nothing beyond His knowledge. God works in ways that are beyond my knowledge and understanding (Romans 11:33; Isaiah 55:9).

Calvary Chapel Eastvale meets Sundays, 10:30 a.m., and Wednesdays, 7 p.m. at Clara Barton Elementary School (7437 Corona Valley Ave, Eastvale).  Visit their website at www.calvaryeastvale.org.