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God Moves With Precision

  • Writer: Bishop Keith Butler
    Bishop Keith Butler
  • 2 days ago
  • 2 min read

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. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. (Galatians 4:4-6)

 

Fullness means completeness. The moment God chose to send His Son was deliberate, not accidental or rushed. Over four thousand years, God meticulously laid the groundwork. He conveyed specific messages through the prophets, provided types and shadows, and crafted the entire narrative with a precision no human mind could have achieved. God never acts impulsively; He moves intentionally and in His perfect timing.


Jesus was born of a woman, made under the law, and that word “made” is the Greek verb ginomai. It means to be brought into existence, to be fulfilled. Every word God had spoken was now coming to pass in one moment. Jesus came to redeem those under the law. That word redeem means to buy back, to restore to the original design. Jesus did not just offer emotional forgiveness; He made a legal transaction at the cross. The virgin birth matters because it removed inherited sin. The cross matters because it paid the debt. The resurrection matters because it sealed it permanently.


Then Paul said, "We have received the adoption of sons.” Adoption here is not a lesser position. In the Roman world, an adopted son had the same legal rights as a biological son, sometimes even more. You are not a tolerated outsider in the Kingdom. You are fully accepted and legally recognized as a son or daughter of God. And because you are a son, the Spirit of His Son cries out from within you, “Abba, Father”—not stranger, Father.

You are not trying to become family. You already are. Walk like it.


Practical Application


When you pray today, approach God not as a stranger hoping to get His attention. Come as a son or daughter—bold, confident, knowing that He hears you. This is not arrogance; it is what the blood purchased.


Romans 8:14; Ephesians 1:5


 
 
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