“…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.”
Galatians 4:4-5
Someone has effectively paraphrased this text, “When the time was right…” When the time was right from the divine perspective, centuries, indeed millennia of waiting, anticipation and wondering were rewarded by the incarnation of the Son of God. When the time was right, He came to redeem.
Before He left with His mission accomplished He promised, “I will come again, and receive you unto myself…” And when the time is right, He will come again to receive His own into their everlasting habitation. “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” “For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end" (1 Cor 15:58; Heb 3:14)
That is what Christmas is all about.
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Dear Friends:
An annual greeting in the Savior’s name! For me it has been a pretty routine year. I am still working part time in the produce department of a local supermarket two or three days a week on average and 4-5 hours at a stretch. It gets me out and gives me needed exercise. My health remains good, given the number of years this body has served me. The family is well at present, with Dave and Linda living about twenty minutes from me and Sue and Doug in Littleton, MA. And, I hear from son-in-law Ange in France regularly, as well. The Lord is good. It was my privilege to fill the pulpit again for a friend in Clermont, FL for three prayer meetings and two Sundays, October 19-November 4. Then over Thanksgiving, I travelled with David and Linda to spend the holiday from Wednesday through Sunday with Sue and Doug. We had a fine trip in good weather and it was a great joy to be with the whole family again. They came over last Saturday to be with me through Christmas, and will leave Sunday morning to return home. We were having a snowstorm here as I wrote this letter and ultimately we got about two feet! So, we are having a “white Christmas.” We get “lake effect” snow from Lake Erie, and can get a lot of it in storms that occur before the lake freezes over. Now I trust your Christmas holiday has been filled with the joy of the Lord, and that the new year will be blessed with His tender mercies.
Sincerely in Christ,
“Pastor” Frasier
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