Receiving Adoption

Galatians 4:4-5 says, “But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.”

“But when the set time had fully come…”

Meticulously crafted and precisely prepared for, God’s plan was carried out to the final detail. When the moment came for the Messiah to be born, it wasn’t a surprise or an accident. It was right on time. It was one holy moment where all of creation could at last exhale, “Finally.”

“God sent his Son, born of a woman…”

The Son of God left heaven to be born. What could be a more humble act of sacrifice? He took on human form and lived His life here on earth.

“Born under the law, to redeem those under the law…”

God's law includes standards that men and women could never have lived up to on their own. Jesus, born under the law, lived a life no one else ever had—a perfect one. And in living a perfect life, He not only fulfilled ...