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Riches Beyond Calculation

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, 

born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. Gal. 4:4–7

Lord Jesus, through the setting of your birthing experience was less than ideal, everything happened just as you, our Father, and God the Holy Spirit planned. “Doing all things well” didn’t just start happening after your resurrection.

“When the time had fully come” you came, not a day early and not a day late. As humbling as it was to be born under the ceiling of a stable, being born under the weight of the law was an incomparably greater burden.

Yet that’s exactly why you came into the world—to fulfill every demand of the law for us; and to die in our place on the cross, taking the judgment we deserve. You are our substitute to trust long before you are our model to follow. Hallelujah!

Because you lived and died in our place, we’re no longer slaves to sin, guilt, and shame. We’re beloved daughters and sons of God. We are totally forgiven and robed in your righteousness; sealed with the Spirit and citizens of heaven; prayed for every moment, and in Abba’s constant favor.

And one Day—one blessed Day, we will see you as you are, and we will be made like you (1 John 3:1-3). No abacus, group of accountants, or room full of computers can possibly calculate the riches of grace we have in you.

Forgive us when our grumbling is more pronounced than our gratitude—when what we don’t have in the world is more compelling than what we do have in you. During the remainder of Advent, free us from our whining, ingratitude, and unbelief. So very Amen we pray, in your tender and triumphant name.

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