In Good Time

APRIL 25 2026   In Good Time

From ages past, from time immemorial, since eternity, before time began, before the world began, before the ages began, we were chosen in him to be saved. This is Timothy's words: "He gave us this grace by means of Christ Jesus before the beginning of time" And so in the fullness of time God sent his son to be born of a virgin, formed in the womb, and born according to the scriptures of the seed of David in the town of Bethlehem. And now in these, the final hours of the age, his word is being fulfilled before our very eyes as the judgment draws near to finally eradicate the wicked from the earth and make way for the meek to inherit the planet. When Christ shall be crowned Lord of Lord and King of Kings and reign from the great day of his appearing to the infinities of infinity, a kingdom that shall have no end. It was a long time ago that the Creator and the son and the spirit devised their plan to create and elevate and rescue the race of man, made in their own image, placed in a vast universe, watched over by heavenly beings, cradled in God's love. So the plan came into being at the sound of his voice and there was light. I remember nothing though before I was a small child. Time began for me roughly around 1959. I turned 1 just before Christmas 1958. I don't remember that first Christmas. I do remember bits and pieces after that. I distinctly remember getting a train set for my 2nd Christmas. But to think I'm just one piece in a massive puzzle, one thread in an enormous tapestry, one star in a vast sky, one soul in a world of people, and yet Christ died for me. And he planned this in an eternity of time before I was ever born. Finally it happened. The great day of my arrival. Just 1 among billions of other souls. But precious to him nonetheless. That's the value of a human soul to our Creator. Who does nothing and creates nothing that is worthless or without his own purpose and design. I feel amazed when I stand in the presence. What happened before I arrived I only know through books and through stories of others. But what my bible taught me is by far the most valuable knowledge I have ever or could ever gain while walking this dirty rock. More precious than gold, more valuable than silver. This the greatest treasure of my life is the written and spoken and immortal word of God. For the word of God is the very heart and spirit and will of the Creator. For he speaks and it becomes. The times before me seemed ever distant as a child. Our fathers walked this planet and were erased by a flood. Then they spread out again over the earth and were scattered to the four corners of the world and then my ancestors built nations and grew kingdoms and explored the world and traveled far until they came here to America. By then homes had been built and food grown and societies formed and churches raised and machines built that made the world the one I knew and grew into. TV shaped my image of the world outside our little town and school helped me learn to read and write and add and think of my purpose in all this. But it was the preacher who opened the bible and showed me the truth that brought light to my darkened mind and opened my eyes to see that I could have God in my life and He would be my Savior and Friend. And that meant so much to me that all history existed solely so I could be present at that moment to find my Creator and his purpose for my life, which is to live in heaven forever with him. So those cowboys served their purpose. Those brave soldiers who perished out in the deserts of the southwest and fought back the indians fulfilled their cause and forged a great country for me that I might live to hear the word of my salvation that day. And I enjoyed watching them on my TV as they fought back the enemy and won the battle. The bad guys always wore black and the good guys always wore white. So that way you could spot them a mile away. But in the end the good guys always won. Isn't that the way it's supposed to be? "And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses" Rev 19:14. I'm so glad I'm on the winning side.