Timing, perfection, knitting.

Advent 2011 Day 5

Galatians 4:4-5
But when the fullness 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.

Ephesians 1:9-12
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
That in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

God made known to us the mystery of his will! I love that! It's so amazing that he would do that. I mean, humans keep secrets just because we can. Why would God tell us his secret. He didn't have to, and frankly, I wouldn't have bothered if I were him. Seriously? People aren't exactly worthy of knowing the mysteries of God. But he showed them to us anyway.
And everything that happened, was brought about in the right time. Trying to pull timing for a single event is difficult. I don't think God had problems with the timing, but I picture it as him weaving a beautiful tapestry, where everything flows together perfectly. I love to knit, and that is something, especially if you are following an intricate pattern, you have to do all of the stitches right for it to turn into what you're making. And if someone has messed up the pattern, your piece will not turn out right. God made the pattern, and the earth followed it. There were places that people messed up, and maybe a stitch was dropped, but God fixed the mistakes that were made and the pattern was able to continue. And God knew what he was doing with the pattern.
When the world reached the end of that pattern, it was perfection. Jesus came at exactly the time that he should come. It is like binding off (the way you end a knitting pattern). If you just keep going when you're told to bind off, your piece is going to be messed up. But Jesus came at just the right time.
God determines his timing and purpose according to his will, and it is perfect. I need to remember that at all times. If God's timing has been perfect in everything, I should be able to trust that all of his plans and timing for me and for those I love would be perfect as well.