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Romans 5:6 - God's Perfect Timing.

Romans 5:6 (NLT) When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.

Romans 5:6 (AMP) While we were still helpless [powerless to provide for our salvation], at the right time Christ died [as a substitute] for the ungodly.

INTRODUCTION

We were weak and helpless because we could do nothing on our own to save ourselves. Someone had to come and rescue us. Christ came at exactly the right time in history, according to God's own schedule. God controls all history, and he controlled the timing, methods, and events surrounding Jesus' death. [Life Application SB 2019]

COMMENTARY PEARL

Perfect Time
   An Amazing Fact: Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built the world's most accurate clock. Since aluminum is known to be a better timekeeper than mercury, the team based the clock on a single atom of aluminum. It's accurate to one second in about 3.7 billion years.
   Atomic clocks are the most accurate measurements of time in the world. Basically, they use the microwave signal that electrons give off when they change energy levels. The first atomic clock was built in 1949 and was less accurate than a quartz clock. They have become much more accurate since, especially through cooling the atoms to near absolute zero so that they move more slowly and can be measured more accurately.
   The new clock is the second version of NIST's quantum logic clock. It beats the NIST-F1 cesium fountain clock - the U.S. civilian time standard - which loses a second every 100 million years. But because the international definition of the second is based on the cesium atom, cesium remains the 'ruler' for official timekeeping. The new clock is based on a single aluminum ion, trapped by electric fields and vibrating at ultraviolet light frequencies that are 100,000 times higher than the microwave frequencies used in NIST-F1.
   Jesus' brothers once encouraged Him to go to Judea during the Feast of Tabernacles. Jesus knew the Jewish leaders sought to kill Him. His unbelieving brothers pressed Him to "show Yourself to the world" (John 7:4). But Jesus said, "My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready" (v. 6). Jesus had perfect time. He knew when to show Himself and when to hold back. His brothers were not driven by the same clock. The frequency by which Christ measured His steps was based on the signals of His Father in heaven.
   How tuned in are you to the timing of God's plans for your life? [Moving Mountains by Amazing Facts]

LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY

Romans 5:8 - Unfathomable Love.
https://www.abible.com/devotions/2024/20240829-1246.html

Romans 1:18-20 - The Revelation of God in Creation.
https://www.abible.com/devotions/2022/20220318-1022.html

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

https://abible.com/links/