Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law (Galatians 3:25).

Remember having a babysitter?  When you were a kid, your parents brought in the babysitter to keep you safe.  The sitter had limited authority over you but, as you often pointed out to her, she was not your mom.  At some point, your parents decided that you no longer needed a sitter; you were big enough to be on your own.

Or, you know, that they were sick of shelling out bucks to the babysitter.

The law worked in kind of the same way.  It kept God’s people safe, gave them boundaries and rules and direction until…well, until it was time to be a grownup.

Abstract concepts like faith and redemption and eternity are hard for children to grasp, so God gave his children concrete examples like the lamb and the scapegoat and the incense and the oil.  When he knew the time was right, he gave them Christ.

We often say we want to remain kids forever, but really it’s the grownups who get all the really cool stuff.

Be a grownup, Beloved.

Happy Thursday