It's Christmas Eve. It's almost time ... The children are in bed.
Finally they have gone to sleep. They have given up the battle to stay awake until Santa comes. They have placed the mince pies and milk and their note to Santa in the designated place. In just a few hours they will awaken eager to open their gifts.

Do you suppose that God, on the eve before He sent His one and only Son into the world, experienced some of the same emotions or had any of the same thoughts that we have on Christmas Eve. God knew what was about to happen.
Will they love my Son? Will they realize how much thought has gone into this? Will they appreciate the sacrifice I am making? Will they have any idea of the value of this gift? What will they do with what I am giving them? Was He experiencing any of these thoughts during those centuries of silence?

Whether God felt those things or we do know that God knew the right gift.
God knew what we needed. God knew that some would accept the Son and love Him, and God knew that some would despise and reject Him. God knew what was ahead. God knew it was about time.