Luke 2:21-40
Listen to Simeon's words and hear the divine justice in them:
"This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel..."
How true this prophecy was proven. Jesus either caused people to fall or to rise; He was either a stumbling block or a cornerstone. His role in the lives of His contemporaries, and in the lives of everyone since, depended on whether or not one chose to follow Him.
When we don't follow Him, we stumble; when we do, we rise on unshakable support.
"...and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed.."
Truth: the thoughts of our hearts are revealed by what we speak against. When we gossip irresponsibly, the low stature that the object of our gossip has in our hearts is revealed. Just about anyone can act passably nice to someone's face--but how do you talk about people when they're not around?
What do you speak against? Do you speak against Jesus? Do you speak against love? Courage and bravery? Note what you speak against and use it to diagnose the condition of your heart.
Lord, give us wisdom in place of foolish complacency; humility in place of blinding, numbing pride; truth in place of self-serving lies. Thank you, Friend.
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This guy Simeon wasn't going to die until he saw Jesus. He was so eager to see Him that when he finally did, he came to the conclusion that he could then die.
Am I ever that eager to see Jesus? To actually experience Him in my life daily? I have the opportunity to every day. Simeon had to wait until Jesus actually came to the temple.
Jesus will return again too. There will come a time when I see Jesus face to face, and am I eagerly anticipating that? Am I living my life here as a testimony to what I am going to see later? It's something to think about Simeon's eagerness. This guy lived to see Jesus.
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