Luke 2:21-40 ( Click On Passage)
Are you expecting the Lord to arrive? Do you look for his arrival? Or do you approach the day with a sense of spiritual ambiguity, wondering if God will show up.
In this week's text we meet two incredible people, Simeon and Anna. Two people who waited on the Lord.
Jesus arrives in the temple as an infant; not preaching a sermon, healing the sick, or walking on water. He is brought to the temple by his parents and his simple presence changes the lives and complexions of two people who knew what it meant to wait on love.
For Meditation
Read this passage once a day this week.
Before reading the passage, ask the Lord to open your heart and mind to the Holy Spirit's leading.
After reading the passage ask the Lord what character trait He wishes to grow in you (for example: patience), what sin needs to be revealed, and who is He calling you to bless.
You are welcome to leave comments about what you are learning. Your comments may encourage others in thier journey.
One of my New Years resolutions (I just have 3) was to read the Bible more...so what did the Lord do for me???? Have you create this blog. This is not luck but direction from God. I anticipate some great discussion from my Four Mile friends.
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Praise God! This is one of my favorite passages in scripture. Who wouldn't want to be known like Simeon? Who wouldn't want devotion like Anna? And yet we know that for one them, and probably both, that it came from surrendering to God in the midst of life's trials.
ReplyDeleteI pray that God gives me the ears of Simeon to hear his leading and see his provision,and the joy of Anna.