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Luke chapter 2 verses 25 through 32

now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon

and this man was righteous and devout waiting for

the consolation of Israel and the Holy Spirit was upon him and had been revealed

to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the

Lord's Christ and he came in the Spirit into the temple and when the parents

brought in the child Jesus to do for him according to the custom of the law.

Simeon took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,

Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace according to your word, for my eyes have seen

your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples a light for revelation

to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.

I love the story of Semyon.

Even reading Luke chapter 2, this is like Christmas in July. This is so good.

reading about Jesus' birth and then to come to this story of this man who for years was waiting for the consolation of Israel who had been

told that he would not see death before he had seen, the Christ, the Messiah, the coming king.

Just imagine that, like day after day after day in your life, waiting, waiting for this promise that is coming, confident that

his promise will come, but not knowing when that might happen. And then finally seeing the

fulfillment of that promise. What joy after years and years and years of waiting to have that joy.

What a rush to hold Jesus, the Christ, the Messiah,

in your hands.

And I read this, and just I think about different circumstances that different ones

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