Simeon was a righteous and devout man, who was eagerly waiting for Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him and led him to the temple that day; as Joseph and Mary came to present the baby Jesus to the Lord. Simeon took the child in his arms and said this as he blessed Him:
"Sovereign Lord, now let your servant die in peace, as you have promised.
I have seen Your salvation
I have seen Your salvation
Which you have prepared for all people,
He is a light to reveal God to the nations,
And He is the glory of Your people Israel."
Luke 2:30-32
Today we will look at Jesus as the light prophesied by Simeon. The Apostle John says of Jesus:
"In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
The light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not comprehend it...
That was the true light which gives light to every man coming into the world.
He was in the world, and the world was made through Him,
and the world did not know Him.
and the world did not know Him.
He came unto His own and His own did not receive Him.
But as many as received Him, to those He gave the right to become children of God,
to those who believe in His name:
who were born, not of blood, nor the will of man, but of God."
who were born, not of blood, nor the will of man, but of God."
John 1:4-13
"I am the light of the world.
He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness,
but have the light of life."
John 8:12
Have you ever shut out all the lights, so you were in complete darkness and try to walk around? See the family activity called Light of the World. to see the problem with darkness. When you can't see, you stumble, run into things, trip on things and could even get hurt or hurt someone else. This is how we are as people walking around in life, not seeing as God see's. We tend to look at the outward appearance of people, but as we saw in Samuel and the King, God looks at a persons heart. It takes the light of the Spirit of God to see a persons heart. There are so many things we don't see that God sees and understands; so we tend to stumble through life and at times hurt one another. As Simeon's prophecy reveals that Jesus came as light to reveal God to nations. Jesus is the light of the world and when we follow Him we will not walk in darkness but have the light of life. When we believe in Him and receive Him, we have the right to become the children of God and be born into a whole new life in Him.
Praise God for the way He opened salvation for all people, for you and me, through Jesus Christ His Son. In Him is light and life for all us who believe in Him. As we receive Him into our hearts, we have the right to become the children of God. As we follow Him, we walk on a path of ever increasing light that changes us to be more beautiful and glorious like Him. There will be more on this tomorrow. (2Corinthians 3:18)
Stand in the light of His Everlasting Love
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