"...and had revealed to him that he would not die until..."
I like certainty. I can handle a bit of randomness and spontaneity, but in general, I function just fine when things are certain. However, when it comes to following Jesus, faith is required in daily living and a lot of time, it means there will be a lot of uncertainty. I guess that is why this verse in Luke 2 stands out to me. Would it be cool to be Simeon receiving a clear truth that will come to pass since everyone dies?
Thinking back and re-reading the passage in context, I'm not too sure it was entirely cool. God is telling Simeon that he won't die until he sees the Promised One out of a prophecy from hundreds of years ago. Everyone in the culture is looking forward to this One who will fulfill the prophecy. It sounds much like stuff stories are made out of, like our present day Harry Potter, The Matrix or Star Wars. How hard would it have been to wait on this guy to show up?
The nature of knowing God's will and praying/waiting for it to happen is complicated and different for each person. It may require extreme patience or impossible things to happen before the prayer is answered. But I think the outcome is the same if we are faithful to God's process. Simeon got to see Jesus in his lifetime and I'm sure what God is bringing to pass in your life will be true as well.
Questions that we wrestled through at our small group tonight: What has God told you that He will totally come through on? Are you finding it hard to believing Him to bring it to pass?
I like certainty. I can handle a bit of randomness and spontaneity, but in general, I function just fine when things are certain. However, when it comes to following Jesus, faith is required in daily living and a lot of time, it means there will be a lot of uncertainty. I guess that is why this verse in Luke 2 stands out to me. Would it be cool to be Simeon receiving a clear truth that will come to pass since everyone dies?
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The nature of knowing God's will and praying/waiting for it to happen is complicated and different for each person. It may require extreme patience or impossible things to happen before the prayer is answered. But I think the outcome is the same if we are faithful to God's process. Simeon got to see Jesus in his lifetime and I'm sure what God is bringing to pass in your life will be true as well.
Questions that we wrestled through at our small group tonight: What has God told you that He will totally come through on? Are you finding it hard to believing Him to bring it to pass?
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