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If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for collecting daily manna), make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Thursday, December 28, 2017
Today's Passage : Today's Passage: Subject:Simeon Sees God's Salvation Bible Verse:Luke 2:25-35 (ESV) "Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what the custom of the Law required, Simeon took Him in his arms and praised God, saying: “Lord, now let Thou thy servant depart in peace, According to Thy word; For my eyes have seen Thy salvation Which Thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples, A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of Thy people Israel.” And Joseph and His mother marveled at those things which were spoken of Him. Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.” " Message:
The events recounted in the Scripture today do not involve Christ’s circumcision; that occurred eight days after His birth, probably still in his manger in Bethlehem. Jewish law required a period of purification for the mother, which lasted forty days, and presentation of the child (with a sacrifice of two doves) at the end; in fact, on February 2 or 3, some churches celebrate the “Feast of Purification”. (See Luke 2:21-24.)
When they arrive at the Temple, they find waiting for them a sort of private prophet, a man of great holiness named Simeon, touched by the Spirit, who waits in the courts of the great Temple to see the Messiah; for the Spirit has promised Simeon that he should see the Christ child before his death, and this is all Simeon waits upon before he dies.
The lovely canticle he recites is sometimes called the “Canticle of Simeon” but is also known by its first two words, in Latin: Nunc dimittis, “Now you dismiss (your servant).”
Infant baby Jesus, Virgin Mary, Lam
The revelation that this baby was the Messiah, so strongly prophesied in the holy literature of Judaism for 800 years, was made only to a very small number of people. Christ’s birth was practically forgotten by the time He began to preach, when He was about 30 years old. Here, we have the oddity of a holy man declaring that he is now ready to die, because he has seen the Christ, right in the epicenter of Judaic religious practice, the Temple itself — and yet very few people seem to take notice.
But the beauty of Simeon’s song would echo in history, for here was a man so powerful in faith, that his only wish was to see Christ and then give up earthly life. The strength of his conviction inspires us today.
Simeon also echoes the odd prophesy of Isaiah. The Jewish Messiah did not come to save the Jews only; He had come as a “light to bring revelation to the Gentiles” as well, a sentiment unheard of in the Temple, where Gentiles were an abomination.
Meditation : Prayer : Lord, support me all the day long of this troublous life, until the shadows lengthen and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over and my work is done. Then, of Thy mercy, grant me a safe lodging, and a holy rest and a peace at last through Jesus Christ, our Lord...Amen. |
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