“Glorious Divine Gift”

Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devote… Simeon took Him in his arms and praised God, saying: “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your Salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation to the Gentile and for glory to your people…”

Luke 2:25-32

Meditation:

What a tremendous gift we have all been given! God almighty, maker of Heaven and Earth, sent his only begotten son, Jesus Christ, to live amongst us, from the humblest of beginnings, so that He could understand us: to live, breathe, speak, see, touch, and die like us!

How often do you consider this?

In these verses, Simeon, a righteous and devout man, was worshipping in the temple. Simeon could not have been aware of the birth of Jesus; Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple and the Holy Spirit had already visited it. Upon seeing the baby boy, Simeon immediately realizes what he is witnessing: humanity’s salvation. Simeon did not know about this before – how could he?

In that moment, however, he knew that he was special. He knew that what he was witnessing was a miracle, one that would change the entire world.

He was chosen by the Holy Spirit because he was a good man; he was chosen because God knew he would understand; he was chosen because he was special. Remember this brothers and sisters: we are all special! We too, have been chosen! We must do as Simeon did: live devoutly, be ready to bring light to the world, and be brave enough to follow through.

Simeon brought light into the world by saying that Jesus would bring light to the world.

What do we bring? Prayer: Loving God, bringer of light, we long to sing your praises! Every moment that we’re alive is a blessing, a gift from you, and we pray that you will assist us to work tirelessly bringing light to the world. We thank you, our God, for the examples of our ancestors. Praise them for passing down your word. Lead us to the Promised Land, where every citizen shall know your name and glory! For here as it is in Heaven, forever and ever, in Jesus’ name we pray. Amen!