Have you ever felt like you had a promise from God and He seemed to be taking His sweet time about the results?
Consider Simeon. He was a man whom God promised to see the Christ before he died. We assume that Simeon was getting on in years although it does not specifically say so. What we do know is a bit about the kind of person he was,
(Luk 2:25 KJV) And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.Notice all those qualifications. He was not the neighborhood drunk who claimed to have seen an angel who promised he would win the lottery. You might take that into consideration when you think God is promising something. No, I am not saying you are the neighborhood drunk. It was hyperbole to get across a point.
There is one other requirement that we might miss.
(Luk 2:27 KJV) And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,Notice that he seems to have developed a habit of obeying the Holy Spirit.
All of these things are within our reach. Make this Advent a time of preparation.
Merry Christmas.
homo unius libri
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