Read Luke 2:25-32
Hope is jam packed with expectation. Simeon was a man that was promised an encounter with the savior, the one who was to rescue his nation, rise up against Jewish enemies. In a country & during a time, quite like the one we are now in, Simeon’s life-his hope- was the sum of expectations that someday, somewhere he would encounter the Christ revolution.
And his response? His response was to obey, to be set apart, to be righteous and devout to God…today. All the while, his hope, his desire, his expectations were set upon the promise that God provided by the Spirit.
Sound familiar?
Even now, our nation shouts for a savior, injustices abound, and religion defaults to rules. But the author of hope has promised us transformation, & wholeness. The encounter of a Jesus revolution is attainable. Simeon went to the temple courts to seek Jesus. And his hope was found. This advent season, what action is God asking you to take in seeking Jesus? And what response will you take as you rest in a hope chock-full of expectation?
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