The Great Consolation
Advent Day 23
Luke 2:25 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 upon him. 26 It
had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had
seen the Lord's Christ. 27 Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts.
When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of
the Law required, 28 Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying: 29
“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you now dismiss your servant in peace.
30 For my eyes have seen your salvation, 31 which you have prepared in the sight
of all people, 32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your
people Israel.”
SIMEON is such a faithful servant of God. God had given to
him a wonderful promise: that he would see the Savior before he died. And here
comes Jesus, the baby Savior, the “great
consolation of Israel”.
God promised
Simeon, and God opened Simeon’s eyes to the Savior. Simeon felt God’s great
love fulfill his life.
Jesus is the
“great consolation” when we turn to him and believe what he says. Jesus’ life
brought peace to Simeon, who knew God had fulfilled his promise. And Jesus is
the one who brings peace to our souls when we know God fills our lives with the
reality of his promise to deliver a Savior, his Son, to the world.
There is really
nothing else in life to cling to. Everything else will fade away and disappear.
But God’s promised Savior is with you always to console you in your grief and
to guide you to a life of strength in him. Turn to Jesus, and you will find the
Savior eager to console you.
Pause and Consider: the consolation of God’s promises to
save you.
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