Simeon's Song: Our Long Wait is Finally Over
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Simeon’s Song:
Our Long Wait is Finally Over
Luke 2:25-35
December 27, 2020
And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about
him. 34 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother,
“Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in
Israel, and for a sign that is opposed 35 (and a sword will pierce
through your own soul
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The Big Idea: Simeon was a remarkable man who knew God
would send the Messiah. He also believed God would allow him
to see the Christ before he died. In the story of Jesus’ birth we
are told that His life will lead to a particular kind of death that will
be how the Father provides salvation to people.
Three Christmas Truths For Us
1. God loves to make Himself known to people, so
those who look for Jesus will find Him.
Jeremiah 29:13 (ESV). “You will seek me and find me, when you seek
me with all your heart.”
LUKE 2:25-35 (ESV)
Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and
this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of
Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 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. 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and
when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to
the custom of the Law, 28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God
and said
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2. Jesus is being presented to you but you must openly
receive Him.
John 1:12 “But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name,
he gave the right to become children of God,”
Matthew 12:30 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever
does not gather with me scatters.”
“ Lord , now you are letting your servant depart in peace,
According to your word;
30
for my eyes have seen your salvation
31
that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
32
a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
And for glory to your people Israel.”
3. You’re not really prepared to die until you have seen
Jesus and received His salvation.
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Four common uses of the word "depart" in v. 29:
o Release of a prisoner
o Untying a ship so it can set sail
o Unyoking an oxen
o Taking down a tent