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 on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. Luke 2:25-27
Did you know that if you are a believer, God chose you! He wanted you in His family. Now we had to follow His leading, but remember, He chose us! As a result, if you're ever feeling like He's far away, He's not. He's right by our side, we just have to look for Him and remember His blessings!
As Charles Spurgeon says below:
Observe that Simeon found Christ in the Temple, being conducted there by the Holy Spirit. There was an ancient promise, "The Lord whom You seek shall suddenly come to His Temple," and this probably drew the holy man to the courts of the Lord. But the Lord might have come and Simeon might not have been there. Or the good old man might have been occupied in some other court of the holy place. But, being led of the Spirit, he came to the appointed spot at the very time when the mother of Christ was bringing the Baby in her arms to do for Him according to the Law. In this, Simeon is an instance of the Truth of God that they find Christ who are led by the Spirit and they, alone. No man ever comes to Christ by his own wit and wisdom, nor by his own unprompted will — he, only, who is drawn of the Spirit comes unto Christ.
Join me in reading Luke 2:21-40 and be encouraged!
