Have
you ever waited and waited for something that you wanted and then
finally – There it was! I
have; for many things; school to let out for summer, that first new
car, the birth of my first child, that first REAL job… What follows
is the story of someone who finally found what he had been seeking
for the longest time...
Luke
2 ( World English
Bible )
Luk 2:21, When eight days were fulfilled for the circumcision of the
child, his name was called Jesus, which was given by the angel before
he was conceived in the womb.
Luk 2:22, When the days of their purification according to the law of
Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present
him to the Lord
Luk 2:23, (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who
opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),
Luk 2:24, and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in
the law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”
Luk 2:25, Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was
Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the
consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
Luk 2:26, It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he
should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
Luk 2:27, He came in the Spirit into the temple. When the parents
brought in the child, Jesus, that they might do concerning him
according to the custom of the law,
Luk 2:28, then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and
said,
Luk 2:29, ”Now you are releasing your servant, Master, according
to your word, in peace;
Luk 2:30, for my eyes have seen your salvation,
Luk 2:31, which you have prepared before the face of all peoples;
Luk 2:32, a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of
your people Israel.”
Simeon
had been looking for God’s Christ for what seemed to be forever.
God knew his heart and informed him that he would, in fact, see THE
Christ before he died. And Simeon did.
I
liked the picture because the person whose job it was to stamp this
urinal probably waited most of his life to put a number like this on
it and finally got the chance to do it. For most of us, many of the
things we desire do come true; but in reality, not everything does.
We live our lives waiting for that one big thing that never happens.
How
about you? Is something missing in your life? Try letting God into
your life. Like Simeon, you just might realize that Jesus will make
everything right, everything whole. And the best part is that it can
be forever and ever and ever. No more waiting.