PROMISES KEPT---Simeon---Anna---and
Us
There was a man
In Jerusalem
called Simeon
God had promised hum
That he would not die
Until he had seen the Lord
Joseph and Mary
Took their child to Jerusalem
And into the Temple
Simeon was a righteous and devout
man
And the Spirit
Was upon him
Simeon took the child
Into his arms
Gave thanks to God
And said
“Now Lord
You have kept your promise
And you may let your servant
Go in peace
With my own eyes
I have seen your salvation
Which you have prepared
In the presence of all peoples
A light to reveal
Your will to the gentiles
And bring glory to your people Israel ” Luke 2:29-30
A PROMISE KEPT
There also was a prophetess Anna
She was a widow and now 84
She never left the Temple
And worshipped, fasted, and prayed
Night and day
When she saw the baby Jesus
With his mom and dad in the Temple
She gave thanks to God
And spoke about the child
To all who were looking
For the Redemption of Israel
A PROMISE KEPT
Good for Simeon
Good for Anna
But what about us
What about you and me
He gave us the Promise of the
Holy Spirit
“If you love me
You will obey what I command
And I will ask the Father
And he will give you another counselor
To be with you forever---THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH
The world cannot accept him
Because it neither sees him
Nor knows him
But you know him
And he lives with you
And will be in you”
John 14:15-17
If you believe in Christ
If you believe in God
The God of life---give testimony
Because God our Father
TRUTH ITSELF
Lives inside of you
You know
You can only find God
In faith
The PROMISES of God
Come to us by faith
And if we live our lives out
In that faith
The grace of Christ
Can be seen in us
May you have the faith of
Abraham
The father of us all
“He is our father
In the sight of God
In whom he believed
The God who gives life
To the dead
And calls things that are not
As though they were” Romans
4:17
So today---we are children of
our God
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob
The siblings to our elder brother---Jesus Christ
“Dear friends
Now we are to be called
Children of God”
A PROMISE KEPT
Robert P. Wallman
8-23-11
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