A PROMISE KEPT

WITNESS---




2-3-13




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


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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


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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


Ps WITNESS 2-3-13




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