Title: Faith of Waiting (Luke 2:25-33)
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faith in waiting
(There is a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who is righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel.
The Holy Spirit was upon him, and he was instructed by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he saw the Christ of the Lord.
Danny entered the temple by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and just as his parents wanted to do the liturgy of the law, they took the baby Jesus
When he came, Simeon took the child and sang praises to God, saying, “Lord, now, as you have said, put your servant in peace.
You are set free, my eyes have seen Your salvation, which you have prepared for all people, a light to enlighten the Gentiles.
Glory to your people Israel!” And his parents marveled at the words about the child.
(Luke 2:25-33)
Advent is a time of waiting for the Lord and preparing to meet Him.
Our Advent is not the first born Christ, but preparation for the Second Coming Christ.
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It means meeting the Lord in a practical life rather than a doctrinal knowledge of Advent.
Like Simeon, who waited while looking forward to the coming of the Messiah, imitating the faith of waiting, we also welcome the Lord of the Second Coming.
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1. Simeon was a man who lived waiting for the coming of the Lord.
Today's text is Simeon's waiting for the Messiah to come in fulfillment of the prophets.
In the end, it is the record of meeting the Messiah who came as the fulfillment of his waiting.
According to today's text, it is said that Simeon was a righteous and godly man. This was different from the people of that time.
It means he was a character.
All the people of that time lived assimilated in a dark world or simply resigned, but Simeon
He said he lived a righteous and godly life.
When the Lord came, it was a dark time politically, economically, and socially. So, in the Bible, when the time is fulfilled
It is said that God sent his son into the world, but that the time is fulfilled means that there is nothing more to be expected in this world?
It means that it was a dark era.
In reality, the prophets did not appear for 300 years after the prophecy of Malachi ended. oracle
It was a time when all of the prophet's voice had disappeared. Then John the Baptist appeared and cried in the wilderness.
Lee heard. Everyone knew at first that he was the Messiah to come. Tell me about the darkness of that time
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In the midst of this, Simeon was the one who did not lose heart and waited for the coming of the Messiah.
What spiritual lessons have we learned here?
No matter how dark the world is and where injustice and injustice prevail, do not give up the faith of waiting like Simeon.
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And Simeon said he was waiting for 'consolation of Israel'.
It means that they believed in the coming of the Messiah while watching the sorrows and sufferings of the people of Israel.
The consolation of Israel means <Messiah>.
Living in a dark world politically, socially, and spiritually, Simeon looked to the comfort of Israel.
He was a living person.
It also means that they eagerly waited for the Messiah, knowing that Israel's hope was only in the Messiah.
Because of his faith in waiting, he lived a righteous and godly life throughout his life. That is why the Holy Spirit is always above
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In other words, even though he lived in a dark world, Simeon lived in the fullness of the Holy Spirit.
2. What should today's Christians imitate?
Simeon was given the assurance of the Holy Spirit.
I lived believing in the promise that 'You will not die until you see the Messiah'.
The promises of the Holy Spirit follow those who truly live by faith.
No matter how dark and dreary the environment, the Holy Spirit gives us hope.
Even to the discouraged soul, the Holy Spirit reveals new hopes and dreams.
What is important to a person is what they buy while waiting.
Our life is a life of waiting.
When you're young, famous actors may be waiting for you.
He hangs a picture of a celebrity in the room and longs to get at least one of his autographs.
Some adults just wait for stock prices to rise.
How can there be no easy way to make money? So there are people who live only waiting for such an opportunity.
However, those who pursue only this kind of waiting cannot live a truly blessed life.
Among the works of Nathanael Hawthorne is 'The Big Rock Face'. On a rock in the front of a village, a kind person
face appeared. People say that someone with the same face will come out and bring peace and happiness to the town.
I thought. A little boy in the village looked up at the big rock face and hoped that someone like him would appear.
I waited.
Many years later, when the boy grew old, he discovered that his face was like that of a large rock.
has been While waiting for the big rock face, it resembled the big rock face.
Depending on what people are waiting for and what they live, their character is formed.
Those who look to the Lord and wait for the Lord are destined to become more like Him.
There is a praise called 'The road to walk with the Lord'.
"The road I walk with the Lord is long and close/ The path I walk with the Lord has turned pain into joy/ Sharing the pain
If I walk with the Lord while sharing joy/ Before I realize/ I am/ I am becoming more like the Lord/ I am becoming more like the Lord…”
There is a moving praise.
3. Like Simeon, we must have the faith to wait for great and great things.
Those who wait for the Lord to come with great faith will live righteously and reverently.
It overcomes the domination of the environment. Even if society decays and politics disappoints, we are waiting for the coming Messiah.
is not discouraged by people.
You need to know that the sun is above the clouds, even on inclement days when the clouds can't see the sun.
What is important to us is the faith of waiting.
That waiting is not a vague waiting, but a waiting of living hope because it is faith waiting for the Messiah to come as promised.
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Romans 8:24 says, “For by hope we have been saved, and hope that is seen is not hope.
“If we hope for what we do not see, let us wait with patience.”
For today's Christians, waiting is waiting for the Christ who will come again, who has promised the Second Coming.
It is not the Christ who came to the stable at the first advent, but the Christ who will come as the judge at the sound of the archangel's trumpet.
Those who live while waiting for the Lord of the Second Coming cannot live lavishly.
In faith waiting for Christ, you will live a life that resembles Christ.
I hope that we will all become saints who resemble the Lord during the Advent season waiting for the Lord. ♣