Simeon, probably an old man, would definitely know something about waiting a long time for what he desired all his life. While he was holding the baby Jesus, the promised messiah many Jews expected to be the one who would liberate God’s people from their oppressors and usher in God’s kingdom in power, Simeon couldn’t contain his excitement and bursted into his short rendition of the Handel’s Messiah. Simeon’s passions and enthusiasm reflected what’s been preoccupying his mind, heart, and soul. The arrival of the Christ child now became his mission complete moment.
See, what we are willing to wait for reveals the value we place upon it and influences how we conduct our lives.
Like Simeon, the depth of our faith is impacted by our faithfulness in fulfilling our responsibilities, steward what we have been given, and follow what’s clearly revealed to us in his word and/or faith lessons we’d learned in our life journey.
