The Example of a Godly Woman
Luke 2:36-39 Suggested further reading 1 Corinthians 9:24-10:6 We know little about Anna but what we do know is worthy of imitation. She was a godly woman. After being married for only seven years, she became and remained a widow for eighty-four years. You can imagine...
And So It Proved – Then and Today
Luke 2:33-35 Suggested further reading: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 What Simeon said of the results that follows when Jesus and His gospel came into the world deserves serious meditation. It is a prophecy that is still being fulfilled daily. Christ was to be “a sign spoken...
Simeon Sees the Future Clearly
Luke 2:25-35 Suggested further reading: Ephesians 2:11-22 Some Jewish believers, like Simeon, had a clear view of Christ’s person and work even before the gospel was preached! The scribes and the Pharisees of his day would have been better taught if they had listened...
Simeon, a Man Prepared to Die Satisfied
Luke 2:25-35 Suggested further reading: Philippians 1:19-26 Simeon reminds us that God has believers even in the worst of places and in the darkest of times. True faith was rare at the time of Christ’s birth, having been replaced by false doctrines and human...
