Let’s be honest, Jesus doesn’t always come through in the way you thought He would. Sometimes you ask the Lord for something and it doesn’t happen. Sometimes you are staring straight at a promise in the Scriptures, and then it doesn’t seem to come together the way you hoped it would. There are times when you assume Jesus is going to show up and work things out in this big, obvious, awesome way and then He doesn’t. Sometimes He comes through for you, but He comes through in small, quiet ways that would be easy to miss if not for the eyes of faith. On the very first Christmas, when our Lord was born in a stable, there was an old man named Simeon who had been given a promise by the Holy Spirit. He was told that he would not die until he saw the Lord’s Christ. Now, if Simeon was anything like me, he was probably expecting the Messiah to roll into the temple armed with might and power, flanked by innumerable troops. He probably expected to see some kind of mix between Aragorn, Bruce Lee and Thor. In his mind, there would be trumpets, parades, swords and banners. This warrior king would stride into the temple with fire in his eyes and thunder in his voice. But that’s not what happened. While Simeon was waiting, a poor, scared, teenage couple walked in with their helpless newborn. The Holy Spirit told Simeon, “Hey! There He is!” Jesus wasn’t who Simeon expected, but He was exactly who Simeon needed. This poor baby grew up and died for us all. Jesus doesn’t always fulfill God’s promises the way we think He will, but He always fulfills God’s promises.
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