Can you think of a time when you absolutely know that you were led by the Holy Spirit? A time when you had confidence that it was God working in and through you and not by your might alone? Simeon had that type of deep trust in the Lord. He had heard it said that he wouldn't die until he encountered the one who was the Messiah, the one that the prophets had spoken of. Anna had that type of trust in the Lord, to the point where after being widowed only a few years after being married, she moved into the temple in order to serve and praise God. It was the Holy Spirit that led their lives and it was the Holy Spirit that led them to proclaim that they had seen the Lord!
I think it's hard to imagine at times having that type of trust, that type of faith. We look at Anna and Simeon and say "well that's them. Not me". But we believe that when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior that the Holy Spirit lives within us. We all have that source of wisdom and strength within, if only we learn to trust its leading.
What would it look like, as we enter this New Year, if we committed ourselves to seek out the Spirit? If we set aside time to truly listen to the Lord and respond? What could change in our life and the lives of those around us?
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