June 11th

June 11th -- Luke 2:21-39 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%202:21-39&version=NLT)

Gooooo ahead and read!

PROPHECIES! I love them. A lot. As stated in many posts before them. Seriously, though, they're awesome. Now, sometimes they're good, sometimes bad, and other times a little bit of both. Simeon said the child would bring joy to many, but also cause many to fall. This we now know as truth. Jesus is the savior to many, but for many others he becomes a stumbling block in their worldly life - he gets in the way of them sinning as they wish to carry on how they want to. However, it's just neat to see two more people who knew just by looking at Jesus that he was the son of God, come to be our savior. They didn't hesitate, but they just knew. When they knew, too, they praised God. I mean, it's like knowing Jesus will return soon for sure (nobody but God knows when, but humor me) and when he comes, you just could look at him and say "I KNOW WHO YOU ARE!". You'd be pretty excited, right? (or, at least, if you're a believer you would be...). Samuel and Anna must have felt the same - just over the coming, not the return. So, just like how they knew of his coming, and where excited for it, we should know we have been promised of Jesus' return (we just don't know when) and should be excited for it (and also trying to bring as many people to Christ as we can before he comes back).

That's all I can really think to say today, sorry. God bless! Shalom!