December 07, 2025

The Promise Foretold

Even when things look dark, God remembers His people and is working on their behalf.

Be Amazed!

In Luke 2:28-38, Simeon describes the baby Jesus as God's salvation, a light of revelation to the Gentiles and Israel's glory. Luke tells us that Jesus' parents "were amazed at what was said about him" (v. 33, NRSVue). Yet, why should they be amazed? Surely this moment with Simeon was not the most spectacular that had burst upon their lives in the past year.