At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. 

The Holy Spirit was upon him and had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Lord's Messiah.

That day the Spirit led him to the Temple. So when Mary and Joseph came to present the baby Jesus to the Lord as the law required, Simeon was there.

Luke 2:25-28 NLT

Here was Simeon, devout, dedicated, and listening to the Holy Spirit, waiting for Jesus.

And because Simeon was listening and moving with the Spirit, he was there.

In the temple.

When Jesus turned up.

Because Jesus parents were following the law.

The intersection of the law, the Spirit, listening, obedience, following, moving, and the redemptive threads can be followed...

Perhaps today we are being asked to be devout, obedient, to do what is right.

Perhaps the Spirit is prompting us to wait, to stop, to move, to reach out, to connect with someone, to be somewhere.

Perhaps like Simeon we're being invited to listen to the Spirit?

What would He say to you today?

Mary & Joseph moved in obedience to God's word.

Simeon moved listening to God's Spirit.

And they met together with God's Son.

"Simeon was there. 

He took the child in his arms..."

Luke 2:28 NLT

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