A History of Anticipation
Read Luke 2:38-32
Today’s Truth
Half the fun of Christmas is waiting for its arrival. Children, and many adults, can hardly stand the tantalizing anticipation of fun and gifts. But even apart from Christmas, a lot of people spend their lives waiting. They wait for the perfect love, or the perfect job, or the perfect home, or the perfect situation. And sadly, these people are waiting for things that will never appear… because they don’t exist.
Discussion Question
- What do you need to surrender to this Christ child?
- How have you experienced the care and love of Jesus?
- What is a stressor that you can surrender to God today?
Life Application
Centuries later, in the New Testament, we find the tradition of waiting continued. In Luke 2, which tells the story of Jesus’ birth and the events that followed, we find the story of two people who were waiting. One was Anna. She was looking forward to the “redemption of Jerusalem.” The other was Simeon, who was waiting for the “consolation of Israel.” They, like their parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents, were eagerly waiting for God to burst into their circumstances and do what He had promised to do.
