Today’s reading: Luke 1:57-80

“Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭2:34-35‬ ‭NIV‬‬

I love this guy Simeon.

He spends so many hours in prayer and in the study/meditation of the Hebrew Scriptures. It is so much that the Holy Spirit is speaking clearly to him in a time when things has been silent for a while.

Trying to imagine what I would think if an old man took our kid at church and said something like this.

When Samantha was pregnant with Tenley, we had a guy come up to us and pray over our unborn baby in a clothing store. It was powerful and took us off guard, but I still remember feeling prepped for that new adventure.

I pray that I can stay so close to Jesus that He causes me to rise to heights I never dreamed possible — not to fall in my own pride.

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