HAVE YOU ever believed a lie? You'll believe a lie when you hang around one for too long.
And when you spend time with the truth regularly, you’ll embrace it.
The NEPHEW of Abraham, Lot, had hung around lies for quite some time, and when he had the chance not to return to Sodom, he did not seize it (Genesis 14:14-17).
JABEZ refused the enemy's lie when he prayed:
Oh, that You would indeed bless me and enlarge my border [property], and that Your hand would be with me, and You would keep me from evil so that it does not hurt me!” (2 Chronicles 4:10)
When BALAK, the king of Moab, wanted Balaam to curse Israel, God told him not to because they were blessed (Numbers 22:12).
Proverbs 14:7 says, “Walk away from the company of fools, for you cannot find insight in their words.”
Watch your association
PETER and JOHN had spent so much time with Jesus that when they preached, people could tell they had been with Him (Acts 4:13).
They knew that their association would be their definition, and their definition would be their direction, so they watched the company they kept and their lives.
Trust God
SIMEON and ANNA trusted God. They were blessed because they kept the company of the righteous (Psalm 1).
So, God promised Simeon that he would not die until he saw the Messiah (Luke 2:26).
God’s promises are sure.
I DO NOT KNOW what lies you have been told or what you’re trusting God for, but I know his promises are sure.
God is not like people. He tells no lies. He is not like humans. He doesn’t change his mind. When he says something, he does it. When he makes a promise, he keeps it (Numbers 23:19).
God wants you to finish your year strong
Be led by God.
You must be a man of prayer to be led by God.
GOD kept his promise when the HOLY SPIRIT led Simeon to the temple as Jesus was brought in.
The value of persistent prayer is not that God will finally hear us but that we will finally hear God - William McGill.
So, I do not pray because I only want him to hear me but to hear him first. Prayer is a two-way street.
Finish Well
The BEST PLACE to be is where the Holy Spirit leads you. When he visits you, he gives a revelation of Christ. And when he leads you, you finish strong.
God wants you to finish your year strong, as Simeon did.
Be a confirmation of the prophecy
As Jesus’ PARENTS brought him to the temple, Simeon took him in his arms and said:
I have seen your salvation, which you have prepared for everyone to see. He (Jesus Christ) is a light that will reveal salvation to the nations and bring glory to your people, Israel (Acts 2:30-32).
By his confirmation, the parents understood who their son was.
God wants you to confirm His Word in someone’s life this Christmas. He wants you to give hope to the hopeless.
Wait Actively
SIMEON had a heightened expectation of what was promised—and God met it. He knew that if God said it, he would do it.
Indeed, surely the expectation of the righteous will not be cut short (Proverbs 24:18).
Live a Life of Worship
ANNA worshipped God day and night (Luke 2:37).
Her eyes were single; no wonder her body was full of light (Matthew 6:22).
She understood that in the process of God being worshiped… God communicates his presence to men – C. S. Lewis.
Tell people about Jesus
ANNA spoke about Jesus to those who waited for Jerusalem to be set free.
Jesus's revelation is to be shared with others. You begin by being a witness.
But how will people call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how will they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher (messenger)? (Romans 10:14)
Bringing it Together
CHRISTMAS is about the PERSON of CHRIST. Remove him from the season, and it becomes a mere event.
Celebrating the season without him is like living without air. However, you can have Him by accepting Him as your Lord and Saviour.
Have yourself a Merry Christmas!
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