Word for the day by Christian Education Forum
Into the Arms of Promise, Waiting with Open Hands Bible Reading: Luke 2:21-33 Key verse : “Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.” ( Luke 2:25) DEVOTION Simeon waited for years with a promise in his heart. For years he lived in the tension between God’s word and the slow unfolding of time. When Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple, the promise arrived as a small, breathing child. God’s promises are spoken into history and then worked out in ordinary moments. What the world often overlooks, God uses. The temple scene reminds us that divine faithfulness does not always look like power; it often looks like presence. Simeon’s waiting was active, not passive. He stayed attentive to the Spirit, kept showing up, and kept his hands ready to receive. Waiting becomes worship when it is shaped by expectancy rather than despair. Open hands are a posture of readi...