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People often walk up and tell me they have a “word from the Lord” for me. Sometimes they refer to it as a prophesy, sometimes a word of knowledge or wisdom, and on occasion, they will even describe the coloration of my aura. Most of the time they’re just trying to connect and be nice.
I listen to them intently and thank them.
Yet every once in a while, these fine individuals will tell me something that has true spiritual significance or is a revelation they could not possibly have ascertained on their own.
It is a joyous, chilling encounter.
I bring this up because we are told in the Gospel of Luke, that Mary and Joseph, being good Jews, make a trip to the local temple to offer a sacrifice of gratitude for the birth of their son, Jesus.
They immediately come across an aged gentleman who seems partly senile and partly crazed, who has one of these “words of prophesy” for them.
Being an old man and probably well-set in his ways by his traditional upbringing, his message is contrary to his training.
His name was Simeon. Here’s what he told them about their baby, Jesus:
1. Jesus will be a light “to lighten the Gentiles.”
It is highly unlikely that Simeon would share such a notion, since he believed from his youth that those who were not Jews were basically dogs. He would not select to be so broad-thinking unless inspired by a divine source.
The first thing to remember about the gospel brought by Jesus is that his main goal was to get God out of Jerusalem and take the love of the Father on the road. For hundreds of years, belief in Jehovah had been stuck in Mesopotamia. It was time for the rest of the world to be included.
2. Find the glory of Israel.
- What is the glory of Israel?
- Patriarchs?
- Dusty scrolls?
- Stories of heroes who conquered giants?
No–the glory of Israel is that one man or woman can hear a message from God and launch out by faith. Honestly, the traditions only hinder that process.
3. The message of Jesus will be “a falling and rising to many.”
Some people just like to be prejudiced. They want to believe in a God who “hates somebody so He can love us more.” The message of Jesus eliminates that vengeful creature, replacing Him with a creative Father.
Some people rose with that authorization. Others fell in with the crowd who cried, “Crucify.”
4. Mankind’s heart shall be revealed.
The Jesonian is not a thinking man’s religion. It’s not a spiritualist carnival. It does not extol physical appearance above all else. Jesonian is the willingness to have our hearts exposed without fear, knowing that in so doing, the “truth will make us free.”
Religion studies God so that we don’t have to study ourselves. That is why the Jesonian is not a religion–it’s a lifestyle.
That day an old man in the temple broke through all of his pre-conceived ideas to share a message from on high.
It was a message of inclusion.
It was a message of challenge.
And it was a message that told us that as long as we’re willing to be real, the reality that comes our way can bless us.
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