Glimpse

Re:Verse passage – Luke 2:21-38 (day four)

When Moses saw a glimpse of the Promised Land from Mount Nebo, it’s a bittersweet picture. Moses had remained faithful in leading God’s people through challenging times, but his disobedience kept him from ultimately experiencing the land for himself. God, in his mercy, allowed Moses to see the promise from afar, giving him confidence that the Lord would lead his people into the land he had promised.

Simeon’s story is similar, but so much sweeter. Simeon not only caught a glimpse of God’s promise fulfilled, he got to hold that promise in his arms. That was all that was needed in order for him to experience the magnitude of God’s salvific power through Jesus. He was not simply holding an infant, he was holding the firstborn of all creation, the One who is before all things and the One in whom all things hold together. What an incredible kindness God showed Simeon. We, too, have been given the kindness to behold the Son of God.