And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon [to whom] it had been revealed… by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ… he took Him [Jesus] up in his arms and blessed God and said: 29 “Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, According to Your word; For my eyes have seen Your salvation…” Luke 2:25-26, 28-30

God told Simeon that he would live to see the promised Messiah. We do not know for certain how old Simeon was when Joseph and Mary brought Him to the temple, but we can easily surmise that Simeon was old. He saw the Christ Child, and by the Holy Spirit he knew Jesus was the Messiah. He therefore praised the Lord that he saw and even held the Infant, Jesus. He rejoiced that he lived to see God’s salvation, and indeed his own Savior.

Might we take a cue from Simeon and thank the Lord that He kept us alive long enough to know Jesus—to trust in, and to love our Savior?

In the verses that follow (v.34-35) Simeon prophesied what Jesus would go on to do. While we may not be prophets, let us speak up, telling others what our Savior Jesus has done in our lives!