Moments Part 5 - The Right Place at the Right Time
December 29, 2024
- Life is not always measured by time. It’s often measured by moments.
- God creates, and foreordains moments for each of us. Those moments mark us, transform us, and shape us for eternity.
22 Now when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”), 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. 27 So he came by the
into the temple. And when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for Him according to the custom of the law, 28 he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said:
> 29 “Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace,
According to Your word;
30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation
31 Which You have prepared before the face of all peoples,
32 A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel.”
33 And Joseph and His mother marveled at those things which were spoken of Him. 34 Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against 35 (yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”36 Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; 37 and this woman was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. 38 And coming in that instant she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem. —Luke 2:22-38
Coming up to them at that very
, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem. —Luke 2:38 (NIV)
1. Quantity time produces
time.
- Moments happen in the
2. We get to partner with the Holy Spirit to
moments in the lives of others.
- When you are in the Spirit, and abiding in God, you will not
- When you are in the Spirit, and abiding in God, you become instrumental in
3. There are supernatural moments when the
of God becomes a reality for us.
God places the lonely in families. —Psalm 68:6
Now you are no longer strangers to God and foreigners to heaven, but you are members of God’s very own family, citizens of God’s country, and you belong in God’s household with every other Christian. —Ephesians 2:19
- There is a bond that God can bring in an instant; a moment where, in the Presence of God, you become