The Gospel of Luke: The Wait is Over | Jesus Christ | Savior | Redeemer - Audio

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Sermon Date: 10/20/2024 Speaker: Nate Steverson Luke 2: 22-40 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . If we were there when Jesus is presented to the temple, as in verses 22-40, our eyes would be fastened on the infinite hope displayed in this child. Simeon and Anna are present so we are alerted to this fact. We too are called to fix our eyes on Jesus and embrace Him as the hope and light of the world. The wait for Jesus Christ as redeemer is over. He has come, therefore we can receive him as our Redeemer. These verses show Jesus' Designation, Jesus' Destination, and Jesus' Declaration. Designation: the first male to open the womb shall be called holy - and offered two turtledoves and 2 pigeons as sacrifice. He was ALREADY declared holy before he was born. And under the law. And according to God’s word. Everything about Jesus is presented as being born under the law, for God. God chose this specific time in history to send his son into the world, so that he could redeem us. Jesus’s birth was to release us from the law, and usher in a new relationship with God through his death. Destination- He is concentrated as holy, under the lord. Jesus was to be “set aside for a divine purpose.” From the very beginning on of His birth. He is not only concentrated, but the concentrator - making us all holy, for the Lord. Simeon shows us that God is not slacking in His promises. Just as he waited for years, but we should not give up hope for the days to come. Jesus is for us - he is a consoler, a savior, an all-in-all. He is the fulfiller of both the Law, and the prophets. Declaration- Simeon’s words shows us where Jesus will be directed. He foreshadows the struggles and fight. His death to come, so we can be free from sin. This passage is evangelistic passage. Jesus is the message - we can accept his sacrifice as penance for our sins. Those who receive the message of Christ shall be saved, but those who reject the message of Christ will be destroyed. We also see another prophetic declaration - from Anna. She further proclaims Jesus’s arrival as the messiah. She declares that it was not ONLY for the Jew, but also for the gentiles. Praise God!