Faith Is Expecting| What Christmas Means To Me | Pastor Steve Andres

Are you expecting? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO ME series with a message about Simeon.

Luke 2:34-35

Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed.”

Simeon is a picture of hopeful expectation, waiting to see God’s rescue and light for all people. What can we learn from his example?

1) When you are expecting, it shows.

When a woman is expecting, everything about her life and behavior begins to change. The greater the expectation, the more obvious the signs. 

2) When you are expecting, it can get uncomfortable.

Simeon’s prophetic words about Christ are not all easy to swallow. This child’s claim to authority would expose the hearts of many.

3) When you are expecting, something better is coming.

All of the discomfort and pain of waiting gives way to the joy of hope’s fulfillment. 

Romans 8:22

We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.

The groaning that God’s people experience is not a groaning that leads to death, but that will inevitably give way to life and joy!