God's Ominous Notes!
"Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and
rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which
will be spoken against (yes, a sword will pierce
through your own soul also), that the thoughts
of many hearts may be
revealed."
Luke 2:34-35
When Jesus was a month, His parents took Him the
five miles from Bethlehem to Jerusalem, where they
ascended the steps into the temple area to dedicate
Him to the Lord. To their surprise, they were greeted
by two elderly people who had been looking for
the
Messiah—Simeon and Anna.
Simeon took the child into his arms and uttered
a prophecy over Him, but one sentence had an
ominous note. He warned Mary a sword would
pierce her soul.
We wish our lives contained no ominous notes!
We dread the days of bad news, and we all
fear
moments when a “sword” pierces us.
Mary trusted God, and she lived through her
moments of pain to see her Son resurrected
from the dead.
Life sometimes has ominous notes, but
God always ends with a melody of victory!
Trust Him with all the notes of your life.
"Trust in His unfailing love—love that moved
Him to send a Savior from heaven to restore
and rescue you. God’s plans for your life will
not be thwarted."
Louie Giglio
