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Luke 2: 28-30 (NIV)
Simeon took him in his arms and
praised God, saying: “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you now dismiss
your servant in peace.”
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| We’re ready for death, but we don’t mind waiting.* |
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Simeon is described as a righteous and devout man
who had been waiting for the Messiah – or as Luke expresses it, “the
consolation of Israel.” The Holy Spirit had revealed to Simeon that he would
not die before he had seen the “Lord’s Christ.” Can you not feel his joy when
he held the baby Jesus in his arms and realized who he was? “Now I can die in
peace.”
What things are you waiting for before you can die in peace?
Do you need to reconcile with a family member? Is there a loved one who needs
to return to the Lord? Do you hope to live long enough to see your grandchildren
grow up? Or are you hoping to find a husband or the perfect career
before you go?
There are plenty of things on this earth to keep us
interested in living longer, but the truth is, once we have met the Savior, we
can die in peace at any time. The longer we live for him and the better we get
to know him, the less our longings center on the temporal and the more we long for
the eternal. Every day, I look forward to heaven just a little more. Every day,
I feel more sorrow for those who don’t have that hope.
But we can’t die in peace just because we are tired of
living. We still have work to do. We still have those family members to
reconcile with; the loved one to lead to the Lord; those grandchildren who will
need our faithful example to follow. Prepare to die in peace only after you have
fulfilled the Lord’s purpose for your life.
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| We don’t get to wait to offer our lives until we have our act together.* |
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