December 22, 2009
READING: Luke 2:25-32
“Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace,
According to your word;
For my eyes have seen your salvation,
Which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
A light for revelation to the Gentiles
And for glory to your people Israel.
Luke 2: 29-32
In Luke 2:25-32, God’s promise to Simeon was fulfilled when he was allowed to see Christ, the light of the world.
According to Sir Isaac Newton, “the source of a spectrum is white light. The rainbow gives off seven shades of color. Since the Scriptures often refer to God as “light”, perhaps the colors of the rainbow stem from the pure and radiant white light of our creator”.
On the day we began our life together in Grand Forks, North Dakota, we saw a double rainbow. We saw the same phenomenon again on our 10th and 20th, and within days of our 30th and 40th anniversaries. God had followed us from North Dakota to Florida. To us the rainbow has acted as a promise, not only to preserve the world from too much rain, but the promise that God will always be the nucleus of our life together. For 42 years we have enjoyed a Christ-centered marriage, secure in the fact that He does fulfill His promises-the promises of grace, salvation, and redemption.
Lord, your best promise of all is that you offer us salvation and eternal life. Help us to remember to seek you and your promises, Lord. Amen.
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