| Luk 2:22 | Dan ketika genap waktu pentahiran, menurut hukum Taurat Musa, mereka membawa Dia ke Yerusalem untuk menyerahkan-Nya kepada Tuhan, |
| Luk 2:23 | seperti ada tertulis dalam hukum Tuhan: "Semua anak laki-laki sulung harus dikuduskan bagi Allah", |
| Luk 2:24 | dan untuk mempersembahkan korban menurut apa yang difirmankan dalam hukum Tuhan, yaitu sepasang burung tekukur atau dua ekor anak burung merpati. |
| Luk 2:25 | Adalah di Yerusalem seorang bernama Simeon. Ia seorang yang benar dan saleh yang menantikan penghiburan bagi Israel. Roh Kudus ada di atasnya, |
| Luk 2:26 | dan kepadanya telah dinyatakan oleh Roh Kudus, bahwa ia tidak akan mati sebelum ia melihat Mesias, yaitu Dia yang diurapi Tuhan. |
| Luk 2:27 | Ia datang ke Bait Allah oleh Roh Kudus. Ketika Yesus, Anak itu, dibawa masuk oleh orang tua-Nya untuk melakukan kepada-Nya apa yang ditentukan hukum Taurat, |
| Luk 2:28 | ia menyambut Anak itu dan menatang-Nya sambil memuji Allah, katanya: |
| Luk 2:29 | "Sekarang, Tuhan, biarkanlah hamba-Mu ini pergi dalam damai sejahtera, sesuai dengan firman-Mu, |
| Luk 2:30 | sebab mataku telah melihat keselamatan yang dari pada-Mu, |
| Luk 2:31 | yang telah Engkau sediakan di hadapan segala bangsa, |
| Luk 2:32 | yaitu terang yang menjadi penyataan bagi bangsa-bangsa lain dan menjadi kemuliaan bagi umat-Mu, Israel." |
| Luk 2:33 | Dan bapa serta ibu-Nya amat heran akan segala apa yang dikatakan tentang Dia. |
| Luk 2:34 | Lalu Simeon memberkati mereka dan berkata kepada Maria, ibu Anak itu: "Sesungguhnya Anak ini ditentukan untuk menjatuhkan atau membangkitkan banyak orang di Israel dan untuk menjadi suatu tanda yang menimbulkan perbantahan |
| Luk 2:35 | ?dan suatu pedang akan menembus jiwamu sendiri?,supaya menjadi nyata pikiran hati banyak orang." |
| Luk 2:36 | Lagipula di situ ada Hana, seorang nabi perempuan, anak Fanuel dari suku Asyer. Ia sudah sangat lanjut umurnya. Sesudah kawin ia hidup tujuh tahun lamanya bersama suaminya, |
| Luk 2:37 | dan sekarang ia janda dan berumur delapan puluh empat tahun. Ia tidak pernah meninggalkan Bait Allah dan siang malam beribadah dengan berpuasa dan berdoa. |
| Luk 2:38 | Dan pada ketika itu juga datanglah ia ke situ dan mengucap syukur kepada Allah dan berbicara tentang Anak itu kepada semua orang yang menantikan kelepasan untuk Yerusalem. |
| Luk 2:39 | Dan setelah selesai semua yang harus dilakukan menurut hukum Tuhan, kembalilah mereka ke kota kediamannya, yaitu kota Nazaret di Galilea. |
| Luk 2:40 | Anak itu bertambah besar dan menjadi kuat, penuh hikmat, dan kasih karunia Allah ada pada-Nya. |
RENUNGAN
Ketika Tuhan Yesus masih bayi dibawa oleh kedua orang tuanya ke Bait Allah untuk melakukan persembahan. Dan 2 orang benar dapat melihat kemuliaan Tuhan Yesus Kristus dan memberkati keluarga kudus itu. Karena sebelum nya mereka sudah mendapatkan penglihatan dari Roh Kudus akan kedatangan Yesus di bait Allah.
Semua rencana Tuhan telah sesuai dengan rancangan Nya, yang begitu Maha Kuasa dan Maha Dashyat maka orang - orang yang diberkati oleh Tuhan melalui Roh Kudus dapat melihat kemuliaan Kristus di dunia ini. Oleh sebab itu agar kita dapat merasakan kemuliaan Kristus kita juga harus hidup benar dan kudus sama seperti Simeon dan Hana yang walaupun sudah berumur tetapi tetap memegang teguh kebenaran akan Tuhan.
DOA
Ya Tuhan kedua orang benar Simeon dan Hana dapat melihat kemuliaan Mu
Karena mereka hidup benar dan diberkati oleh Roh Kudus
Ya Tuhan ajar lah aku agar dapat menjadi benar dan kudus di mata Mu
Agar aku dapat melihat kemuliaan Mu yang begitu besar
Sebab Engkaulah Allah pengasih dan penyayang
Amen
ENGLISH
Luke 2:22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
Luke 2:23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord"),
Luke 2:24 and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: "a pair of doves or two young pigeons."
Luke 2:25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
Luke 2:26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Messiah.
Luke 2:27 Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required,
Luke 2:28 Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:
Luke 2:29 "Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
Luke 2:30 For my eyes have seen your salvation,
Luke 2:31 which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
Luke 2:32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel."
Luke 2:33 The child's father and mother marveled at what was said about him.
Luke 2:34 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,
Luke 2:35 so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too."
Luke 2:36 There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,
Luke 2:37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
Luke 2:38 Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
Luke 2:39 When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.
Luke 2:40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.
REFLECTION
When the Lord Jesus was still a baby, He was brought by His parents to the temple to make an offering. Two righteous individuals could see the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ and blessed the holy family. This was because they had previously received a vision from the Holy Spirit about the coming of Jesus to the temple.
All of God's plans were in accordance with His mighty and majestic design, and thus, those blessed by the Lord through the Holy Spirit could witness the glory of Christ in this world. Therefore, in order for us to experience the glory of Christ, we must also live righteously and holy, just like Simeon and Anna, who, even in their old age, held firmly to the truth of the Lord.
PRAYER
Oh Lord, like the two righteous individuals Simeon and Anna, may I be able to see Your glory
Because they lived righteously and were blessed by the Holy Spirit
Oh Lord, teach me to be righteous and holy in Your eyes
So that I may witness Your great glory
For You are a loving and compassionate God
Amen
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