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The Holy Spirit is revealed in many ways in God’s Word: perhaps eighty times in the Old Testament, at least fifty times in the Gospels, nearly sixty times in Acts, and more than one hundred times in the rest of the New Testament. But today we need to see how:
LUKE EMPHASIZES THE AMAZING HOLY SPIRIT @ WORK
It was the Holy Spirit that Gabriel announced would fill John the Baptist as he prepared the way for Christ’s coming (Luke 1:15).
It was the Holy Spirit who caused Christ’s conception in Mary (Luke 1:35);
It was the Holy Spirit who prompted Elisabeth to announce Christ’s presence within Mary (Luke 1:41);
It was the Holy Spirit who spoke through Zechariah announcing that his son was Christ’s herald named John the Baptist (Luke 1:67);
It was the Holy Spirit who led Simeon to find Jesus carried by Joseph & Mary in the Temple area (Luke 2:25-27).
It was the Holy Spirit who baptizes believers into Christ’s church (Luke 3:16; 1 Corinthians 12:13);
It was the Holy Spirit who empowered Christ to preach the Gospel (Luke 4:14, 18).
It was the Holy Spirit who indwells us the moment we are saved by Christ (Luke 10:20; Romans 8:9); and becomes the engagement ring or down payment of our eternal redemption (Ephesians 1:13).
It was the Holy Spirit who empowered Christ to minister with joy (Luke 10:21).
It was the Holy Spirit who was given as a gift to those who ask for Him from God the father (Luke 11:13; John 7:37-39).
It was only by the Holy Spirit that Christ casts out evil spirits (Luke 11:20; Matthew 12:28).
It was the Holy Spirit who empowered the disciples to preach the Gospel with boldness (Luke 12:10, 12).
It was the Holy Spirit that was called the Promise of My Father by Christ that endued the disciples with power (Luke 24:49).
SEEING THE SPIRIT AT WORK IN NORMAL PEOPLE
Today as we head towards Christmas, we begin a more personal look at the Spirit. Instead of seeing just the didactic, doctrinal writings of the Epistles, we are going to spend these weeks using the characters of Christmas as illustrations. In the Gospels, we see the Holy Spirit greatly at work in both Christ’s life and those around Him. We can actually see how the Spirit can operate when we see what He does in those who surrender, yield, and seek to stay in step with Him. Simeon is introduced to us by God in Luke 2:22-35, and if it wasnāt for that introduction, he would be like untold billions of others throughout human history that were only known by those closest to them during their lives; and who died without leaving a trace.
Even if God hadnāt added him to the Biblical record, and even if we had never read about Simeon, what he was will last forever.
Simeon was an Old Testament saint, who lived in hope waiting for the coming Christ by faith; and died in faith, ready to go whenever Godās time came.
Ready to go, what a way we all should live.