What Has Been "Revealed" To You?

"....There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon....It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ." (From Luke 2:25 & 26)

Alfred Jodl, representing the German High Command, signed an unconditional surrender at 02:41 on May 7, 1945, in a red brick school house in Rheims, France, just east of Paris.  Part of the document reads, "The German High Command will at once issue orders to all German military, naval and air authorities and to all forces under German control to cease active operations at 23:01 hours Central European time on 8 May."  Thus ended nearly 6 years of carnage in Europe.  Roosevelt and Churchill pursued what they called a "Germany First" policy.  It was their belief, as well as Allied Command, that if you knocked Germany out of the war, Italy and Japan would soon follow.  History proves them correct.  You may recall that I believe Germany is still key to the global destiny.  It is a prophetic "sense" based on Biblical prophecy and the gift of prophecy.  In the final days, just before the return of our Lord Jesus Christ, out of the German people group will come the final world government.

In our text, we see that Simeon had a prophetic word "working" in him also.  The Godhead, now revealed before him in the Baby Jesus, had revealed a very specific prophetic word to him.  At what age this revelation came to Simeon we are not told.  The wording can indicate that it was later in his life.  Regardless, when the time came for the fulfillment of the prophetic word, Simeon was not caught by surprise.  He had not given up.  He had two realities going for him, "his" word, and The Word."  He had read or heard read from the "God-Breathed" Word of "The Coming One," Jesus, so his "personal" prophetic word had strong Biblical, "God-Breathed" revelation as its base.  This is absolutely necessary to the whole prophetic word move today.

What "word" do you have?  I encourage you to be like Simeon, always looking, observing, open to whatever Jesus reveals, but not obsessed with that "word."  Just keep an open eye to what is going on in your life, around you, and in the world.  All of these ingredients will enable you to live a balanced life of hope, anticipation, and joy, knowing that whatever the exact fulfillment of the "word," the Lord Jesus Christ will perform it in His timing.  Our timing brings frustration and depression.  Jesus' timing brings contentment and peace.

Father, in Jesus' Name, help me to live in prophetic anticipation.  Amen.  
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