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Israel and our hope. But He cannot Civ
to us the fullness of that consolation
until He has come again the seconi
time The spirit-filled man looks forwars
to that blessed day when He shall re-
turn.
The fourth fact in the nfe of a spirit
filled man is that he has the revela
ton Of Gods will. He knows Godi
word. Simeon had had it revealed 4
him that he should not die until III
had seen the Lords Christ. This reve,
lation was made to him in the stuo5
of Gods word; he would never havi
found this had he neglected the Book
Every man who is filled with the spirii
may know Gods will If he studies thl
Book; nor is any one filled with thu
spirit who does not study the Book.
The fifth fact is that the spirit-fiih
ed man is led by the Spirit in his daila
walk. Simeon was led by the Spiril
into the temple at the time when Mari
and Jesus came in. The steps Of
good man are ordered by the Lord, fol
the spirit-filled man walks with God
It is the experience Of those who arr
willed with the spirit that frequently
they are impelled to do things, or II
go here or yonder, when their huma1
judgment seems to indicate this way il
not the right step to take, afterwardt
they find that this was just the rtghi
step to take, and has been for the glori
Of God. What a blessed thing it is II
walk with the Spirit and with Got
every day and in our daily avocationi
The sixth and seventh facts in the
life of the spirit-filled man are the sui
preme facts. They are that he has (
vision of Christ as Gods means of SAT-
walton to all the world, and also 4
vision of Christ as vicarious sufferer
as one who is set for the fall and risf
ing again Of many in Israel. Simeon
had a remarkable vision Of Jesus Whe1
you consider the times in which he livi
ed, just think what he said when ht
looked into the face Of this little BABY
He saw in Him the means of salvation
which God had been preparing berori
alb the people, light to tighten tn(
Gentiles and the glory Of Israel Tho
Jews cared nothing for the GentiIeS
1t mattered nothing to him that tnt
Gentiles dwelt in darkness. But Sim,
con saw in this one whom God had
sent, the one who should dispeI tnG
darkness of heathehdom; who should
tighten every heart that they might
see God and know Him whom to know
is life eternal. The spirit-filled man
can no more limit the love of Christ I'd
one place or people than a bird with 4
broken wing can fly. Some one has
said that our love has a broken wins
unless It can fly across the ocean. Thu
spirit-filled man is not a nearsighted
Christian, but he. can see around the
world. He has a vision of Jesus as a
Saviour for all people.
The other part of the vision which
have mentioned is not a whit lesa
important; on the contrary, 1t is rathsi
limatic, for where we have seen Jesus
as a vicarious sufferer, we have caught
a vision of the way God intended fol
Him to save US, and are prepared Il
see ourselves in Him as He hangs Ot
the cross.
CHRIST THE WORLDS NEED.
There is little evidence of the gem
uineness Of the Bible here found 81
many Of them are in Luke's writings
In that he says in speaking of what
Simeon had said in their hearing, that
Joseph and His mother maFveled al
these things. He does not say that
His father and His mother marveled
or that His parents marveled, for thru
would not have been true to fact; but
the way in which he explains himself
is true.
I want you to note also a fact which
NC are SOin6llIucS apt 10 ONeTlOOk-Lndt
Mary suffered. OF course in no sense
did she share the vicarious suffering OF
Christ; but she had her cross to bear
All through her life those words OF
Simeon must have borne heavy on hcI
b cart, as she remembered thai
He said that a sword should pierce ,hei
own heart. Some artist has beautifull1
this in a picture in ORES.
den, called the Madonna Of the tear. Il
shows the mother bending over hei
child, but a big tear is in her eyes
revealing that shetrealizes what He mus
suffer for her and for us. You havI
your own cross to bear, too. 1t viii mol
be Mary's, but it will require as whole.
hearted love on your part as on hers
that will make you willing to give NJ
anything for Him.
Just when Simeon had finished speak,
Ing with Mary, Anna, a prophecies cami
In; and taking in the situation, by reve,
ation from God, she began to speak ii
all who looked for redemption in Israel
and the subject of her speech was tht
infant Jesus. She had the vision alsa
which Simeon had of this one as thu
supply Of the worlds need. She had
ong been praying for Him to come Hef
husband had died seven years after hei
and for 81 years she had beer
been a widow, giving her whole tint
to the service Of God. I want you tt
note the way in which she served Him
1t was not by an philanthropic work.
but she served God night and day bJ
tasting and prayer. Praying may seen
easy, but it is not; it is the most en-,
crossing work in which the Christian car
engage. 1t requires more Of ourselves
han any other form of service. What ID
you suppose the fruits Of Annals lons
ERIN of service in this capacity will bel
BY that long service she had been pre-
pared to speak concerning this one, II
LII who longed for redemption, and Z
telling testimony II was that she gave
I wonder If indeed by the Standard
If Simeon you are spirit-hlled? wondei
f you are willing to serve God by fast
ng and prayer as Anna did? 1 wounded
f you are doing anything to make thu
of Him known to all the world
hat He might by His light tighten TIN
Sentiles.