SIMEON, AN SIMEON, AN EXAMPLE OF REAL EXAMPLE OF REAL

FAITHFAITH

Simeon was Simeon was empowered to wait empowered to wait on the Lord to fulfill on the Lord to fulfill

His promises. His promises.

God wants us to God wants us to rejoice in the rejoice in the

miracle that He miracle that He worked for Simeonworked for Simeon

AND also use that AND also use that as a motivation for as a motivation for us to believe the us to believe the

promises of God for promises of God for the miracle or the miracle or

miracles we need in miracles we need in our lives! our lives!

There is a change in There is a change in our attitudes, but our attitudes, but no change in our no change in our circumstances! circumstances!

Faith in God to do a Faith in God to do a miracle in our life is miracle in our life is

a CHOICE! a CHOICE!

We need to learn We need to learn God’s laws of God’s laws of

spiritual harvest as spiritual harvest as seen in Galatians 6: seen in Galatians 6:

You don’t reap if You don’t reap if you don’t sow. you don’t sow.

Galatians 6:7-Galatians 6:7- “Don't be fooled. “Don't be fooled.

You can't outsmart You can't outsmart God. A man gathers God. A man gathers a crop from what he a crop from what he

plants.” plants.”

Are you looking Are you looking for God to work a for God to work a miracle in your miracle in your

life? life?

Have you asked?Have you asked?

You reap what you You reap what you sow - the law of sow - the law of

likeness.likeness.

Galatians 6:7-8-Galatians 6:7-8- “Don't be fooled. “Don't be fooled.

You can't outsmart You can't outsmart God. A man gathers God. A man gathers a crop from what he a crop from what he

plants.plants.

Some people plant Some people plant to please their to please their

sinful nature. From sinful nature. From that nature they will that nature they will

harvestharvest

death. Others plant death. Others plant to please the Holy to please the Holy Spirit. From the Spirit. From the Spirit they will Spirit they will harvest eternal harvest eternal

life.”life.”

3. You reap later 3. You reap later than you sowthan you sow

Galatians 6:9-Galatians 6:9-“Let us not become “Let us not become tired of doing good. tired of doing good. At the right time we At the right time we will gather a crop if will gather a crop if we don't give up.” we don't give up.”

Notice what is Notice what is absolutely fatal to absolutely fatal to the gospel and to the gospel and to Christian growth - Christian growth -

quitting! quitting!

Let’s pray and Let’s pray and believe that God will believe that God will

show His great show His great power IN us and power IN us and

THROUGH RCBC in THROUGH RCBC in 2010! 2010!

And when we pray, And when we pray, let’s bring a let’s bring a bucket!!!!! bucket!!!!!