Promises, Promises, Promises

We've all made promises and we've all waited on promises made to us to be fulfilled. Sometimes we become impatient and give up on a promise if we think we have waited too long, especially when it comes to the promises of God. Most of us don't wait well. But whether we wait in hope or give up in despair, every promise of God is fulfilled.

In our reading for this week we meet two people who had waited and waited for God to fulfill the promise of sending the Messiah. Simeon was a devout man and Anna was a prophet. When Mary and Joseph took Jesus to the temple to present him to God, both of them rejoiced that the promise of God was fulfilled.

Are you waiting on a promise from God to be fulfilled? Have you given up or are about too? Simeon and Anna remind us that we do not wait in vain. God is faithful and true to every promise God makes. Yet waiting can be difficult. When your time of waiting becomes a challenge stand on the words of Isaiah 40:31, "But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint."

Try not to give up on God, because God will never give up on you! Happy New Year. I hope to see you on the first Sunday of 2015. You belong at Cornerstone!

Rev Sandy, Pastor