![]() ![]() As we weigh the cost of our own obedience, may He help us understand that a pain-free life is not the marker of His favor. Let’s see what the Bible has to say, and ask God to use our study to help us put into perspective the trials we’re called to endure in His Name. The favor she found in the eyes of God did not bring her a life of ease.īut the reality is, anyone who chooses to offer herself in obedience to God’s call can expect the same! Is it worth it? Do we think Mary regretted her choices? Mary’s heart went through the gamete of highs an lows, filled with both treasures and sorrows. But to get the full impact of her testimony, I think it’s important to look, not just at the honor of her position, but also at the great sorrow that came with her calling. For good reason, women throughout this New Testament age have looked to her as a shining example of selfless obedience and of faith. The Holy Spirit was with him.Mary, the mother of Jesus, is an inspiring character. He was waiting for God’s promise to Israel to happen. They did it in keeping with the Law, which says, “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”Ģ5 In Jerusalem there was a man named Simeon. ![]() 23 In the Law of the Lord it says, “The first boy born in every family must be set apart for the Lord.” 24 They also offered a sacrifice. So Joseph and Mary took Jesus to Jerusalem. This was the name the angel had given him before his mother became pregnant.Ģ2 The time for making them pure came as it is written in the Law of Moses. Everything they had seen and heard was just as they had been told.Ģ1 When the child was eight days old, he was circumcised. She thought about them over and over.Ģ0 The shepherds returned. ![]() Luke 2:19–25 - New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)ġ9 But Mary kept all these things like a secret treasure in her heart. 20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.Ģ1 And when eight days were completed so that he could be circumcised, he was named Jesus, his name that he was called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.Ģ2 And when the days of their purification were completed according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb will be called holy to the Lord”) 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what was stated in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”Ģ5 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. The Holy Spirit was with Simeon Luke 2:19–25 - The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)ġ9 But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering them in her heart. He was waiting for the one who would comfort Israel. 23 They did exactly what was written in the Lord’s Teachings: “Every firstborn boy is to be set apart as holy to the Lord.” 24 They also offered a sacrifice as required by the Lord’s Teachings: “a pair of mourning doves or two young pigeons.”Ģ5 A man named Simeon was in Jerusalem. They took Jesus to present him to the Lord. This was the name the angel had given him before his mother became pregnant.Ģ2 After the days required by Moses’ Teachings to make a mother cleanhad passed, Joseph and Mary went to Jerusalem. Everything happened the way the angel had told them.Ģ1 Eight days after his birth, the child was circumcised and named Jesus. 19 Mary treasured all these things in her heart and always thought about them.Ģ0 As the shepherds returned to their flock, they glorified and praised God for everything they had seen and heard. ![]()
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