Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Luke 2:21-35
by: Patrick London.
In accordance with Mosaic law, our Savior was circumcised on the eighth day, after which his name was called Jesus. Since Jesus was Mary's firstborn son, he was called Holy to the Lord. After Mary's purification, she brought Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem to offer the required sacrifices to the Lord. Simeon, guided by the Holy Spirit, revealed what the Lord had promised him-that this child would be a light to the Gentiles and Israel.
God knows the future. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Therefore, we must not try to do anything without his guidance because God knows the beginning and end of it all.