There are little phrases spoken in the Bible that carry enormous significance because they reveal the heart of the Lord in the events of life.

This morning, during my communion time with the Holy Spirit, as I looked at Luke:2.27, the Lord reminded me again of His faithfulness. He reminded me that He the Father never forgets His promises and that He is always faithful to fulfil what He has spoken. The passage reads these words: “Keeping His promise, the Holy Spirit led Simeon to be in the temple court at the very moment Jesus’ parents entered to fulfil the requirement of the sacrifice.”

That little expression concerning the fact of: “Keeping His promise” contains a profound revelation about the heart of the Lord which we should take note off because the Lord never forgets what He has promised. My spirit was lifted as I considered Simeon’s experience. Simeon was about to see the promise of the Lord to him fulfilled in his lifetime, and this fulfilment was not dependent upon Simeon’s ability to remember the promise or somehow by his strength bring it to pass himself.

It is clearly stated that the Lord remembered what He had spoken to Simeon years ago and now at the appointed time, the Lord Himself was going to lead Simeon into the grand finale of his life which was for him to see the Lord’s salvation on earth before his departure. So the Holy Spirit led Simeon to be in the temple court at precisely the right moment. This fact is what makes the account so powerful because Simeon did not have to manipulate circumstances to make the promise happen.

He did not have to figure out how to arrange the events to bring about the fulfilment. He simply needed to be responsive to the leading of the Holy Spirit who he had relationship with. The Lord who made the promise remembered the promise, and the Holy Spirit then led Simeon into the place where he would encounter its fulfilment. As I reflected upon this, I rejoiced because I understood that the Lord was pointing out something very important to me which is that every promise He has made to me, He will fulfil.

This means that the Lord will not merely leave me to discover the fulfilment of His promise by myself, but that He would lead me to it by the Holy Spirit. This confirmation of the Lord’s ability gives me tremendous confidence concerning the promises of the Lord towards me. So even though there may be promises that have taken time, and although there may be things the Lord has spoken that have not yet become visible.

Thou there may be situations where we have wondered when or how the word of the Lord will come to pass because of the Lord’s apparent silence on the matter it is not because of the Lord’s seeming forgetfulness. The Lord’s delay from our perspective is never abandonment because His promise remains secure as the Lord always remembers what He has spoken.

So the same Holy Spirit who led Simeon into the precise moment of fulfilment is able to lead us into the places, circumstances and encounters where the promises of the Lord concerning our lives will become a reality. As the Holy Spirit ministered these words to me I sensed strongly that the Lord was pointing to a season in which we will begin to see more fulfilment of His promises in our lives.

The Holy Spirit is moving us into places of rich fulfilment where, promises that have been carried in the heart for years are coming into manifestation. Words that have seemed distant are being brought closer into realization, where the things that the Lord has spoken but which have not yet been seen are being approached by the divine leading of the Holy Spirit.

This fact that we must be guided by the Holy Spirit points out that our response in obedience in this season is extremely important. We must on purpose become increasingly sensitive to the leadings of the Holy Spirit because only the Holy Spirit knows exactly where the promise is and knows the appointed moment including the circumstances surrounding its fulfilment. He knows what we must do, where we must go and how we must respond with open hearts to walk in the fulfilment of the promise.

Therefore, we must not become so occupied with the task of trying to figure everything out ourselves that we fail to recognize the Holy Spirit’s leading. The fulfilment of the Lord’s plans and promises requires us to remain responsive to the leading of the Holy Spirit. So just as the Holy Spirit led Simeon to the temple at exactly the right moment, He can lead us into the circumstances where the Lord’s promises concerning our lives will be fulfilled.

Therefore we must discern that this is the time for us to become more sensitive by listening more carefully and paying close attention to His promptings, in order to follow His direction. We cannot afford to dismiss the seemingly small instructions, so do not allow impatience to cause you to move ahead of His leading.

Remember that the Holy Spirit knows the direct route into your promise, He knows the timing of the fulfilment. He knows the people, places and circumstances connected to what the Lord has spoken, and as we yield to Him, He will faithfully lead us. Simeon’s story reminds us that the Lord’s faithfulness does not end with Him making a promise because the Lord is faithful to bring His people into the experience of what He has promised.

Simeon was brought to the very place where he would see the tangible salvation of the Lord and it was the Holy Spirit who orchestrated his positioning. Likewise, know today that the Lord is able to orchestrate your positioning so that you will arrive at the places of fulfilment He has prepared for you.

The promise may have seemed delayed, but be certain that the promise is not forgotten, and even though the fulfilment may have seemed impossible, the Lord was still working, and though the waiting may have been long, be assured that the Lord has remained faithful. And now the Holy Spirit is reminding you that you must be ready to follow Him into the fulfilment. Therefore, lay hold of this word today by being encouraged by the faithfulness of the Lord.

Do not assume that because you have waited a long time that the Lord has forgotten what He said. Never interpret delay as divine abandonment, and do not allow the passage of time to weaken your confidence in the Lord’s Word. The Lord remembers because He is faithful and the Lord always keeps His promises. Know for certain that the Holy Spirit is able to lead you into the very place where you will experience their fulfilment.

So get busy in preparing yourself to walk in promises being fulfilled in the now season of life as you become more sensitive to the Holy Spirit. Then be ready to move when He leads. Be ready to respond promptly when He speaks by being ready to enter the places He directs you toward because this season is not merely about hearing the promises, but it is about walking into their fulfilment.

Father, thank You for reminding me that You are faithful and that You never forget Your promises to me. Thank You that what You have spoken concerning my life remains secure in Your hands until you make it happen. Thank You for the example of Simeon’s life and for the revelation that You remembered Your promise and led him by the Holy Spirit into the very place where he would see its fulfilment.

Holy Spirit, please make me increasingly more sensitive to Your leading, by helping me to recognize Your voice and respond promptly when You direct me. Please lead me into every place, circumstance and opportunity connected to the fulfilment of the Lord’s promises concerning my life.

Please keep me from impatience, presumption and distraction and help me never to move ahead of You or to miss the moments You have prepared for me. I receive the grace to follow You faithfully in Jesus name. Amen.