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Continuing our study of Luke chapter 10, this week we’re looking at verses 38 – 42. Please read these verses every day this week and, if possible use a different translation each day, asking God to open your eyes to fresh revelation from His Word.
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Luke 10:38 (KJV)
‘Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.’
Recently, Cardiff hosted what is referred to in football circles as the biggest club game in Europe. Juventus from Italy played Real Madrid for the honour of being the best club in Europe. There were many superstars of football on display, with perhaps the most famous of all – Cristiano Ronaldo scoring twice in the game.
The city of Cardiff was transformed into a showpiece for all things football and completely disrupted all normal behaviour for several days. I dread to think how much money had been spent preparing the place for the arrival of the thousands and thousands of fans who would travel to watch the game.
I work in Cardiff Bay and that particular area was the focal point of so many events, stalls and activities both before the Final and afterwards. The day before the final, there was a ‘legends of the game’ 5-a-side match being hosted on a pitch that had been built on the water. It was amazing to see the ‘floating pitch’ but it was impossible for most people to see anything due to the vast numbers of people who turned up. However, there were those who had come very early and had ‘camped’ as closely as they could in order to have the best view. One young lad was interviewed and he said that he had travelled a long way just to see one particular player. He’d been waiting for hours just for a glimpse of his hero.
Our verse today is a very simple one and I’ve quoted it from the King James Version because I love this first phrase: ‘Now it came to pass’. Just like the young lad in Cardiff, he had waited and waited and eventually ‘his hero’ arrived. There was a pre-arranged time for the match to start but the lad didn’t really have a sense of time – he was just waiting in hope.
These days, we are driven by time and our entire lives revolve around being at certain places at certain times. This wasn’t the same in biblical days. Jesus was going to Bethany because He had something to do and say there. What time was He due to arrive? We don’t know and it really doesn’t matter. All we are sure of is that ‘It came to pass’.
If you’re waiting for God to do something in your life, hold on to His Word because it definitely will happen. His thoughts are higher than our thoughts, His ways are higher than ours – but have complete confidence that it really will ‘Come to Pass’.
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