Pastor Ben’s Ponderings

“And it came to pass . . .”     (Luke 2:1)

Depending on what’s happening at the time, when sometimes people ask me for my favorite scripture, I would quote the one above (just the beginning part and there are many verses throughout Scripture that start with that phrase; 68 verses, in fact).

Have you ever noticed that it always comes to pass, it never comes to stay? Torrie & Tina & I used to sing a song recorded by The Martins that said, “It didn’t come to stay, it came to pass…” No matter what you’re going through, it will pass. Bad times? Hold on, they will pass. This life is what Mark Lowry used to call “Boot Camp.” This is where we get to learn to walk by faith. The Bible says that without faith it’s impossible to please God. And when we get home to heaven, we won’t need faith anymore. Our “faith will become sight,” as Paul says. Hebrews 11:6 says, “Without faith it is impossible to please Him.”

So, I guess if we’re going to pleas Him, it will have to be here, where we walk by faith. So remember, whatever you’re going through, it will pass!