THEY STAYED WITH HIM THAT DAY AND IT WAS ABOUT THE TENTH HOUR

Shalom!
May the name of our Lord Jesus Christ be blessed forever. Welcome again to another message of eternal life.

Let us read from John 1:35–39:

“Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples.
And looking upon Jesus as He walked, he said, ‘Behold the Lamb of God!’
The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, ‘What do you seek?’
They said to Him, ‘Rabbi’ (which means, Teacher), ‘where are You staying?’
He said to them, ‘Come and see.’
They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day — for it was about the tenth hour.”

WHY DID THE SCRIPTURE MENTION THE TIME?

You may wonder — why did the Bible record the exact time, “for it was about the tenth hour”?
At first glance, it may seem like a small detail, but in the Word of God, every moment and every word carries meaning.

Those two disciples — one of them being Andrew — left John the Baptist immediately after hearing him testify, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” They began following Jesus quietly from behind. They didn’t want Him to disappear from their sight; they followed patiently, step by step, without Him even speaking to them.

What they didn’t know is that the Lord had already noticed them.
He knew they were following from afar, searching for something deeper.
And when the right moment came — the tenth hour — Jesus suddenly turned and asked, “What do you seek?”

That was the turning point. The moment of revelation. The time when the Lord Himself decided to stop, turn, and reveal who He was to those who had faithfully followed Him in silence.

YOUR “TENTH HOUR” WILL COME

Beloved, the Bible tells us:

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” — Luke 11:9–10

You may be following Christ — praying, reading His Word, doing all you can to know Him — and yet you feel He hasn’t turned toward you. Do not give up!
Jesus has already seen your effort, your longing, and your faith. The only thing remaining is for your tenth hour to arrive.

Before your sun sets — before darkness falls in your life — the Lord will turn toward you. He will reveal Himself to you personally, just as He did to those two disciples.

Remember Simeon, the righteous man who was told by God that he would not die before seeing the Messiah (Luke 2:25). Indeed, that promise was fulfilled — his “tenth hour” came.

In the same way, your hour will come — that divine moment when the Lord turns to you and says, “Come and see.”

Do not lose heart. Keep following. Your tenth hour is near.

“For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened.” — Luke 11:10

May the Lord bless you.
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