Chapter Three
There were
two reasons I felt called to Israel. I
had answered God’s call on my life to get prepared for His full-time
service. I do not know what I am
preparing for, but I walk on in faith, one step at a time. I felt that Israel was to be a foundation for
my ministry, whatever it is.
The second
purpose for me going was simply to be with Jesus in a very intimate way. I went through a lot of agony in my
depression. I felt everyone else was
having all of the fun while I was trying to survive in life and find hope again
through Jesus. It was as though He was
giving me this trip as a gift, a reward for that faithfulness in the desert of
brokenness. My God is a God so very
unpredictable, but always faithful and full of adventure and surprises, “in His
time”.
The
excitement of Israel began to grow in me, even though I was only on the waiting
list. I thought about it being such a
small country, but THE most historical one on earth. I recalled the verse in Matthew 2:6, “But
you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of
Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people
Israel.” One man, born in a small
country on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, changed the course of
history as He stepped on this earth He had helped His Father create. Creation, Destruction, Resurrection.....what
a difference Jesus has made in MY life!!!
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