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Category: Devotionals
Lessons from the Holy Land – Part 17 – The Wailing Wall
There is no way to truly describe the emotion that comes when visiting the Wailing Wall (Western Wall) at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. As we walk into the courtyard and the wall comes into view my heart, deep inside my soul begins to ache. Jewish women and children approach the wall on the right. …
Lessons from the Holy Land – Lesson 16 – Dead Sea Christianity
Why is the Dead Sea dying? How does the Holy Spirit speak such truth in such seemingly ordinary situations? Of course, getting to float in the Dead Sea is not an ordinary situation for me. However, this body of water doesn’t have Biblical explanations written on historical markers around the perimeter. But my soul has…
Lessons from the Holy Land – Lesson 15 – Love
Jerusalem…my thoughts stumble as I try to put into words my lessons for today. The Via Dolorosa. The Son of God, God Himself in human form chose to pay our sin debts in full as the final sacrificial lamb. This system of sacrifice and grace, this thread of God’s never-ending provision and unconditional love for…
Lessons from the Holy Land – Lesson 14 – Leaving a Legacy
Standing in Beit She’an was breathtaking. There is 6000 years of history in layer upon layer right here. Canaanite Temples, Egyptians, Israelites, Philistines have all been here. The bodies of King Saul and his sons were hung here after they were killed and Israel’s army was defeated. Although there has been a great deal of…
Lessons From the Holy Land – Lesson 13 – Who is Jesus to you?
We visited a cave at Caesarea Philippi in the pouring rain. This cave was used for Pagan worship and for the sacrificing of animals and probably humans to many gods. But also in this area, possibly this very cave about three hundred years later Jesus asked the question of Peter and the other disciples, “Who…
Lessons from the Holy Land – Lesson 12 – Blessed
Standing on this beautiful mountain, the Mount of the Beatitudes, possibly the place where Jesus gave His incredible blessing describing the qualities of a Follower of Christ that will be blessed. The sermon is called the Sermon on the Mount and is found in Matthew chapters 5 – 7. If you haven’t read it lately,…
Lessons from the Holy Land – Lesson 11 – When Hard things Happen
Sometimes things do not go as planned. I thought I was the one taking the big trip in the family this week but I was mistaken. My precious sister Lyn took the ultimate trip into eternity while I was in the Holy Land. In the dark hours of the early morning the call came. It…
Lessons from the Holy Land – Part 10 – Going Down to the Water
Going down to the Water, the Jordan river to be exact. I never imagined in my wildest imagination that I would ever see the Jordan River in person and certainly never imagined ever actually being in the Jordan to be baptized again. Some of you may find it odd that I would desire to be…
Lessons from the Holy Land – Part 9 – Peace Be Still
Here, on the Sea of Galilee Jesus spoke these words, “Peace Be Still”. For me, these are some of the most cherished words Jesus ever spoke. I run to my Savior when the world is rushing in too many directions. I fall into His arms when the storms of life are violently tossing me deeper…
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