Adventures in Israel: Day 1

Today I think about a word that we use a lot, perspective! Everyone has a perspective. One person thinks about politics this way, and another thinks about politics in another, it all has to do with one's perspective.
As we took off from Atlanta my perspective change very quickly from what it had been before. Before it was raining and messy outside, but as the plane rose above the clouds, I could see the sun was shining and there was no rain. It was all a matter of perspective.
Today we traveled to the city of Caesarea. This is the place where Paul was sent out by the brethren to preach the Gospel (Acts 9:30). Our perspective changed because from the very place we were standing the Gospel traveled to Europe, and then to the United States. We are believers because of the Gospel coming from this very spot, and now we have come full circle, we have returned to where it all began! What a perspective changer!
And if you want to talk about perspective then sit back and let me tell you about where we went next! We traveled north to Mt. Carmel. You remember this is the place where Elijah fought the prophets of Baal. As I got to the top of Mt. Carmel you could see the whole Jezreel Valley. The guide showed us the Kishon Brook where he chased the prophets of Baal and killed them.
If you read the story, which I encourage you to do, you will see that Elijah comes back on to Carmel and get on his knees with his face to the ground. He told his servant to go and look toward the sea which is the Mediterranean Sea. I saw the same view as Elijah's servant as he looked and saw the cloud about the size of a man's hand.
Something changed on the mountain that day for the people of Israel, they realized that Jehovah was the true God!
What will it take to change your perspective about the things God is doing in your life?

Next we traveled to a village in Galilee, Kfar Kadem, there a man named Manahem (sp.?). He was teaching us about the Land that God had given to Israel. We actually got to pick wheat from the field and get the grain from the wheat. He then taught us how to make unleavened bread. We cooked it and ate it there.
Something he said has stuck with me. He picked up a clod of dirt and said this is the land that God has given to His people! What an awesome thought! God has given Israel an inheritance of land, but what is more awesome is that God has given us an eternal inheritance through his son Jesus Christ!
After that we rode on donkeys. An animal that represents peace. Something you may not know is that horses represent war, donkeys represent peace, that is why Jesus came to Jerusalem riding on a donkey! Yeah, I got to do that!
I apologize that the blog has not been up quicker, we are staying in Tiberias and they charge for Internet here, so I am using it to talk to my wife! Sorry, she is much more important than a blog😁!
I am so overwhelmed by everything that I am hearing and seeing. The Bible is literally coming to life before my very eyes! Please continue to pray for us as we travel! Shalom!

Pastor Jason