"In the last days the mountain of the LORD's temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and peoples will stream to it." Micah 4:1 What does Alfred Hitchcock, Peter Jackson, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Mel Gibson, M. Night Shyamalan and Jesus Christ all have in common? They all made an appearance in their own stories.
The only difference is Jesus' story cost him his life...and gave me mine back. For the next week and a half, I get to visit the actual stage where Jesus made his one time, for all time, cameo appearance. That's right, my wife and I are going to Israel. We will get to see first-hand the places where Jesus performed the greatest drama ever performed. Just think... - We will see where he walked on water and calmed a violent storm. - We will sit on a hillside where he proclaimed the sweetest words of blessing ever heard. - We will visit the city where he drove out money changers and shouted down the experts in Jewish law. - And we will see the hill called "The Skull" where his blood was shed so I could live forever. I know we are just visiting the stage, we are only seeing the remnants of an ancient backdrop: water, rocks, meadows and the ruins of old buildings. But I don't mind, my joy is that I get to just be there and 'Behold!' Walk where the action actually happened. The story that is in my Bible and dwells in my heart was, and still is, real. It occurred in real time and at a real place. It wasn't a myth, nor the stuff of fairy tale, but real life. It is historically true and verifiable. No, I won't get to see any of the live actors like Peter, John, Mary Magdalene or Paul -- however, Jesus himself will be there with me. Scripture tells me that he dwells in my heart by faith. It is a very strange story. But it is all true. And little ole me gets to see it. I still can't believe it!
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