In A Week
Posted by Rebecca Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:47:00 GMT
In a week I will be on a plane to Israel. I will be going to the Holy Land.
My brain is having a difficult time truly accepting this - not only that I’m going, but that it is a real place.
I’ve wondered lately what impact this trip will have on my faith, and of course I will only find out when it happens.
Realizing though that I have a hard time believing this place is real makes me wonder if I truly believe that Christ was a real man. I don’t question my salvation, but how much do I really believe?
I hope that when I am there the gravity of where I am and what it signifies hits me and stays with me. The last thing I want is for this to turn into another tourist experience. I will be in God’s land - the chosen land He promised to His chosen people. I will stand at the wailing wall, the closest point I can get to the place where the very presence of God rested on earth. The temple mount is the place where God chose to place His name forever. Forever means forever. It’s a big deal.
I am excited about this trip and a little nervous. God is real. The stories of His people are real - they were real people. David was a real man, a real king. Archaeologists are excavating his palace. I am nervous because, well, God is real which means His words are absolutely real and I must accept that on a level I’ve not accepted before….my life will change. I will come back different. Change is nerve-wracking, but no change that God has ever placed in front of me has been bad. Difficult, yes. Rewarding, yes. Bad, never.
I do not know how much access to the web I will have while over there, but I plan to journal every day, and when I get back I will post my entries here. Pray for me, those of you who believe.