The Hour of Decision

Our day started with our first stop at the Mount of Olives.  As Pastor Glen opened up the Word, we were remained that this is the great cosmic launching pad!  Throughout Scripture, God has used this mountain and connected it to His presence coming to and leaving Jerusalem.  The Mount of Olives is where Jesus will made His triumphal entry according to Matthew 21:1-11.  He also ascended from this place according to Acts 1:4-14.  Jesus will one day return to this place.  We see this mountain showing up again in Zechariah 12 – 14:3,4.

From the mountain top, we came to Dominus Flevit where Jesus looked over Jerusalem and wept.  The we made our way to the Garden of Gethsemane.  We opened up the Scripture to Matthew 26:36-56.  It was hear that we learned what our Lord experienced from His friends during the darkest hours of His life.  We were exhorted to how important it is to watch and pray, for if we don’t we can yield to temptation.  This was the hour of decision where Jesus’ holy nature revolted at the prospect of being made sin; but new that there was no other way.  We also understood that doing the will of God isn’t always easy.  Jesus went form celebration at the Passover Meal to suffering in the Garden, from Passover to prayer.  God’s wants us to do His will and He will provide the means for it to get done if we surrender to Him.

Then it was through the Dung Gate and on to the Western Wall.  This was the passage way we had to take to get to the Rabbinical Tunnel.  After our undergound tour...we then came up for air.

It was then time to head to the Pools of Bethesda, where we opened to John 5:1-9.  Here we had an amazing teaching with many points of application.  Pastor Glen closed the teaching opening up our understanding at just how often we can remain sick, blind, lame and paralyzed spiritually because we decide in our minds how God has to work.  Instead of being open to Him, trusting Him, laying out our situation and saying, “However you want to deal with this Lord, have your way!” we line in our rut, with our arms crossed, our teeth quenched, and just wait.  The question we have to ask ourselves is , “Do you want to be made well?”  How we need Jesus!  How we need to receive His words to rise, take up our bed and walk!  We can make the choice.  Corrie Ten Boom said, “You will never discover Christ is all you need until Christ is all you have.”  We need to simply trust Him!

Our time continued as we went to the Sister of Zion Convent to see the pavement where Jesus stood as He was being tried by Pilate.  Our walk then took us along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

It was lots of walking today but so much learning!  Our hearts have been flooded with the Word of God and our senses have been overloaded with our surrounds.  Oh Lord, help us to receive all that You want us to remember!  This is our hour of decision!

Thank you for your prayers!