MOVING FORWARD - pastor mike landry

            My wife and I have just arrived in Israel with a group from Florida and are excited about what God has in store.  Most of the folks have never been.  They’re having a great time already.  The excitement shows in the conversations at the airport waiting for our flight.

            Since we landed in Tel Aviv about 2pm after 24 hours of traveling we decided to start the journey immediately instead of waiting until we could get a good nights sleep.  We decided we could always sleep after the trip.  So off on the bus we went…to visit historic Joppa.

 

            

You remember the story of Peter and his vision at Simon the Tanner’s home concerning unclean foods becoming clean in Acts 10?  It was God’s way of saying the Gospel was not just a message for Jews but also for Gentiles like us.  If not for that day we’d all be in trouble.  We visited the site of Simon the Tanner’s home and imagined what it must have been like for Peter that day. 

We also thought about Jonah.  You remember that he fled from God to catch a ship at Joppa after God had told him to go to Ninevah.  Have you ever run from God thinking you could get Him to forget about you?  It just doesn’t work.

            A few hundred yards away from Simon’s home was a spectacular view of Tel Aviv.

            Then back to our hotel on the Mediterranean Sea to freshen up, collect some shells, and then eat dinner.  As you can see, we didn’t starve.

            Keep praying for us as we undertake this spiritual growth journey together.  We’re all asking God to do a fresh work in our lives while here.  Wish you were with us.  It’s amazing.  We were able to watch the sun set while we ate dinner at our hotel.

            Tomorrow we’re off to Caesarea by the Sea, Mt Carmel, Megiddo, Cana, Nazareth, and Tiberius on the Sea of Galilee.