You’ll do anything for the one you love the most. In part 2 of You’ll Do Anything for the One You Love the Most, Pastor Chuck Beckler reads from Luke 14:25-33.
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Hi, Rick,
Another great day in the
land where Jesus walked. We left Tiberias this morning and headed to Beat
Shean just south south of the Sea of Galilee. There is an amazing
excavation of a Roman city located there. Nearby, on a hill, is the biblical
city of Beat Shean. This is where the bodies of Saul and Jonathan were
brought from the battlefield of Mount Gilboa (nearby) and hung on its walls (1
Samuel 31).
We entered the West Bank
territory and drove south through the Jordan Valley. I noted a great
disparity between Israeli towns and Arab towns in terms of cleanliness.
We drove past Jericho and then arrived at the spot which is believed to
be where the Israelites crossed the Jordan into the Promised Land, Elijah was
taken up in a chariot of fire and Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist.
I stood in the Jordan River, but was not dunked. Also, the Spirit
in the form of a dove did not come down upon me. The Heavenly Father,
however, is pleased that I am His son (but only because I am united by faith
with His Son, Jesus).
Next, we headed to
Qumran, home of the Dead Sea scrolls. There is a beautiful view of the
Dead Sea and the Judean desert from Qumran. Speaking of beautiful views, we
will head for Masada tomorrow morning after a dip, er, float, in the Dead Sea.
Trust me- you do not want to “dip” in the Dead Sea. The
salt content will burn your eyes, and if you swallow any water, you have to be
taken to a hospital. Also, while picture of the Dead Sea area are
beautiful, what they do not reveal is that it stinks. The whole area
smells like sulphur.
I am currently holed up
in my room at the David Dead Sea Resort and Spa. We will be gathering
soon to celebrate a Shabbat (Sabbath) dinner together. Hopefully, my new
system of a combination of emails with text pictures from my iPhone will solve
the report home problems. That is, of course, assuming I always remember
to snap photos with my iPhone too.
I will text you a couple
of photos from the Jordan River site. [Those pictures follow this message. – Rick] I forgot to take iPhone pics at
Qumran.
I guess that just means
you’re all going to have to wait for the full report when I get back home.
Grace and peace,
PD
From Pastor Dan’s Israel trip:
Jordan River and surrounding area.
From Pastor Dan’s Israel Trip: John 21:4-12
4Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” 6He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. 7That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer
garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea. 8The
other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for
they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off. 9When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. 10Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” 11So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish,
153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn. 12Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.”
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Greetings, Rick!
Today was Day 5… what
a day. It started with a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. I was
surprised to discover that when you are out on the sea, you can easily see the
coastline all the way around it. We went up to the top of Mount Arbel for
a wonderful panoramic view of the sea and the surrounding hills and towns.
I learned something amazing up there that you will all have to wait to
hear. We saw the “Jesus Boat”- a first century fishing boat
that was recently found buried along the shore of the Sea of Galilee. We
traveled next to Capernaum and saw the ruins of what was quite likely the home
of Peter, where Jesus stayed in Capernaum. We also saw a small section of ruins
of a first century synagogue where Jesus taught. We rejoiced in the
resurrection on what may well have been the very beach on which Jesus made
breakfast for the disciples. We visited the ruins of Magdala, the home of Mary
Magdalene. In addition to all this, we had some great teaching from Erwin
Lutzer, Michael Rydelnik and Larry Feldman of Chosen People Ministries. To top
it off, Pastor Lutzer invited the pastors among the group to join him and the
other tour leaders for dinner. As it turned out, there are only 2 pastors
among the tour group- a pastor from Chicago named Steve and me. So,
we all had a great conversation and I received some much needed encouragement and
challenge from Larry Feldman. Perhaps the most amazing thing about this
day is that all of the words I have typed so far don’t even begin to describe
the day… and we have 7 more to go!
Due to file size
limitations, I am sending four pictures as separate emails. [And as soon as they arrive, I will post them.- Rick]
Grace and peace,
PD
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Leave the broken,
irreversible past in God’s hands, and step out into the invincible future with
Him. –Oswald Chambers
