Shalom Toda Raba PART IIII

This day was a very long and busy day though it changed my life. We picked up the doctors took them to the Tel Aviv hospital for dedication ceremony for the new children's cardio wing. There was a high school choir singing in mostly Hebrew, although we could not understand the words the beautiful melody and their voices sang out. We got to have lunch with Shevet's head nurse and what a blessing that was to learn more about Shevet and Israel. The food was delicious and nothing like hospital cafeteria food here in the states. A full homemade from scratch 5 course meal with local fresh fruit, vegetables, and chicken or fish. We got to go see the children's wing that housed Shevet's children who were recuperating from or preparing for heart surgery. 


One of the little boys I saw and got to see was Baran  (http://www.shevet.org/children/baran). Oh this sweet little one is
such a warrior. He has had such a hard journey but 
oh what a fighter! We took some toys to give to the children so I brought him a bright red matchbox car. I rolled it around his bed and he followed it and me with his eyes. His mama was so sweet, spoke very good English (she says she is "learning"), and has been by his side 24-7 through July to November. She was very appreciative for our visit and our prayers. I will be forever touched by this little one and forever remember his beautiful eyes and the impact that he had on me. Every time I think of him I pray for him and his family. 

                         

                          “My son pay attention to what I say;
                                   listen closely to my words.
                             Do not let them out of your sight,
                                keep them within your heart;
                        for they are life to those who find them
                            and health to a man’s whole body."                                                                          - Proverbs 4:20-22 

                                         I will speak more about Baran more to come.... :)
 

We got to see a documentary film on the children's cardio department which was completely heart moving. I cried seeing all the children in need and those that they were helping not only in Israel but also those from surrounding countries and especially in Africa. Israel has the top cardio unit in the world. They are very impressive and resourceful with what they have. It truly made a impression on me and gave me motivation and inspiration that I will speak about later.


              After a day at Shevet and the hospital we went out for kosher burgers. Yum Yum! We

became great fans of the BURGERSBAR. You got to try them!

Yum Yum!!

            We visited the Mount of Olives, saw the Eastern Gate aka Golden Gate, it was 

beautiful and fascinating to learn more about the history and culture of the physical

sites. Standing looking out over the Eastern Gate made me think of so many

things...  Amazing how God has and will fulfill scripture. Just as in Bible (especially in the

book of Isaiah which was written over 700 years before the birth of

Jesus) predicted his birth, death, and second coming.

Let's start at the beginning...

His place of birth...

"But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." -Micah 5:2 written: 710 BC (OT- Before Christ)

"After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod..." - Matthew 2:1 (NT)

 

Christmas is 

the celebration of
the Christ child 

who was born to 

live and die for us. 

             God knew that He needed to come and save us; so He is the true hero. He came himself. The virgin birth is spoken of over 700 years BC (Before Christ) and His name is told to us to tell us exactly who He is. 
 

The virgin birth, and His name...
Isaiah 7:14 written: 758 BC (Before Christ)"Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel."  Word "Immanuel" means: God with us.

Isaiah 8:8 written: 758 BC (Before Christ)

"And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel."

"Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit." - Matthew 1:18

"He is despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.  And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.  But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.  All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all." -Isaiah 53 3-6

      "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins;
  for if you do not believe that I Am, you will die in your sins."                                                                                        - John 8:24 

The second coming...

God gave Ezekiel a supernatural vision of this gate.

 43:1 “Afterward he brought me to the gate, the gate that faces toward the east. And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east“.

 43:4; “And the glory of the Lord came into the temple by the way of the gate which faces toward the east.“

"Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.

2 Then said the Lord unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the Lord, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.

3 It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the Lord; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same. Ezekiel 44:1-3

 
You also must be

 ready, because the

 Son of Man will come

 at an hour when you 

do not expect him." 

-Luke 12:40

Going to the Holy Land was breathe taking! Brought the Bible to Life in a different way! Reading and seeing pictures of the stories has changed my life completely. It is hard for me to explain how seeing these places has made the stories not come alive but made them become deeper in heart and soul. For when I turned my life over to God in 2003 the stories became very alive to me, for I was lost and then I was found. It is an experience that is so difficult to explain. It was amazing to see how even unbelievers even believe the prophesies of the Bible.

Learning about the Biblical sites with history and how others see the sites, history and prophesies is so interesting. The Muslims in the year 810 built a wall and placed a grave yard in front because they believe a prophet (who they think Jesus is only a prophet and not the Messiah) cannot walk through a wall and through the graveyard. Their belief would not be able to go through the stone gate but also not be able to walk through the graveyard. Interesting how that they are trying everything to stop the prophesy of the second coming of of the Messiah who they believe is only a prophet. 

This really got me to thinking that our faith should be strong - stronger than the unbeliever that tries to stop the prophesies. Nothing can stop the Almighty! No wall, no graveyard. He is the Almighty who turned water into wine, healed the lame and the sick, and rose the dead, as well as Himself. No wall, no graveyard is going to stop Almighty God. God is always faithful to His word. He has and will always keep His promises. Not only can we believe that for the prophesies of the Old and New Testaments but also we can believe His promises for us, His bride, His people.

So reminds me of one of my favorite verses... 

He has and will fulfill very prophesy and promise.
My hearts bursts and melts at the same time every time I read this.  

                    Toda Raba Shalom!

                                                          More to come... stay tuned...

The Love of a Father...

My Little Daddy

He is the biggest man I know

with the biggest heart and

a wonderful laugh I love to hear full of gusto.

He is firm but sweet

though there has been tough times

I have never seen him have defeat.

He is always striving to do his best

Always striving to pass the test.

I hate to disappoint him to see it in his face.

Praying that will never again be the case.

I want to honor my father

Never wanting to be a bother

Want to make him proud

To wear a smile and say 

That is my daughter.

May one day you know how much 

I am glad that you are my Dad!

For you have shown me the love of a father

so I could understand
and seek the love of ABBA GOD! 

by Kym Carter 1/10/2011

It has been said, "No matter who you are you may not be everything to everyone but you are everything to someone". Show them the love of God that they may understand and seek the Love of our ABBA GOD!! For there is no Greater Love than HIS!! 

The Smell of the Rain

As I walk up the dusty trail before me
and I see my footprints follow me

as my dirty, murky past leaves a
long trail of deep imprints.

As I close my eyes I wish that I would
have never made those steps,

feeling the despair
and guilt that is stuck on me,

sorrowful I plead to God to forgive me.

As I ask these words

I can feel the tall green pines
and spruces begin to dance
in the breeze with joy.

The flowers are dancing along
with the trees to the
spring birds a singing,

the tall meadow grass
raising and waving like it’s their
arms in praise of God.

I feel the rain begin to pour over me,

cleanse me from the inside out,

dripping in the rain I care not

as I look behind me my path is swiped clean.

No more deep imprints but the
path made smooth and clean.

I twirl in awe and enjoyment of their song.

I love the smell and the feeling of the rain,

God’s tears of joy coming down over me.

I don’t know about you, but there are times when I feel like my past comes back to revisit me and haunt me. When others mistrust or shun me because of my past, or just me beating myself up. When I am down about where I am at, because of certain things that have happened or are happening in my life. I start to dwell on my past and looking backwards instead of looking forward towards my God. You lose focus and are brought down and begin to beat yourself up. As I was reading tonight I came across a verse that hit home to the core and I had to share what God is working out in me.


“Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:” - Exodus 6:6


Just like God delivered the Israelites from Egypt and slavery, He has delivered each believer from the judgment of their sins. As I read this verse so many more verses came flooding to my rescue. Oh How I love the WORD!!


“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” -1 John 1:9



God makes us white as snow.

“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” - Isaiah 1:18

Our sins can NEVER haunt us again. He sends them as far as the east is from the west. And just in case you don’t know exactly what that means, like I didn’t at first. It means that the east NEVER EVER meets the west.

“As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.” - Psalm 103:12

We should remember where God has brought us from just as the Israelites needed to remember what God did for them.

“And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. 21And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.” –Exodus 15:20-21



If you are a believer and you are feeling condemnation for your past know that this is NOT from God but from the devil and his lies from the pit of Hell. He has made the believer into a new creation.


“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. “ -2 Corinthians 5:17


Therefore there is no condemnation when we are in Christ Jesus.

”There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” - Romans 8:1-2



Lord, I thank you for making a way for me to know you. Thank you for opening my eyes and my heart to your truth. Thank you for making me a new creation in You and making me white as snow. You are victorious! Over the heavens, the earth and all creation! When You make a promise; You keep it, when You set something free it is FREE INDEED!! Press these verses on my heart and every time I second guess what you have done for me, help me remember what you have done and help me hold onto Your Word! In the name of Jesus who Saves, Amen.

When More is More than Enough

Have you ever felt like that your trials are just too much for you to bear? That what you have on your plate is more than enough for you to bear? Many people say God will not give you what you can not handle. But I say oh yes He will! Is your mouth dropping to the floor? He will give you too much for you to bare BY yourself. He gives us and allows things in our life so we will call His name and lean on Him. But He will Never EVER give you too much for Him to handle. He is more than sufficient.
In 2 Corinthians 12:9 He says,
"But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.". He is more than enough!

There is nothing that He can not handle. He is the ALMIGHTY GOD! He can handle not just your trial but every trial, EVERYTHING and Everyones'. The question is are we giving it to Him? Are we trying to do this on our own? Are we trying to find our solutions? Or are we asking for His help? For His solutions? Are we picking the closest and easiest solution? Are we lying it ALL down at His feet? Truthfully I have been there and sometimes I find myself trying to go back there. I know I can not go a day without Him. He is my Everything!!

He can handle can handle my problems, my health, my relationships, my every trial. And He has a solution for each and everyone of them. He will bring along the right doctor, the right job, right person to help... He will bring me comfort and peace in the mean time. The question is are we listening? Are we allowing Him to be Lord of our life and Comforter of our soul? Lord I will wait on You and Your solutions, You and Your comfort. Lord, help me know what you want me to do. I know that you are here for me and I lay it all down at your feet. Help me Lord not to pick it up again. With You I can do ALL things!
"I can do all things through Christ, Who strengthens me"!!! Phil 4:13