I was blessed recently with two weeks exploring the land of Israel with a few good friend
s who live there and a few good friends from America. We traveled from Jerusalem to the Sea of Galilee (pictured) and parts north. We also made it all the way down to Eilat and the Gulf of Aqaba and over to Petra and Wadi Rum in Jordon.
A few weeks before traveling to the Holy Land, I was asked if I would like to teach one evening at a Messianic Fellowship in Jerusalem that my friends attended. I agreed. The requested topic was Jerusalem in prophecy in the last days with an aim of encouraging the brethren there.
Finding scripture about Israel and Jerusalem in end times prophecy is not difficult to do. However, finding encouragement in the context of the last days proves a bit more difficult. In addition, I was asked to keep the length of the teaching to fifty minutes or less, which I initially thought was nigh on impossible!
In Petra Jordon with a few friends
As the first two chapters dealt with the operation of grace through faith as it relates to being born again (salvation), so chapter 3 starts a new portion of the book looking at grace working through faith as it relates to our spiritual walk with Jesus as we follow Him for the rest of our lives.
As we continue to walk in the paths of righteousness, hand in hand with Jesus our Shepard, He shows us that He is the God of our salvation and He helps us for the glory of His name.