11/21/2023 – “But store up yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is there your heart will also.” Matthew 6: 20-21 / Operation Ittai – Supporting 200 communities in Judea and Sumeria – comments and links attached
Joy In The Desert
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
On a pilgrimage tour to Israel, our accommodations varied. We were in a luxury hotel with waters flowing in from the Dead Sea. Then we stayed in a kibbutz, an Israeli farm community. It was in the middle of the desert. It was so bare and yet, it was one of the most special experiences on that pilgrimage. Your pilgrimage on earth is the same way. Often what you think is the most meaningful: gaining money, riches, comfort, big houses, reputation or status turns out to be nothing in the end. But those things you didn’t expect – the times of prayer, of love with your family, giving, helping, those times that maybe weren’t comfortable, but were God’s will, growing closer to Him, worshiping Him, persevering in righteousness, being faithful in Him are the things at the end of the journey that have the most glory. Because it’s not the luxury hotels that are going to mean anything, but the places you spend being faithful, doing His will, loving, rejoicing, blessing, close in His arms, your kibbutz in the desert – that’s what will mean everything in the world.
From Message #622 – A Guide For The Pilgrim
Scripture: Matthew 6:20
TODAY’S MISSION – Today forget being comfortable. Seek to do what is right, and meaningful in God and forever.
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The Israeli farm community that Jonathan Cahn notes as a stop over point in their Israel pilgrimage, was a community like “Hayovel”, or it may even be Hayovel. Until we were faced with medical issues, we had planned on spending a couple of weeks at Hayovel to volunteer for their harvest. A day a week was allocated for them to provide a tour of all the sites. Here is the amazing story of Hayovel and their founders:
And maybe someday we will be able to visit and volunteer as we originally planned. In the meantime, we are supporting Operation Ittai. Here is the mission statement on this link, along with other information:
“The mission of Operation Ittai is to equip and defend 200 communities throughout Judea and Samaria with the critical equipment that they need, ensuring that Israel’s biblical heartland will not only be protected during this time of crisis, but will remain a safe haven for the 500,000 Jewish people who live there.”
The Operation Ittai link:
Soli Deo Gloria!
Your brother in Christ,
Jimmy