[Monday's Devotional] - My blessed trip to the Holy Land

My blessed trip to the Holy Land I am dedicating this week's devotionals to my amazing experiences when I recently joined a group of UK pilgrims to the Holy Land.  While I feel sad that I had very scanty experience or Holy Land information prior to my visit, I had no regrets afterwards.  For that reason, I am going to share with you just enough information to encourage you to pack your bags for a lifetime experience.   I was filled with a sense of awe as we landed at Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv.  This was the land of miracles, the home of Jesus and where it all happened.  What a privilege and an honour!  There is no better way to express my feelings than the response demonstrated by my African group.  As soon as we had collected our baggage and assembled in one place for briefing by our tour guides, we burst into song.  The women ululated while some men shook rattles.  Some danced and in no time, we were surrounded by a "cloud of witnesses" who were taking video clips, selfies and pictures on their iPhones.  Our spontaneously created song "Ebenezer!" soon caught fire and instantly became international.   We were unashamed to pray and praise the Lord for what He had done.  For most of us who grew up in poverty-stricken villages with limited opportunities, it was unbelievable.  All we knew to do was what our bible teachers and parents had always taught us, i.e. always give your "first fruits" to the Lord.  Be thankful, praise Him and tell the world about His many wonders.   Psalm 107: 1-3 [The Message]    Oh, thank God—he's so good!     His love never runs out.   All of you set free by God, tell the world!       Tell how he freed you from oppression, Then rounded you up from all over the place,     from the four winds, from the seven seas.   Sea of Galilee   Farai Mutsambiwa Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 St. Matthew & St. Oswald's Church, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as a subscriber to the Daily Devotionals Our mailing address is: St. Matthew & St. Oswald's Church 1a New Street Rugby, Warwickshire CV22 7BE United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list Want to be added to our mailing list? - sign up here!