Sites for the Spirit's Soul

"He is not here, for He is Risen."

I went to the Garden Tomb again today. I love that place.

"And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent  and set it upon a pole; 

and it shall come to pass that every one that is bitten, when he shall look upon it shall live."

 Numbers 21:8

This is on Mt. Nebo where Moses looked out and saw the promised land. They have a replica of the brass fiery serpent that Moses made. The people fell into sin, so the Lord sent fiery serpents among them. The people recognized that they were being punished and they asked Moses to pray for them. He prayed, and the Lord commanded him to make a brass serpent on a pole. All the Lord required of the people was to look upon it, and they would be healed. 

Like the people, we are not perfect, but all he requires of us is to come unto him with a pure heart, and he will lift us. All we have to do is look. Look to Him. 

 "And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit if God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him. And lo a voice from heaven saying, This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased." 

Matt. 3:16-17

While in Jordan, we stopped at the Jordan River, where John the Baptist baptized Christ. It isn't what you would call a pristine river, but the spirit present was.

Matthew 3:14 “But John forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou unto me?”

If you ever feel inadequate to complete the task you are given, remember John the Baptist, who as a mere mortal was asked to baptize a perfect soul- ultimately a God. “Whom the Lord calls, He qualifies.” The Lord has faith in you. That should be reason enough for you to have faith in yourself and in Him, who makes all things possible.