More Ezra thoughts

Although most of Monday night was spent on everyone sharing their own Why? answers, there was one incredible thing I wanted to share from Ezra. In Ezra 3:3 it says They set up the altar on its foundation and offered burnt offerings for the morning and evening on it to the LORD even though they feared the surrounding peoples. This tells us that when the people were afraid, the worshipped. Back then it meant offering sacrifices as a means of worship; but today, since Jesus was our sacrifice once for all, we can worship Him through songs, prayer, etc. Angela has had a visual of this that she shared with us in regard to this about our trip. (Forgive me, Angela, if I don't get this exactly right!) She sees us inside the city walls at the gate and she sees an enemy approaching to defeat us. But inside the city, instead of lifting up weapons to destroy the enemy, we are singing praise songs and worshipping the Lord. HE is our weapon and HE is the one who turns back the enemy. Over and over in the Bible we read of times when the LORD was the one who fought the battle for His people and they were always victorious. We, too, will be victorious!

I wish so much I could share everyone's Why answers; it was such an incredible night to learn so much about all of us there and to see what each person feels he/she will be doing there. As Angela said, we were speaking prophecy about what is going to happen while we are there. Some of it sent chill bumps over us! It will be so exciting to come back and share how and when it happens! I will share one thing Ann said....she said this whole trip actually started in 1999 when God placed the desire on her heart to minister to these missionary wives and others who have no one to help them when their husbands are so busy with mission work. They have their own set of friends there, but sometimes you just need family and family is always 1000s of miles away. It will be such a joy to love on these women and give them a Word, whatever that may be that the Lord lays on our hearts.

The days are getting closer and I am getting more excited!

O:)
Melissa