Zion

Today was a GREAT day,i woke up with Mt Zion on my mind.The significances of Zion is this, Zion is where the early church met and worshiped--Zion is referenced to many times throughout the bible...i mentioned Zion earlier on in one of my blog entries.(remember the picture of me standing outside of the old abandoned locked up house, if not scroll down and find the entry?)

I began the day not knowing what was ahead... i just wanted to explore... so i started walking to Zion and on my way there i stopped at my favorite cafe and had my morning coffee... for those of you who know me well, coffee is a necessity.!!
While i was sipping on my coffee, i journaled and read my Psalm for the day...Much to my surprise the Psalm that i scheduled for myself to read today was Psalm 48..."the Glory of God in Zion"... it fit perfectly...

Here is an excerpt...

"Let Mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad,because of your judgments. Walk about Zion,and go all around her, count her towers..." verse 11-12

"For this is God, Our God forever and ever... HE will be our guide even to death..." Verse 14

So after i read that Psalm i thought i would continue with the theme so i turned to Psalm 125--

"Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but abides forever, as the mountains surround Jerusalem so the Lord surrounds his people from this time forth and forever..."

AMEN!!

After coffee i ventured through the Old City and out onto Mt Zion... Mt Zion is a place filled with tourist and beautiful stone streets... but the place i was headed to is outside the walls of the traditional location of MT ZION. MY spot is a dirt hill with a Old locked up House that my Dad believes is the spot where the early church met and worshiped.

I picked a tree and sat beneath it... it was just me and the wind blowing through my hair, my bible and The Lord...

It was probably the most enjoyable minutes of my whole trip... the hill was so peaceful, i envisioned what it was like in the days of Jesus, i imagined who walked the dirt i was sitting on...I imagined them singing praises to God and seeking him in prayer...

Acts 1:12-14 (after Jesus ascended from the Mount Of Olives, he commanded the disciples to return and pray)...

"Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey.And when they had entered, they went up into the upper room where they were staying: Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot; and Judas the son of James. These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication,with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers."


I wanted to put this verse in my blog to draw out something that is special to me-- Mary returned with the disciples to pray...I don't hold Mary high as people who practice catholicism do...I respect her because she went through ALOT...AND she still honored the Lord and returned back with the disciples to pray...ON MT Zion where i was today...

Amazing!

If you think of me I would appreciate your prayer... i have become ill, this morning i woke up with a sore throat and a headache and now i have a cough... please pray that i sleep well tonight... i hate being sick...the worst part is I dont have my mom here to tend to me and treat me like im 6yrs old.!!


Love to you all... enjoy life today...God IS good.

Sarah