Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Our Praise is His Path


The Back Story (super short version):
When David was anointed king over all of Israel, his first order of business was something that was a priority in his heart as a worshiper: Bring the presence of God back to His people! The ark of God’s presence had been lost in a battle with the Philistines and then placed into storage for years. All of Israel agreed with David that bringing the ark back was the right thing to do.

Though their intentions were good, they tried to accomplish their plans without the Lord’s input. Things didn’t go well that day. A guy named Uzzah died and David called off the parade. God’s presence went back into storage for three more months.

David took this time to “inquire of the Lord” and to get God’s heart and strategy. He prepared a new place for God and He sanctified the priests and musicians to minister before the Lord. He gave everyone their assignments. Now they were ready to try again.

This time, with the strategy and order of the Lord, David and all the leaders and musicians lined up again to bring God’s presence back to His people. They formed a processional, a holy parade, and placed the ark of the covenant at the back.  David was positioned at the very front. The captains, elders, priests and musicians all lined up according to rank behind him. 

The picture of this processional should be the image we hold as we envision David dancing “before the Lord with all of his might.” I used to imagine David dancing face to face, one on one, before God. But the truth is, David and the leaders were rejoicing and dancing, and the musicians were playing in front of the Lord - God followed behind. They worshiped and praised all the way to Zion ushering in the presence of God behind them.

God was ushered in on the path of their praises.

The Main Point:
As believers, we still have the honor of ushering in and releasing the very presence of God through our praise and worship.

Like David we are all anointed as prophetic, priestly and kingly worshipers. Let us continue to inquire of the Lord, and let the sanctified musicians and priests gather now as the place is being prepared before us.

On this journey to Israel we will be worshiping with all our might “before the Lord.” We have strategically chosen our routes and locations. Our assignment is to carry His presence and, through our praise, release His goodness and power wherever we set foot.  We will declare in every place the song of Psalm 24, “Lift up your heads oh you gates that the King of glory may come in.”

Brian and Ramey
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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Meet Our Guide

Dr. Moshe Bronstein


Our guide, Dr. Moshe Bronstein, a Jewish born Christian and Biblical archeologist, is one of the most highly sought after tour guides available in Israel today. You can trust that Moshe will show you the real Israel and the true biblical sites. We love Moshe and could not imagine experiencing Israel without him. We have no doubts that you will feel the same way!

Moshe is an Israeli born ”Sabra”, a soldier, and is an expert on security and military strategy. In 1967, during the Six Day War, Moshe met with an unfortunate incident of death while fighting to liberate Jerusalem. He was miraculously revived days later and rehabilitated.  The direction of Moshe’s life took a pointed turn because he knew that God had given him another chance for a higher purpose. While he carried on with his duties, he discovered that he could not ignore this strong calling. He followed his passion and love for the land and the people of Israel—the people of God. 
Moshe combined his political and military expertise with his love for biblical studies.  He took up archaeological studies and, after 30 years, has established a prominent name for himself in the field.  He is also still heavily active in raising funds and helping to develop sites, connecting people from all over the world to help support biblical and archeological works in Israel. 
When Moshe Bronstein shares and speaks, you can feel his passion and love for his nation and his God. He digs into the Scripture as only a messianic archaeologist can. He has been dubbed as a modern-day “Indiana Jones,” finding and bringing to life the places that we’ve only read about.  His passion and tireless research challenges us not only to understand our Bible from a Hebrew perspective, but also to grasp the spiritual significance of walking where Jesus and other Biblical figures actually walked and lived! 
Excavations and new discoveries have always brought Moshe much excitement.  When he speaks, you can feel the contagious zeal and love that he has for it all.  Moshe will bring you back in time, turning the clock 2,000, 3,000, and 4,000 years in antiquity to relive the biblical events clearly and vividly, thus making the biblical text ‘come alive’ to provide deeper understanding and greater insight.
Moshe always brings us to sights beyond ‘tourism’, taking us to places few tourists go.  You will be on the path as well as ‘off the beaten path’ if you are with Moshe.  He loves to create unique experiences to help you fully know the impact of the place. He unselfishly shares the knowledge and understanding that he has gleaned these past many years.  He lives as if for one purpose…to secure the Land of Israel and to help make it known and better understood.
Moshe has initiated and established many programs, foundations, art centers, and businesses in order to help the various communities within Israel, physically, economically and spiritually.  He has a special love for ‘children at risk’ and helped to establish communities to help support their needs, among them the school of art at the Youth Aliyah Village at Neurim, where children have a chance to uplift themselves into the mainstream of society.  The center for Autistic Children that he helped to found has established more than 28 kindergartens and centers for autistic children.
Most currently, Moshe is building the Moreshet Heritage Foundation- Israel, Ltd., with a strong focus on preserving biblical heritage sites, education and economic development.
Moshe Bronstein invites you to come and share a second chance of life with him!