Good morning, from Amman Jordan,
Yesterday we were at the Dead Sea, the Jordanian side.
The Sea loses a meter of depth every year. So, by 2025 it will be beyond recovery. It weird and fun to float on your back on the water. It burned any cuts you might have, and it was really salty to the tongue and it burned your eyes.
It is not mentioned in the New Testament. Jesus would have been close when he was in and around Jerusalem. It is a bit south of Jericho, so he would have been very close at that point. In the Old Testament the Salt Sea is mentioned with the story of Abram and Lot, and Sodom and Gomorrah. Remember Lot’s wife who looked back to the burning cities, and turned to salt. Ezekial mentioned that God would reverse the sea and make it into freshwater. That prophecy has not been fulfilled yet.
The sea is calm. No boats are allowed because they do not float. No engine noise. But, the calm is not real. Jordanians cannot go across the Sea to Israel, nor the other way around. Both Jordan and Israel are well armed. The West Bank, Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, is just across the water. Occupied Gaza is not too far away. Damascus, Syria is only 170 kms away, but you can’t get there from here. And we cannot hear any of the bombs or gunfire. It seems peaceful here.
We cannot know or experience all of the world. We can only see what we see, but we know there is much more going on. This can be seen in the media, politics, geography and even in the church. What are you seeing today that is bringing you hope or anxiety ? Bring hope with what you see in your world, and be humble in all things you do not know.
For peace in Gaza to arrive. AMEN
Fred
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