my comfort

The LORD is my light and my salvation—
whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?
When evil men advance against me
to devour my flesh,
when my enemies and my foes attack me,
they will stumble and fall.
Though an army besiege me,
my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
even then will I be confident.
One thing I ask of the LORD,
this is what I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD
and to seek him in his temple.
For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle
and set me high upon a rock.
Psalm 27:1-5

There was another suicide bombing today in Tel Aviv. It was the deadliest attack in two years, killing nine and wounding about forty people. And the Palestinian government applauded the action. Why? Why? Why? I don't get it and it just makes me want to kick and scream.

In these entries, I usually try to present the upbeat, positive side to life here. I'm not in denial; the fact is that I don't want the people who love me to worry about me. But the reality is that Jerusalem is on high alert right now and has been since the week before I came back. Security is out in full force; extra guards, extra soldiers, extra police, extra undercover agents. But MY reality is that I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that God has called me to be here in this place, at this time. Would it be safer to live somewhere outside of His will? I don't think so.

Am I afraid to be here? No. A resounding "No." My heart is saddened and heavy to see the coming storm; but that just makes me pray all the more; and it makes me love and trust Jesus all the more. The Word of God is my security; Psalm 27 is my comfort. I will follow Him, or my life will not be worth living.

I am still confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the LORD
in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD.
Psalm 27:13-14

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem.
Please.