A Plane to Anywhere

I’ve been asked about where I would go, and why I would go there, if someone gave me an airplane ticket to anywhere in the world. First, I’d have to ask for two tickets because my wife would have to be on the trip with me!

If that problem were solved, I would choose Israel as my destination. I consider Israel the key to all of human history. I believe its people, having been chosen by the Creator Himself, are the nation through which everything of substance came into being in this world. The Greatest Act of Love in the history of mankind was performed by Jesus 2,000 years ago on a cross just outside of Jerusalem. His sacrifice alone makes it possible to come to the Kingdom. Though millions deny that statement, for me the argument has been settled.

So, Israel is my choice. I would walk its streets and hike its countryside. I would walk where Jesus walked and see the things that still exist from the time He lived among men on the earth. I would do so with a happy heart, because I am eternally grateful for what He has done for all who have chosen to follow Him. The most learned atheist doesn't possess the intellectual ability to convince me otherwise. For me, the argument has been settled.

C.S. Lewis, one of the most brilliant atheists of the last century became a believer even as he was doing his best to run away from the love of God. The books he wrote following his conversion prove on every reasonable level the truth about Jesus, the Son of God. One of his books, Mere Christianity, destroys every argument posited by the opposition. A note to atheists and so-called agnostics: I have seen that those who would argue against the Son avoid those things that make them uncomfortable. If you doubt the deity of Jesus, whatever you do, don’t read Mere Christianity! If you dare to read it, then do so at your own peril. You see, even an intellectual giant the likes of C.S. Lewis could not outrun the truth of God. I know. I read his book. Though many people would rather wander through life in ignorance than travel the path of the truth, I believe the path of truth and life runs through Israel. For me, the argument has been settled.