As I prepare for the experience of Israel I am confronted with a decision on approach. This will profoundly effect what I receive from the experience. Shall I approach this experience from a historical-critical perspective or from a perspective of faith. Academia forces one approach while the Spirit declares the other. Historical-critical advocates that miracles do not happen today; therefore they did not happen in Jesus' time. The supernatural does not effect our world.
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Jesus declared, "But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then you know the Kingdom of God is upon you." If Jesus performed miracles by the finger of God, during Bible times, why would He not do them now? If Jesus declared the Kingdom of God is upon you, why would the Kingdom not be here now? How can any study of Biblical history not include the supernatural?
I won't begin to absorb what awaits me if I do not view Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Capernaum through spiritual eyes. I would miss the power, the depth, the indescribable if I don't go as a believer. There is no decision to be made. I am going to learn, not ignore.
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