Thank you for joining me as we learn about the connection between  Passover, First Fruits, Shavuot (pronounced shav-oo-oat) and Pentecost.  As part of understanding and observing the festivals that God has appointed for us to observe, we count the Omer (pronounced oh-mare)  today and then have our daily Bible reading session!

Here is the link for a downloadable devotional if you would like to  count the Omer for yourself. It has been put out by the Messianic Jewish  Congregation Shoresh David in Florida: https://www.shoreshdavid.org/download/counting-the-omer-booklet/

**Please note: there will be a supplementary posting today which will cover additional prophecy fulfillment by Jesus in relation to having ears to hear and eyes to see. I encourage you to listen/watch! 

Today's reading will include 2 Kings Chapter 15:17-35, Isaiah Chapter 6, 2 Chronicles Chapter 27:1-6, and the Book of Micah, Chapter 1:1-9 and Chapter 16. Today we will read about Israel attempting to delay their captivity in Assyria by paying the Assyrian King 37 tons of silver. We will read about Isaiah speaking to God and being ready when God called for someone to send a message to Israel and Judah that He will harden the hearts of people, close their eyes, and dull their ears so that they will hear His words, but not understand. They will see what God does, but they will not know what it means. In our discussion for daily application we will talk about being ready and available when God calls us, asking to do His work. We will read from Matthew Chapter 13 and Luke Chapter 8 to see New Covenant fulfillment of Isaiah's words from God, as Jesus taught the people in crowds that gathered to hear Him teach in parables, rather than speaking plainly. We will ask the question, where is the seed that God has planted within US? Has the enemy come and stolen God's Word from us? Is our faith being choked out by troubles we face in the world? Are we hiding God's light under a bowl? Or are we showing our light up on a hill, spreading the word about reading God's Word? Are we hearing God's Word and understanding it, holding fast to God's teaching and bearing mature fruit by living in Jesus, the True Vine? 

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