Today is Day #35 in Counting the Omer. In Hebrew, the #3 5 is written with the letters "lamed-hey." These two Hebrew letters have a numerical gematria value of 35. Hebrew letters are rich with symbolism. If you have never taken the time to study them, I urge you to take some time to do so. "Lamed" is the tallest written Hebrew letter. As such it signifies "authority" or "highest rule." It is centrally located in the Hebrew alphabet and it is preceded by the letter "kaf" meaning "palm" or "hand" or "grip." It is followed by the letter "mem" with several meanings of "waters," "people," "nations," "languages," and "tongues." Hebrew scholars say that if you put those three central letters together, you get a meaning of "King of kings" or "highest Throne of the Kingdom." Along with "lamed" the second letter of #35, "hey," means "behold." Thus, the number 35, indicates "behold the Highest, ultimate Authority over all the world!" One might say #35 indicates: "He's got the whole world in His Hand!" This is our Blessed Hope. When the world appears to have gone stark, raving mad and seems to be in total chaos and disorder, remind yourself today, on Day #35 of Counting the Omer, that #35 symbolizes our blessed HOPE and remain in His Peace. 

 
Where do we place our hope today? Do we place it in earthly kings or the Highest Authority? Abram (prior to his ramped-up spiritual name change to Abraham) made this statement: 

First of all then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered on behalf of all men, for kings and all those in authority, so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 (NIV)

AFTER his spiritual name upgrade from "Abram" to "Abraham," we see his hope realized in the Child of promise! Isaac means "laughter," so there is great joy when our hope in God is actualized. 

In Joshua (which is the same name meaning as Yeshua), we see after the 35th

This verse was stated just before the nation of Israel was about to cross over the Jordan River into the Promised Land after struggling in the wilderness for forty years. This is the earthly example of an eternal promise. It is a shadow-type of our final blessed hope that all Christians should have as we "cross over the River Jordan" (pass from this life) and then pass over into the Promised Land (Eternal transformation). It is God's final vindication of our faith. 

 
When Barack Obama campaigned for President, he promised Americans "Hope and Change." Sadly, he delivered on the second part of this promise. He vowed to "fundamentally transform" America. To date, he has radically succeeded. Like a true anti-Christ figure, his words sidle up to biblical promises like a snake-in-the-garden fraud. Deep within our souls we yearn (hope) for transformation (change).

 

 
"Green Deals" are not all that they are touted to be. Apparently, wind farms, supposedly environmentally friendly are found to be systematically executing protected Bald Eagles by the droves. Dozens upon dozens of American Bald Eagles were found dead at wind energy sites over the past several years. Sometimes, the symbolism in these news stories is just too much to bear. In our rush into Marxist government, we may very well find our freedoms and republic are slowly becoming extinct. Much of the Green Deal is nothing more than re-vomited Marxist utopianism and Communist ideals. If we would simply pick up a history book, we would learn that government is the #1 mass serial killer in all of history. We need to stop putting our hope in a known serial killer. Governments are run by mankind. The wise person stated: "Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely." What does the scripture tell us about the hearts of ALL of mankind? 

 
But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew all men, and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for he knew what was in man. ~ John 2:24-25

We basically hoped that revamping the same old tired Red Marxist and Socialist ideas would result in a different outcome. All of these supposed arguments of "fair share," "wealth distribution," and a Utopian type existence have been tested before with abject failure as the result. They are not green but red with the blood of the many dead citizens of Marxist societies gone before it. They are as RED as sin. 

 
In 1936, Margaret Mitchell wrote a famous novel depicting the fading glory of the Old South after the Civil War. In "Gone With the Wind" the two main characters Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler, are a combination of both villain and hero. By the end of this epic tome, the reader is rooting for them to win the battle against their selfish natures.  With their dawning realization that their divided country had entered a changed era, they recognized that they would both have to REPENT of their selfishness in order to survive. Interestingly, both of these character names have the shaded meaning of the word "red." (Rhett ~ "ardent" or "fiery" and Scarlett ~ "deep red") 

Thus says the Lord: "Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord." ~ Jeremiah 17:5 (ESV) 

Jesus Christ is our only sure Solid Rock Foundation

 
With the pandemic virus plague, our civil liberties appear to quickly be "Gone with the Wind." When will we wake up and realize that we need to put our faith in Christ in order to survive the "winds of change" in this New World Order? If not, much like the symbolic imagery of the American bald eagle, we may simply...