In the process of A Christian Counts the Omer we come to day 49, which is Malchut of Malchut.
We have counted 49 days!
Tomorrow will be Pentecost!
Pentecost will last for two days here beginning at sunset tonight.
We have arrived to the place where God has been taking us for the last 50 days! The bridge between Passover and Pentecost is about to be crossed.
We will follow the scriptures to observe the day on the first day of the week (Sunday) even though our count ends during the preceding week days. The Sabbath in between today and Pentecost Sunday will help us to celebrate this arrival even more.
Our last quality to examine for the Godly life of a Christian counting the omer is Malchut of Malchut; or the sovereignty of our sovereignty.
A BEAUTIFUL SUMMARY OF ALL OF THESE DAYS
First I would like to share a type of a summary of all of these countings with you.
It is a poem I found on a blog called Ritualwall.
The perspective is Jewish; but you can see it from the Christian viewpoint which we have taken all along. Don’t get lost in the “labels” of this summary but just let God speak to you of its truths. https://ritualwell.org/ritual/omer-day-49-malchut-shbemalchut.
With that shared; I want to say I love the words it promotes about malchut of malchut:
“Malchut of Malchut – It is the culmination.
This is where we live, this is the here and now,
God’s name in Malkhut is Adonai Ha-Eretz, Lord of the Earth.
But in Malchut we are ALL the lords of this realm,
We are one in the One-ness.
These are our laws, our nations, our communities, our religions,
These are our choices, our mistakes, our kindnesses, our glory,
We are the rulers, here.
So here’s a prayer for this world of Malkhut and all of us Jews
Of all colors and kinds
In the last day of the Omer,
Making our choices,
Hanging out at the foot of Mount Sinai,
Deposited here by seven sefirot and 49 days of counting,
Waiting to receive Torah.
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF OUR SOVEREIGNTY
Isn’t that beautiful?
This summarizing poem sets the tone for any malchut of malchut wisdom we can share today.
So what exactly do we mean when we say after these last seven weeks that we have reached the sovereignty of our sovereignty?
We have looked at our lives and examined each of our attributes as human beings. These attributes make us become the very best that we can be while still remaining human.
All of these last 49 days have been about improving our human state; but this day that is coming tomorrow is different; it is a divine gift! Come tomorrow we will improve our spiritual state. Life and living should step up to a whole new level.
Tomorrow’s gift is sent straight down from Heaven to each of those who love and follow Jesus.
This is something that we could never find on our own with all of our human limitations. Jesus Christ has given us the amazing ability to actually reach and touch the divine.
A PEACE AND JOY THAT PASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING
Malchut of Malchut expresses what is inexpressible and undefinable in human terms. It is the gift from the Groom of Heaven to His Bride who has made herself ready for his coming. It is a peace and a joy that passes all human understanding.
We have reached the moment of actualization.
This is the moment that we begin putting all that we have learned about ourselves and our own God-given destiny into action within the world around us. There have been 49 days for these thoughts and meditations to saturate our spirits and fill our prayers with hope for growing closer and closer to God.
In this time of counting the days, we have created a holy bridge from Passover to Shavuot (Pentecost.)
We have gone from the time of receiving freedom into the time of knowing Torah.
As each and every day passed by; we did the necessary preparation and work in order to be able to receive the blessings of Torah on Pentecost.
Pentecost is a three layered process. It is about receiving Torah. Then it is about knowing Jesus and receiving God’s Holy Spirit as a divine gift from Heaven. It is about moving into a whole new way of life lead by God’s Holy Spirit as we prepare to reunite with Christ upon His return for us.
BECOMING TORAH READY
In knowing and walking with Jesus; we are ready.
By His shed blood on the cross; we are made worthy. The bridge from Passover to Pentecost is in the form of a cross.
None of the things we have learned make us worthy without what He has done first. Without Messiah; we would have wasted our precious time. With Him; we have grown closer and closer to God and to our destined purposes in God’s Kingdom.
A NEW DAY AND A BETTER WAY
Today is the culmination of our coming into a better reality.
We stand waiting within the progress of a completed plan for change. Today is the beginning of the actualizing of these changes. All doubts have been shredded and full responsibility has been taken. We have accepted the Divine Call.
These things have been engraved upon our hearts forever. Our task has been toward growth and fulfilling our potential as a Child of God’s Kingdom.
We stand both humble and proud, waiting on that still small voice that will rumble at the foot of the mountain, the same voice that cried out at the foot of the cross.
It is finished!
Everything is in place.
Come Holy Spirit Come.