Shalom,
Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits are upon us. On behalf of the MIA Shepherd’s Council, I pray for blessings upon your doorposts during this important season. It is amazing to think of the numerous seders and other feast gatherings that are occurring this year throughout the world. Thousands of people are being awakened to their lost heritage as Israel and will be coming together over this weekend to honor the sacrifice of our Messiah and his redemptive work in our lives.

After His blood is upon the doorposts of our heart, the cleansing of our temples begins. Leaven cannot exist where His holy presence dwells, so we must diligently search for and eliminate the leaven from our lives. This is an individual, community, and national command. We are intricately linked together even though we are miles apart. You affect me and I affect you, for there is one Spirit moving through us all. The many can once again become one because of His sacrifice. There is only one National Lamb of Israel.

When we look to Yeshua, we have unity. We have peace. When we celebrate his ascension at First Fruits we once again come together and praise the National Lamb of Israel. His blood remains on our doorposts, but He is risen! He sits at the right hand of Yahweh waiting to come for His Bride.

Enjoy His process. May we not be distracted by the manipulations of man. The enemy seeks to destroy Israel one soul at a time but when we stay in His process we have unity and peace. His blood must be upon our doorposts, our sin is to be removed from our gates, and we are to celebrate the fact that He is alive and well! We then can count with hopeful anticipation to Shavuot when His Torah and His Ruach haKodesh were given to Israel.

So this year, let us praise our Creator, for the thousands of Feast gatherings that are happening throughout the world. Believers are celebrating His Feasts as Redeemed Israel! This is truly a fulfillment of ancient Scriptural prophecy. You get to take part in the re-gathering of all of Israel. But, as we praise Yahweh for this miracle, may we never forget that it all begins with the sacrifice of the National Lamb who willingly gave His life for us all.

He is gathering us one by one. The nation of Israel is being rebuilt at this hour. Individually and collectively we are being led by the Lamb. May we enjoy the journey... together.

Scott Diffenderfer