On Feasts, Holidays, Time, and Weighty Matters

ISAIAH’S CORRECTION
There was a time when the L-rd commanded the nation of Israel, with a religious spirit, to quit celebrating the feasts that He gave them.
If you end up celebrating Jewish Feasts, standard holidays, or anything else, with an uncircumcised heart, then there is a problem.
As much a problem as if you celebrated Xmas with an uncircumcised heart.
THE HEART OF THE MATTER: BRING THE DEVIL TO A POINT OF LOSS OF EVERYTHING
G-d, IMHO, really doesn’t care what we celebrate, provided the heart is on-point and tender.
And as for the concept of claiming back a day whose origin has nothing to do with our Father, my thoughts are these.
G-d was there first.
And at EVERY point, the clowns and donkeys are supposed to lose. Everything.
And because G-d was on the date of December 25th first, I, as a Jew cede N. O. T. H. I. N. G. to that critter, who will burn.
So, my thoughts, tied with Romans 14:7, are: cede nothing.
Sanctify what He has given you to sanctify.
Leave be those who celebrate where you do not.
And engage with Him in the cleansing of time on all days, because He was all of theres (my coined word) first.
And yes, Yeshua wasn’t born of 25 December, but why should I cede what G-d created (a portion of time) to darkness?
Why should I cede yoga to the enemy? MOHA, disc 2, cut 4, timestamp 09:27-11:47.
That is Prophet attitude.
We did that with Samhain/October 31 and retreated to our cloisters, and look where it has gotten us.
Afraid of the craft….
Separated from the culture…
Many times we act like this or that holiday in the Christian Church is of pagan origin…
Or this is G-d’s calendar…
And we have become so careful when it comes to AGRESSIVELY CLEANSING the first level of holiness, the dynamic of time, we were designed to clean up, that we have lessened our posture of actively cleansing some of these time frames.
And so we fall back, and fall back, and make our Judaism or Jewish roots our safe place and give ground to the enemy.

TIME FOR ADVENT
It is time for us to watch our Husband whip these critters’ butts.
It is time for Him to Advent Himself into our reality and for us to encounter Him, whatever that looks like.
He is intensely interested, not only in our dates, nor only in the form of our celebration, but also in our authenticity and in the authenticity of our celebration, and that we celebrate in accordance with our design.
HOW WE TREAT OTHER FAITH EXPRESSIONS
It is time for those of us who are Jews and non-Jews to learn where the grace is in December 25, not just condemn that day and burn it at the stake. We must shift to a place where we drive for community of irrepressible life-giving, because December 25 has enough of a peak, when it comes to the celebration of community, that we can really cleanse it.
STRIP DIONYSIUS OF HIS POWER ON THAT DAY
Also, for those who still celebrate December 25 after the fashion of the church, it to is a good idea to sanctify it apart from the spirit of Dionysius (excess).
I WAS HEALED ON CHANUKAH
The major reason I personally separated from Xmas has less to do with pagan roots.
Given Yeshua was likely born during the High Days, likely Sukkot, I am part of the affirmation of that tabernacling imagery.
But that isn’t even the reason I separated from Xmas.
I separated from it because of the absolutely drunken excess and idolatry of credit card spending, stabbing people over that XBox, the worship of that day, and the FORCED PRESSURE AND DISTRESS that people put their families under during that time. We make such a pattern of unhealthy spending and pressure that we forget the treasures of our community around us.
Further, it was during December 8, 2012, Chanukah, I had an encounter with Adonai Elyon, and He restored my laughter. And at that moment, He put me on the Jewish calendar. And as a result, my spiritual year starts every Chanukah, that week COLOURS my entire year.
THE PRIORITY OF ROMANS 14:7
And because of Romans 14:7, I categorically no longer preach ANYONE else onto a Jewish calendar or say it is more holy or more righteous than any other timekeeping device. And I personally want my FB contributions to be the most non-FB FB page in th community. As an act of overt warfare.
As a Jew, I am just gonna challenge those who are so tied up in studying the feasts and celebrations of Judaism, to consider that maybe there is something available beyond the feasts.
There may be and opportunity, in terms of redemptive grace to lean into in this time of year (Advent/Xmas) and, instead of hanging it all up, denouncing is as pagan, quoting Jeremiah (which has little to do with Xmas trees), that maybe there is something else, another use for this time of year.
BACK TO THE BEGINNING
And if you will recall at the beginning, I related that there was a time when the L-rd had a bellyfull of the Israelites celebrating feasts and refusing to bring justice.
Unless Father says to you specifically otherwise, it does not matter much what we celebrate or castigate in terms of holidays.
And we have enough of a two-way backlash between Jews and non-Jews in terms of contentions that has grown possibly to the place of sowing discord and we might consider if we need to step away from that attitude.
TITHES OF TIME VS. WEIGHTEIR MATTER
Overall, it does not matter what we celebrate if we neglect the weightier matters of the Torah: Justice, Mercy, and Faithfulness. (Matthew 23:23).
He wants your heart way more than he wants your mint, dill, and cumin.
And if he has your heart, then the mint, dill, and cumin will go where they are supposed to go anyway.
MODUS OPERANDI
Cede nothing.
Cleanse everything.
Steward your prayers, your presence, your gifts, and your service.
Redeem the days that you don’t even think can be redeemed.
RESOURCES FOR PONDERING THIS TOPIC
And for another solid resource, I would recommend Witchcraft by Craig Hawkins. There is a link below.
Enjoy, gang.