As we enter into the fall feasts, we are given a wonderful opportunity to evaluate ourselves. We need to look in the dark corners of our closets, peek under the cupboards, organize that high shelf.
So it is at this time that I ask the question:
Yahshua said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” (Luk 9:62)
We have chosen to follow the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. We have studied Torah to learn His ways. But is there something lacking? Did we, in our haste, leave off that 2%? Have we rationalized and made excuses to protect that 2%? Does the 2% even matter?
I think the 2% does matter to YHVH.
- Achan only took a coat, some silver, and gold. What was that among all the treasures of Jericho? Probably less than 2%, yet it cost the lives of 36 men, and Achan and his family were stoned.
- Lot’s wife only looked back at Sodom for a moment, surely not a long time, but as a result she turned into a pillar of salt.
- Saul only offered one sacrifice when he shouldn’t have. That’s not a big deal. But it cost him the kingdom.
- David only had one moment of passion, surely less than 2% of his life, but it cost him a child.
My fellow believers, the 2% matters! We must always be seeking to shed that last 2% and follow with our whole hearts. We cannot continue to say, “Look at all I’m doing right” while we hide the disobedience under the rug.
Do we eat kosher 98% of the time? But the other 2% is ingredients on the soup can that we choose to ignore.
Do we dress appropriately 98% of the time, except when it’s inconvenient or when no one will see us?
Do we keep the Feasts and Shabbat, but delay dealing with trickier commands like the niddah laws?
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Such a valuable question to ask your self. In not obeying that 2% one would be very very far from Him in years to come.
In all honesty I think I am 'good' on the 2% not so on the 98%.
Thankful for His Saving Grace & a day of rest tom.
Very well said, Amy. 🙂
It was so nice to find your blog. I quite stumbled on it by accident, but it is refreshing to see a family who follows Torah. This blog is of particular interest in that I agree with what you are saying, but have a question that you may want to ponder and purhaps spend some time studying further. You mentioned following Torah only 98% of the time, instead of all the time. My question is that, would that not also apply to WHEN we celebrate the Sabbath and the Feasts? YAWH set his time and calendar in the heavens for all the world to see and follow, and yet we still use a paper calendar on our wall and a edict that was established by Rome that the Jews pick and day of their week (which all the days were named after their gods) and stick to that same repeating day rather than following God's time of the Moon and Sun. Something to think about. Thank you for the thought provoking question on how much we give ourselves over to Torah. It is an important one! Shalom!
Nesternitternest – Welcome to my blog! I think your thoughts on timing are very important to ponder. I find myself trapped in a gregorian reckoning of time because my husband has to get to work, the bills have to be paid, appointments must be kept, all based on that calender on the wall. But the sun and moon are supposed to tell us the time. I believe the Bible shows us that Shabbat repeats every seven days, however the feasts tend to move around when compared to a calender. I am anxious for the day when we can all share the same calender, ie look at the sky to determine feast days. In the meantime, my husband must get time off months in advance and cannot wait for the moon, so we make the best guess we can, and praise YHVH for the opportunity to keep His feasts the best we can. Thank you for pointing out another part of growth that we all must be pursuing. I know this is an area where I have plenty of room to grow, and intend to do just that. I hope you enjoy it here! 🙂 Shalom!