God's Time (Part II)
He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. (Acts 1:7)
In the last Thinking Twice article, we discussed setting time apart for Yahweh, click here for Part 1.
Time is one of the lost important notions in people"s lives. It regulates the big question of "when". In the life of those who spend their time worshipping the one and only God, it’s more than what they give to Yahweh, but also what He gives. As established in the previous article of Thinking Twice, He is the master of time and circumstance (Daniel 2:21); but how does He control that aspect? How does this affect the life of the people who want to worship in spirit and in truth?
The topic of how Yahweh controls time can easily be understood by discerning a common idiom: He is omnipotent (all powerful), omniscient (all knowing) and omnipresent (everywhere). While those specific words aren’t mentioned anywhere in scripture, it’s heavily insinuated in Psalms 139:1 - 24. As the creator that He is (Colossians 1:16; Genesis 1:1), all things come into existence through His word (Romans 4:17); hence the story of creation. The first two chapters of Genesis recount how Yahweh created the world, but also how He controls time, in the first chapter’s fourteenth verse:
And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years”
From this specific bible verse, it can be deduced that Yahweh counts days, months and years. The only way that a system of that genre is possible is to have a calendar. Therefore, God has a calendar.
The calendar that Yahweh created - which, for the sake of simplicity will be called the ‘Holy Calendar’ - is something that has always existed. In that calendar is found the exact days for the Feasts of the Lord (Leviticus 23), when He begins the year (Exodus 12:2) and when He blesses those who follow his commandments (Leviticus 26:1 - 13). It’s upon this calendar that Yahweh creates the plans for peace and prosperity for you, those you care for and for all of His children (Jeremiah 29:11).
The following of the Holy Calendar means that one isn’t just following the law, but living happily within it as they live their lives in accordance to God’s Time. Yahweh directs your path towards Him (Proverbs 16:9; Psalms 37:23) with every passing day once you follow His calendar. That entails that you follow the Sabbath as it is prescribed (Genesis 2:1-3; Exodus 20:8-11; Isaiah 58:13-14; 56:1-8; Acts 17:2) and the Feasts of the Lord at their appointed times (Leviticus 23:1 - 2).
What stands as reasoning behind the modern person to continue to abide to this calendar is listening to Yahweh’s commandments. To not listen to what the Lord has commanded and instituted is to accept the curses that He will send upon you (Deuteronomy 28:15 - 68), as He turns His face away from you (Ezekiel 7:22).Enemies will take advantage of your lack of knowledge, and you will perish (Hosea 4:6). It’s allowing the Enemy to get a hold on you and your life, as he puts you on his time and under his domination (Daniel 7:21, 25).
As the year begins in Yahweh’s Holy Calendar, celebrations and feasts of the first season will begin such as Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread and the Feast of First Fruits. It is time to set yourself right with Yahweh and begin anew with the Holy One of Israël.
To access Yahweh’s Holy Calendar, click here.