When your children ask, what will you tell them? What happens when God’s children separate from their past, forget their heritage, and have no recollection of their roots? Yahweh built reminders into His culture to deter that from happening, but unfortunately it has. Many Christians have disconnected from the Hebrew roots of their faith, surrendered to common culture, and have instead adopted the traditions of the world around them. “Do not love the world or the things of the world,” John warned. Have you also been guilty of neglecting God’s traditions in lieu of your own celebrations, as were the religious hypocrites that Y’shua often rebuked for, “violating the word of God with their traditions, which they then handed down to their children?”
I fear that too many Christians today could offer no acceptable defense for their choices! Sadly, you can look around during the holidays and see the majority of Christians flocking to manmade celebrations, steeped in pagan traditions. And if their children ask, “What do these holidays mean?” or, “Has God allowed us to do such things?” they will have no legitimate answer. Instead, like religious hypocrites, they have “violated the word of God with their traditions,” which they too hand down to their children. If Y’shua appeared on the earth today, He would ask a similar question of our religious leaders. “Why do you violate the word of God with your traditions?” Would they be angered by Him as those leaders were, or would conviction cause them to pivot? Would their love for God outweigh their love for the things of the world: “the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life…?” May the Body of Christ choose God and run from such things.
Then, when your children ask, “What does this holiday mean?” with confidence, you will say, “It’s the Passover; we were slaves and now we are free; may your children tell their children, and their children the next generation. It is a memorial forever.” The frightening alternative is this, “These are our pagan roots; go find your painted eggs and chocolate Easter bunnies. Fill your baskets with all sorts of distractions and delectable treats; this is now how we remember the death, burial, and resurrection of our blessed Savior.” Oh, how far we have fallen from the truth! I don’t know about you, but when my children ask, I say, “In our home, we serve Yahweh, not the vain traditions of men!”
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