Embracing Our Calling: Moving from Chaos to Centropy
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Imagine for a moment that you are holding a wooden walking stick. You can feel the rough wood in your hand and sense your heart pounding as you make the strenuous climb up a mountain. You feel the crispness of the air and smell the cedar trees around you. Now, open your eyes and picture looking out over the holy city—the New Jerusalem—resting in perfect peace.
We are the people meant to be living in the Kingdom, standing on that mountain with our hands lifted high. But when we look at the world today, it can often feel like anything but peaceful. It often looks like a chaotic mess.
How do we bridge the gap between the chaotic world we see and the holy calling God has placed upon our lives? The answer lies in understanding our role as the *Kedoshim* (the holy ones) and the powerful forces of entropy and centropy.
## The Expectation of Creation
The Apostle Paul gives us a profound perspective in Romans 8:18-19: *"For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God."*
Creation is literally groaning. The trees, the rocks beneath our feet, the birds—they are all eagerly waiting for us to wake up and realize who we are. We are God's children, His royal priesthood, and creation is counting on us to step into our function. If we can get crystal clear on what our mission is, we can stop dividing the body of believers and start cultivating life.
## The Downward Spiral of Entropy
Unfortunately, we often find ourselves living in fear of the chaos around us. We see society falling apart and feel hopeless to stop it. This chaos has a scientific and spiritual name: **Entropy**.
Entropy is the tendency toward disorder, decay, and death. In Romans 1, Paul outlines exactly how entropy overtakes the earth. He explains that when people know God but choose not to glorify Him or be thankful, their hearts are darkened. They exchange the truth of God for a lie, leading to a downward spiral of unrighteousness and chaotic living.
When the law of God is treated as dead or irrelevant, the living space for the *Kedoshim* shrinks, and the chaos of the nations grows larger.
## The Cure for the Curse: Centropy
If entropy is the descent into chaos, what is the opposite? The answer is **Centropy**—the tendency toward energy concentration, order, organization, and life.
This is exactly what the Torah portion *Kedoshim* (Leviticus 19) calls us to. When we learn to apply God's holy instructions to our lives, we begin to reverse the curse of entropy. When we practice the Sabbath, honor the Feasts, and bring our lives into alignment with God's word, we act as agents of centropy.
Consider the pillar of fire on the altar. It doesn't descend into the ashes; it rises up. When we live out the instructions of God, it is like the oil of obedience lighting the inner menorah of our souls. We begin to draw the presence of the Holy One back into our space. God cannot dwell in defiled spaces, but as we become holy—just as the One who called us is holy—His presence brings order that dismantles the chaos.
## Do Not Grow Weary
The world is currently witnessing a beautiful awakening. People across the globe are returning to God's covenant, discovering the beauty of the Sabbath, and realigning their identities with the Creator's original design. As the *Kedoshim* increase in the earth, wickedness naturally decreases.
So, what is our actionable takeaway? **Do not grow weary in well-doing.** There is a harvest being reaped right now. Keeping the Sabbath and regarding God's instructions as a gift, rather than a burden, is a pleasant aroma to the Lord. It draws His presence into our communities and pushes back the darkness.
As wise King Solomon concluded in Ecclesiastes 12:13: *"Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man's all."* Let us elevate Yeshua, the living Torah, as the highest model for our lives. As we do, we will be the light that turns the entropy of this dying world into the centropy of God's glorious, eternal Kingdom.
*Shabbat Shalom.*
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