Ever felt like you were being pushed beyond your limits? Like your every minute was crammed so full of activity that it was about to burst? Wouldn’t it be great to have some time to take a break from it all?
The Fourth Commandment gives us the incredible opportunity to do just that. In Exodus 20:8-10, God commands, “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work...” This seventh day of rest is both a commandment and a blessing to all those who faithfully keep it.
God, who alone has an intimate knowledge of our needs, established the Sabbath so that once every seven days we would take a break from our hectic schedule and rest. Failure to set aside time to recharge our batteries will eventually cause us to burn out and crash. We are commanded to keep this time holy by not working and by delighting in it and focusing on God (Isaiah 58:13-14). This includes meeting together to worship God, fellowshipping and serving others.
In a world drowning in endless jobs and chores with an ever-burgeoning demand on our time, the Sabbath is a welcome and necessary rest. It is a time to change our focus, slow down, and draw closer to our Creator, who has had, still has and will always have our best interests at heart.
Won’t it be great when the whole world finally keeps the Sabbath?
The Fourth Commandment gives us the incredible opportunity to do just that. In Exodus 20:8-10, God commands, “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work...” This seventh day of rest is both a commandment and a blessing to all those who faithfully keep it.
God, who alone has an intimate knowledge of our needs, established the Sabbath so that once every seven days we would take a break from our hectic schedule and rest. Failure to set aside time to recharge our batteries will eventually cause us to burn out and crash. We are commanded to keep this time holy by not working and by delighting in it and focusing on God (Isaiah 58:13-14). This includes meeting together to worship God, fellowshipping and serving others.
In a world drowning in endless jobs and chores with an ever-burgeoning demand on our time, the Sabbath is a welcome and necessary rest. It is a time to change our focus, slow down, and draw closer to our Creator, who has had, still has and will always have our best interests at heart.
Won’t it be great when the whole world finally keeps the Sabbath?
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