Sabbath Day
Remember the Sabbath Day and Keep it Holy (Exodus 20:8)
This month, our church is teaching on The Chemistry of Prayer. One of the key focus has been prayer is not a monologue but a dialog. With the emphasis on how we are supposed to take time while praying to listen to what God is saying to us. In keeping with this lesson after praying, I was siting listening to hear what God would say to me.
The scripture above is what came into my spirit. While meditating on the scripture I begin to wonder, “How am I keeping the Sabbath Day Holy?” This scripture is one of the commandments God instructed Moses to give to the people when he brought them out of Egypt. I thought about how I spend my Sundays and although I go to church and I serve. . .what steps do I take to keep the whole day holy? I read further into the scriptures and I found a greater understanding of the command.
[Earnestly] remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy (withdrawn from common employment and dedicated to God). Six days you shall labor and do all your work, But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, your daughter, your manservant, your maidservant, your domestic animals, or the sojourner within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it [set it apart for His purposes]. Exodus 20:8-11
The Sabbath day was made Holy by God and He set it apart for us to focus on our Lord and rest from our daily routine. After studying the above scripture it was clear to me that I was not keeping the whole day Holy. Attending church is a step in the right direction but after that I would go right back to my regular routine. To keep the whole day Holy, I needed to make some adjustments. Cooking and cleaning would have to be done on another day!
If we truly want to serve God we have to obey His commands. Just because the commandment was given a long time ago and our lifestyle has changed, God’s word has not changed. We must Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it Holy!
Going back to the reason why I was praying to God in the first place. . . I was asking for more time!!!! I wanted more time to read his word, to study and to listen to an encouraging message. Isn’t it funny the answer was right there in the scripture. He had already given me the resources for my request, I had just gotten off course. Praise God for the Sabbath Day! Praise God for the dialog!
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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