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September 30 - Exodus 20:8-11
This commandment is so
often misunderstood, I believe. The
leaders of that day took it to an extreme where it was unlawful to help people
who were in desperate need of help. I
believe God gave them this commandment not only to remind them to take one day
a week to worship and praise Him, but they had come out of Egypt where they
were working 7 days a week and God wanted them to take time to rest. He wanted them to be able to rest and to
worship Him, two things they hadn’t been able to do freely in many years. Jesus later tells His followers that the
sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath, and I believe that is what
He was trying to get them to see. It was
for their benefit, not punishment as it had become for many.
How do you treat the
sabbath? Before Jesus’ resurrection, the
sabbath was on Saturday, but once Jesus came out of that tomb on that first
Easter Sunday morning, Christians have celebrated Sunday as the Lord’s Day. Unfortunately, due to our need to have
everything at our fingertips constantly, many have to work on Sunday, but we
can still honor and worship God no matter where we are.
Do you take a day to rest
and worship God even if it isn’t on Sunday?
Why do you think God gave
them double manna on Friday, so they didn’t have to gather it on Saturday, the
sabbath?
What makes a day holy to
you? How do you like to spend days with
God?
Take time with your family
this week to talk to them about taking one day a week to focus on God and
family. It is so rewarding to take a
step back and enjoy our Creator.
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This commandment is so
often misunderstood, I believe. The
leaders of that day took it to an extreme where it was unlawful to help people
who were in desperate need of help. I
believe God gave them this commandment not only to remind them to take one day
a week to worship and praise Him, but they had come out of Egypt where they
were working 7 days a week and God wanted them to take time to rest. He wanted them to be able to rest and to
worship Him, two things they hadn’t been able to do freely in many years. Jesus later tells His followers that the
sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath, and I believe that is what
He was trying to get them to see. It was
for their benefit, not punishment as it had become for many.
How do you treat the
sabbath? Before Jesus’ resurrection, the
sabbath was on Saturday, but once Jesus came out of that tomb on that first
Easter Sunday morning, Christians have celebrated Sunday as the Lord’s Day. Unfortunately, due to our need to have
everything at our fingertips constantly, many have to work on Sunday, but we
can still honor and worship God no matter where we are.
Do you take a day to rest
and worship God even if it isn’t on Sunday?
Why do you think God gave
them double manna on Friday, so they didn’t have to gather it on Saturday, the
sabbath?
What makes a day holy to
you? How do you like to spend days with
God?
Take time with your family
this week to talk to them about taking one day a week to focus on God and
family. It is so rewarding to take a
step back and enjoy our Creator.