According to Walter Brueggeman, “Recovery of the Sabbath is the most crucial and most demanding covenant command (spiritual discipline) now to be faced in the technological society.”

Leviticus 23:3 states “Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work on it; it is the Sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.”

How serious is it to keep the Sabbath holy?
And what does it mean practically to keep the Sabbath holy?

Busyness is a great enemy of relationships. We must address the serious problem of busyness in our lives to experience a great awakening. The devil doesn’t have to get us to do anything bad to be at work in our lives. All he has to do is keep us busy.

My father told me that when we lived in Charlottesville Virginia in the early 1960′s, only one business was open on Sundays and that was an international one. Today, hundreds of businesses are open on Sundays and people scurry around shopping. Sports and children activities have invaded every day of the week. Families have little time of solitude together to communicate.

It is not easy to take a Sabbath. You’ve got to decide to do it. A regular Sabbath puts a brake on overwork. In order to practice Sabbath, you must learn one powerful word, “No”. That little word creates the hearth in which the fires of our calling can burn brightly.

Sabbath is … an attitude of the heart which recognizes the need for regular soul care within the rhythm of daily life… Sabbath is the gift of rest, reflection, and renewal – a time of preparation at the beginning of the week, not a restoration from exhaustion at the end of a long busy week. – David Steffenson, First Lutheran Church, Little Falls, Minnesota

Prayer Power
Father, we praise You as the LORD of the Sabbath. It’s clear from numerous scriptures that You take the Sabbath seriously. Forgive me for the many times I have disobeyed You by failing to keep the Sabbath holy. You teach that obedience is more important than sacrifice. Help me to understand and apply your command to keep the Sabbath holy! In Yeshua’s name, I pray. Amen.

Blessings of the Day
Sabbath Keeping and Sabbatical Taking

How to Keep the Sabbath, Part 1, Laboring to Rest – outstanding video teaching by Pastor Doug Batchelor

 

How to Keep the Sabbath, Part 2 – outstanding second part video teaching by Pastor Doug Batchelor

 
What does it mean practically to keep the Sabbath holy? – Youtube video by John Piper

Blessings to keep the Sabbath holy!

Joseph

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