Cutting out these types of distractions will go a long way in keeping your Sabbath day holy. Similar to TV, social media is a distraction from God. I don’t know about you, but I don’t often experience God’s presence while watching Television. Remember the Sabbath is about being with God. By not working on the Sabbath, you are saying, “God is more important than my job.” When thoughts about work pop into your head, promise yourself you will deal with it tomorrow (if you need to, write a quick note so you won’t forget about it). If you don’t get all your work done before the Sabbath, you plan for an early morning the next day. If a work event comes up on the Sabbath, you decline. If taking a Sabbath day is new to you, here are some practical ideas for keeping the Sabbath holy. When we choose to accept His gift, we not only honor God, but submit to Him as our creator who knows what is best for us.
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Therefore, the Sabbath is a gift from God. He knows our soul needs the rest, refreshment, and fulfillment, which only comes from spending time in His presence. Jesus confirms this when he tells the Pharisees, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath” (Mark 2:27 ESV). I imagine God walking with Adam on that first Sabbath “Look at this! Oh and this! I made it all for you! Come, enjoy it with me.”įrom this first Sabbath, one thing becomes abundantly clear God created the Sabbath for our good. Have you ever wondered why God rested on the seventh day? The all mighty God did not in need rest, He simply desired time to sit and enjoy his creation. The Sabbath is a day for enjoying God’s presence. The Sabbath is different from all other days on it we are to set aside our normal routine and dedicate our time to God. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.” (Genesis 2:2-3 ESV)įrom these verses, God gives us two important lessons about the Sabbath. “And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. In Genesis 2, God created the first Sabbath day:
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We had no idea about keeping the Sabbath day holy, or how to keep the Sabbath holy! Yet, as we obediently set aside our work every Sunday, God began showing me that the Sabbath is about so much more than not working one day a week. The phrase “keep the Sabbath holy” summed up the extent of our knowledge about observing the Sabbath. In an attempt to rearrange our priorities, we declared Sunday our “no work day.”
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Are you looking for ideas for how to keep the Sabbath holy? Which one of these from our list can you try this week?Ī year ago, my husband and I committed to a weekly Sabbath day of rest.Īt the time, we felt discontent with life (which had become consumed with work) and disconnected from each other.