What's the Big Deal?

The Sabbath gets to the heart of who we really are. I'm not a Seventh Day Adventist, by the way. Just so you know where I'm coming from. We need to rest one day a week, just from a physical standpoint. Studies have shown that those who work seven days a week accomplish less than those who work six days a week. That's God's order of things. God instituted the Sabbath to refresh us physically and spiritually. He intended for us to regroup spiritually, and keep our priorities straight through Sabbath-keeping. If you think you don't need that, I would challenge you: do you know more than God? And in the last blog, I dealt with God's promises for those who keep the Sabbath. Recreational activities, though they can be refreshing, were not what God had in mind. Many would object to a Sabbath focused on rest and on the Lord alone, and think of it as lazy or boring. It is neither. God intended for us to rest one day a week. If you find that boring, you're probably approaching it legalistically rather than jumping at the chance to develop your relationship with the most fascinating, interesting, and rewarding Person in all of the universe. Or work is one of your idols. Keep the Sabbath, and be refreshed and enriched.