58:13-14 “If you watch your step on the Sabbath
and don’t use my holy day for personal advantage,
If you treat the Sabbath as a day of joy,
God’s holy day as a celebration,
If you honor it by refusing ‘business as usual,’
making money, running here and there—
Then you’ll be free to enjoy God!
Oh, I’ll make you ride high and soar above it all.
I’ll make you feast on the inheritance of your ancestor Jacob.”
Yes! God says so!
I don't think I pause on the Sabbath to say this is God's day. Sure we go to church and have a couple hours that have a focus on God. While I do feel I make a day of rest and it isn't completely business as usual I also can't say I make it God's holy day as a celebration. For society as a whole it also feels like we continue to slip further away from having any time focused on God let alone an entire day. Will we feast on the inheritance of Jacob?
knut
Boy, you nailed that one! We go to church, which takes up most of the morning...but then I need to stop at home depot on the way home. I need to get some stuff that I need for whatever project I have going. I then spend the rest of the day doing EXACTLY what this verse is telling us not to do. I spend it pursuing personal gain. Not in terms of business, but in terms of home, project, car, or whatever.
ReplyDeleteYou know who has always followed this really well? My parents. They don't do anything on Sunday. No projects, no work, no organized hobbies....non of that on Sunday. If you wanna do it, it better get done on Saturday!
I think the reason for this directive is 2 fold. It helps us to focus on God and everything he's done for us throughout the week, but it also gives us a chance to rest and breathe and step away from the day 2 day. It's like giving yourself a little margin in life. A time to not push so hard. A time to reflect, and a time to look up.
wow, that went a little longer than i expected...=)
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