Anyone, like me, get confused as to how to "observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy?" In this country, it is not against the law to work on a Sunday. In fact, it is required of a slew of people. I don't think God is asking us, as a whole (but perhaps not you, personally, because I do not know your relationship with Him...) to find a job that doesn't have you working on Sundays. Beggars can't be choosers;D
However the Ten Commandments are asked of us. So let's say you have to work on Sunday. What do you do? Well, if you have a chance to go to church, then go. If not, perhaps have a Sabbath day on another day during the week. On this day, He says, Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. -Exodus 20:8. Now, pastors work on Sundays, right? Worship Leaders, Worship Sound and Light Engineers, etc. That is their job. Working FOR the Lord is their job. So is that what "excuses" them from this commandment? Well, considering this verse says to be "dedicated to the Lord your God," I'd say so. They are working for God. And perhaps their other day off during the week, they will rest, as God did on His seventh day of creation. He is indicating that not only is rest important, but it's the rest in Him.
And in those times of rest, if dedicated solely to God, I believe He will restore to you His vision and strength for your life's needs.
The Lord will guide you continually,
giving you water when you are dry
and restoring your strength.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
like an ever-flowing spring.
-Isaiah 58:11
NOW HERE'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART:
"Keep the Sabbath day holy.
[Only filled with things of God]
Don't pursue your own interests on that day,
[Don't do what you are particularly interested in, but what God would have you do.]
but enjoy the Sabbath and speak of it with delight as the Lord's day.
[Be excited about the day dedicated to Him, and let it be known!]
Honor in the Sabbath in everything you do on that day,
[Make it a highly respected day.]
and don't follow your own desires or talk idly.
[Do what God would have you do, once again, and let it be known that you're happy about it!]
Then the Lord will be your delight. I will give you great honor.
[He is personally telling you He will honor you, putting you in high esteem if you just allow Him to be your delight. The Creator of "delight" will be YOUR delight. Sounds like a pretty sweet deal.]
and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to your ancestor Jacob.
[As a result, He will meet your desires.]
I, the Lord, have spoken!"
-Isaiah 58: 13-14
So much is said in those two verses. Maybe they will help and remind us just what the Sabbath means. We so often follow the "Do Not Kill, Steal," etc. But the Sabbath is tricky when our country's laws don't prohibit it, doesn't it?
Learning right there beside you, Tara K
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