Monday, May 9,
2016
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“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(NLT)
How did we ever get so
stressed-out?
The answer to this question is
the sum and substance of the message of these Ten Commands Moses brought down from the mountain. They contain two main precepts God wants us
to have:
A right view (understanding) of God
A right heart (willingness) towards God
The reason so many people suffer
stressful burnout symptoms, and worse, is an unhealthy view of God and a wrong
heart, or willingness towards Him. We
run after that which is shiny and feels good; worse, we ignore what God has told
us.
What about your Sabbath-keeping? Here is a principle and corollary from the
Ten Words about keeping the Sabbath:
PRINCIPLE
Rest is part of a balanced, happy life, in which we
find renewal of body, mind and soul.
COROLLARY
Using the Sabbath properly will keep life's
energies and priorities in balance.
Work will be more productive; leisure more
pleasurable; worship more meaningful.
There are two keys to the
importance of the Sabbath:
Understand the
Sabbath
The Shabbat, or Sabbath, means day of rest.
God created in six days, He ceased from labor on the seventh. He wasn't tired; He was telling us
something. The principle is pars pro toto (the part may stand for
the whole). Just as we give a tenth of
our income in recognition of God's ownership of everything, we also recognize
He is the giver of time. Spiritually
speaking, the Sabbath belongs to the
Lord.
But
the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God. Exodus 20.10
But it goes farther than a religious
reason. Jesus said that ...the Sabbath was made for man... He
understood God's command; we need the day of rest, and that's why God gave
it. It is not so much a command as a
gift!
For You Today
Rest is a universal human
need. It is necessary for restoring
body, mind and soul.
Physiologically, your body uses
more energy and oxygen in one day's labor than one night's rest can
restore. That means, by the end of six
days, you are ready for catch-up in
the energy department.
Amen?
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