Saturday September 30th, 2023
« ”Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy ” »
1 And so the creation of the whole universe was completed.
2 By the seventh day God finished what He had been doing and stopped working.
3 He blessed the seventh day and set it apart as a special day, because by that day He had completed His creation and stopped working.
The law of the Sabbath is not an end in itself but a means to an end and that is rest.
Rest is a divine blessing which God bestowed upon His creation, particularly mankind.
Even the land He gave man to inhabit must enjoy a sabbatical rest (Leviticus 25:2). Genesis 2:2 NKJV
« And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. »
Rest is not just a commandment from God, but also an act of divine benevolence. Exodus 20:8-11NKJV says:
8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates.
11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day ”. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
Some children of God are not benefitting from the sabbatical ordinance because they are obsessed with the goals and have set for themselves.
While it is good to set goals and have a vision for one’s future (Proverbs 29:18), you must be careful not to be a law breaker; you must not break the sabbatical law.
You must take time to rest as and when due.
Another reason God would want us to observe the Sabbath is so that we may find time to enjoy the fruits of our labor.
God desires that man should enjoy the fruits of our labor.
God desires that man should enjoy the labor of his hand. Ecclesiastes 2:24 GNT
« The best thing we can do is eat and drink and enjoy what we have earned. And yet, I realized that even this comes from God »
I pray that you will not labor for another person to enjoy your harvest, in Jesus’ name.
This prayer can only be answered if you set aside at least a day every week to rest and commune with God.
Application: You may choose any day in the week to rest from all your labor (Romans 14:4-6), for good health- pleasing the Lord.
Author: Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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