What
Ever Happened to the Sabbath Day?
Exodus 20: 8-11:
“Remember
the Sabbath Day, to keep it Holy. Six days shall thou labor, and do all thy
work: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shall
not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, thy
maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: for in
six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and
he rested on the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and
hallowed in it.” What can we do to keep
the Sabbath Day, Holy? Well, the answer
is simple, we can go to church every Sunday morning and pray, and then God will
take care of the rest. Unfortunately, a
lot of us work for businesses that no longer understand what the Sabbath day
is. So, it’s up to us as Christians, to bring the meaning of God, and the
Sabbath day back to the workplace, because the sooner we do that, the better
off we’ll all be. Know what I mean? Our lives will be a lot easier if we just
speak up about God, and the Sabbath day and how incredibly important to us it
really is. God doesn’t want us to have to work on the Sabbath day, instead, he
wants us to do Godly things on this specific day, and since it’s always up to
him, he wants us to do more of those things all throughout the week and also on
the Sabbath day (the day of rest). This is because all of this means so much to
him. What are you waiting for? Go out and do it, start right now. You’ll be
amazed at what happens next, trust him, and go do it. That’s what I did, if I
can do it, then so can you. Don’t be afraid. Can I get an amen? Amen!
In
addition to the above verses, I have to say that I couldn’t agree more with
what they’re saying. The above verses
are really speaking to me lately because I have been stuck working an awful lot
of Sundays recently, and I absolutely hate it.
I’d so much rather be in church, worshiping and praising God, rather than being stuck at work, and having to deal
with disgruntled customers and associates and whatnot. It’s not that I dislike them, it’s just the
fact that they don’t know what the true meaning of the Sabbath day is, because
unfortunately, a whole lot of them don’t know and understand God, like we, as
Christians do, and it’s just really sad to me, because they don’t exactly know
how to live their lives in a happy, healthy, positive way, like we do. They haven’t truly lived until they really
know and understand what life with God is all about, like we all do.
In agreement
to the above paragraph, John 9:14-16 says this: “And it was the
Sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. Then again the
Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He had said unto them,
he put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. Therefore said some of the Pharisees, this
man is not of God, because he kept not the Sabbath day. Others said, how can a
man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among
them.” In other words, it is telling us
this: “The Jewish Sabbath, Saturday, was the weekly holy day of rest. The Pharisees had made a long list of certain
do’s and don’ts regarding the Sabbath.
Kneading the clay and healing the man were considered work and therefore
were forbidden. Jesus may have made the
clay in order to emphasize his teaching about the Sabbath-which it is right to
care for other’s needs even if it involves working on a day of rest. In my
own words, I think that what this is trying to tell us is that although , it is
the Sabbath day (day of rest), you should still help others with their own
needs, even if it means that you have to give up your Sunday, for someone or
something more important than your own needs on that certain day. Also, Mark 2:8-11 says this: “And immediately
when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he
said unto them, why reason ye these things in your hearts? Whether is it easier to say to the sick of
the palsy, thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise! Take up thy bed and
walk? But that ye may know that the Son
of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy),
I say unto thee, Arise, arise and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine
house. And immediately he arose, and
took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed
and glorified God, saying, we never saw it on this fashion.” In other words, it is telling us this:
“Before saying to the palsied man, “Arise,” Jesus said, “thy sins are forgiven
thee.” To the Jewish leaders this was
blasphemy-claiming to do something only God could do. According to the Law, the
punishment for this sin was death. The
religious leaders understood correctly that Jesus was claiming divine
prerogatives, but their judgment was wrong.
Jesus was not blaspheming; his claim was true. Jesus is God, and he proved his point by
healing the man with palsy. This is the
first time in Mark that Jesus calls himself the “Son of man,” a title
emphasizing that Jesus is fully human. The title, Son of God, emphasizes that
he is fully God. As God’s Son, Jesus has
the authority to forgive sin. As a man,
he can identify with our deepest needs and sufferings and he is the only one
who can help us overcome our sins.” Agreed? I think so!
