THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT
Read Exodus 20:8-11.
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy (Exodus 20:8).
This commandment about the Sabbath Day was given to the people at the time of their leaving Egypt and going into the desert, and on the surface it meant what it said for that age. It was a wonderful thing in Moses’day to insist that everyone set aside one day a week to think about God or at least to oblige him to stop his20secular activities. No rule can make a man religious, or give him faith, but it can help.
Like all the other commandments, this one is instruction in seeking the presence of God everywhere, particularly where the trouble seems to be. Where there is fear and doubt He brings faith, where there is lack He brings abundance.
But here in this commandment about the Sabbath Day there is a still deeper meaning. When you are praying every day and recognizing that God is working in you and in all your affairs, there will be a sense in which every day will be a Sabbath, because for you every day will be a holy day. One of the most wonderful things about the Bible teaching is that we get rid of the distinction between the sacred and the secular. That is one of the most important steps in the whole history of the soul.
God is present everywhere. For those who understand Jesus’ teaching, it is always the Sabbath Day, and the place whereon they stand is holy ground.
There is a great benefit to setting aside time to rest, reflect and remove ourselves from our daily duties. Just as morning prayers set the tone for the day and remind us of the true nature of our existence, the Sabbath Day does the same for our week. God himself set aside a day after creation to reflect on his work and determine it was “very good”. When we charge through life without taking time to enjoy our accomplishments and analyze our shortcomings, we lose perspective and where we are in life. In short, we can lose our way. Let us start each day with Sabbath time and then take one day a week to revel in God’s love and our relationship with him. Then we will understand fully this commandment.
Keeping the day,
Z gardener
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