What do we know?
It was instituted at the creation of this world. For 6000 unbroken years, as the sun sets each Friday, this weekly memorial of Creation and the Rest that Christ our Creator gives to us every moment, has been preserved by God’s faithful in all ages. He ceased from His work after creating this world and we cease from our works and rest in Him alone.
Sunset 6th day (Friday) - sunset 7th day (Saturday, Sabato, Sabado…)
Christ/Sabbath connection - LORD of the Sabbath. The LORD’s Day.
One of the 10 Commandments
No work or anyone working for you.
Not doing thine own ways,
No doing thine own pleasure.
Not speaking thine own words.
A delight.
Holy of the Lord, honourable and shalt honour Him.
Reminder of the Day of Atonement
No buying/selling or business dealings of any type, including eCommerce.
Cannot compel anyone to keep the Sabbath (or to be saved either). “Willing or worthless”
A reminder of His divinity (He is God) and the true spiritual rest in Christ that you have had every moment all week. The sign of rest for eternity with God.
Reminder of Christ’s creative power that He is using to recreate you every moment all week
Day of triumph for the eternal victories that Christ has gained in your life all week.
Stop our own works and allow God to do the work in us. “To will and to do of His good pleasure.”
All our works are wrought in Him and they are right – that is indeed rest.
Keep it holy, it is. It is impossible to make it holy, only God can. We can't make ourselves holy to keep it holy. Only if we have The Holy One dwelling in us.
The same power, His power, that sanctified the day, sanctifies us.
We come and rest on the Word that created and upholds the universe. A little piece of Eden preserved. Identical to the rest enjoyed by the saints through all eternity.
We can have Heaven now and that is a delight.
The Sabbath is a sign of His perfect creation, the seal of a perfect new creation in Christ.
Anything that keeps before us the creative power of Christ must tend to renew our spiritual strength and courage. This is just the design of the Sabbath. The greatest reinforcement in the battle. The Sabbath is the grand fulcrum for the lever of faith. It lifts the soul to the heights of heaven, God's throne, to hold communion with Him.
It is His ability to create that measures the power of God. The gospel tells of the same power that He uses to create and bring worlds into existence, and sustain them, is now exerted for the salvation of men. Redemption is creation. “Commit the keeping of your soul to Him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.” 1 Peter 4:19.
He shares all with us. The life lived so that we can live it is a fact. Lose connection and you will go straight back to the old ways – doubt and hesitancy, double-minded, and the need to justify yourself and your actions. Even now we need not thirst. Believe Christ's word and allow it to work. The Sabbath is absolute rest in Him and His word. Everything placed in subjection to the plan as long as we are in subjection to God.
We all acknowledge - unless I recognise His creative power in my life, moment by moment, my Sabbath keeping is a fraud. Unless I am resting in Him every moment, all week, my Sabbath keeping is a farce.
Our Beloved is LORD of the Sabbath.
Enjoy a blessed and holy Sabbath; Day of Rest!
