Serving God and Loving Him
A Commitment to Obeying
Observing the Sabbath
Exodus 20:8 – 9
Committing to obeying the Lord is a very important commitment. For a person to make a covenant or promise that they are committing to doing anything are also very big steps. When the Lord gave the Ten Commandments, He intended for His children to obey them. The Lord continued with the Commandments by writing, “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor they stranger that is within they gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it..” We find that the first four Commandments are focused on what we need to do for the Lord in worshipping Him. The fourth Commandment is concerning the Sabbath day or the day of rest. In the New Testament age, when the Sabbath is mentioned, most Christians want to say it is Sunday, when we go to church. Sunday is not the Sabbath day whatsoever. Sunday is the day we choose to worship God, but it is not the Sabbath day. A study has shown that between Friday evening and Saturday evening that the human body, when rested, gets what’s called ultimate rest. The reason for this is simple. God intended for man to rest. Society however, has made it almost impossible for people to be off on weekends. We demand electricity, gas, water, etc, and therefore we push the seven day work week. Many of us can remember when there was a ‘Blue Sunday.’ The only places that might be open on Sundays were gas stations. However, the love of money, by man, and the demand for products, by man, has made Sundays another business day. Still, this is not the Sabbath we are commanded to remember.
The Fourth Commandment starts out with the word "Remember" not only because many seem to have forgotten, but also because He wants us to always remember the seventh day in honor of Him and what He has created. This memorial established at the end of the creation week is the only known basis for the seven week cycle we know today. When God decided that He was satisfied with what He had created, He set the seventh day apart as a perpetual, weekly appointment to celebrate the creation with Him and He asks us to rest from all our works as He did from His. As the longest of all the commandments, this one contains what many believe is God's Seal. Much like a Presidential Seal, this commandment contains three important parts. A close reading of this commandment reveals His Name (Lord), His Title (made, Creator), and His dominion (Heaven and Earth). It should be noted that this claim by God makes the devil very angry and jealous. In fact, the devil hates this so much that he has worked very hard to have this commandment altered in an attempt to deceive mankind.
Many men have chosen to set Sunday aside as the Sabbath day. However, we need to remember that Sunday is the first day of the week. I look at the Sabbath as God intended for it to be. It is suppose to be a day of rest. In my mind, if we rest on Saturday, to get the ultimate rest, then on Sunday we worship God with all our strength. That is the way it should be with God anyway. God first – Man second. This is the way God intended for it to be and He expects it still. Remember, the Ten Commandments are laws with purpose. I found this saying on the net which really hits the point concerning our world and God’s laws.
"Never in the history of the world has there been ten rules that have caused such a disturbance in the conscience of a people as to affect a society, church, and government as do the Ten Commandments." - Founder, GodstenLaws.com
Ten Commandments are laws with purpose
A Commitment to Obeying
Observing the Sabbath
Exodus 20:8 – 9
Committing to obeying the Lord is a very important commitment. For a person to make a covenant or promise that they are committing to doing anything are also very big steps. When the Lord gave the Ten Commandments, He intended for His children to obey them. The Lord continued with the Commandments by writing, “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor they stranger that is within they gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it..” We find that the first four Commandments are focused on what we need to do for the Lord in worshipping Him. The fourth Commandment is concerning the Sabbath day or the day of rest. In the New Testament age, when the Sabbath is mentioned, most Christians want to say it is Sunday, when we go to church. Sunday is not the Sabbath day whatsoever. Sunday is the day we choose to worship God, but it is not the Sabbath day. A study has shown that between Friday evening and Saturday evening that the human body, when rested, gets what’s called ultimate rest. The reason for this is simple. God intended for man to rest. Society however, has made it almost impossible for people to be off on weekends. We demand electricity, gas, water, etc, and therefore we push the seven day work week. Many of us can remember when there was a ‘Blue Sunday.’ The only places that might be open on Sundays were gas stations. However, the love of money, by man, and the demand for products, by man, has made Sundays another business day. Still, this is not the Sabbath we are commanded to remember.
The Fourth Commandment starts out with the word "Remember" not only because many seem to have forgotten, but also because He wants us to always remember the seventh day in honor of Him and what He has created. This memorial established at the end of the creation week is the only known basis for the seven week cycle we know today. When God decided that He was satisfied with what He had created, He set the seventh day apart as a perpetual, weekly appointment to celebrate the creation with Him and He asks us to rest from all our works as He did from His. As the longest of all the commandments, this one contains what many believe is God's Seal. Much like a Presidential Seal, this commandment contains three important parts. A close reading of this commandment reveals His Name (Lord), His Title (made, Creator), and His dominion (Heaven and Earth). It should be noted that this claim by God makes the devil very angry and jealous. In fact, the devil hates this so much that he has worked very hard to have this commandment altered in an attempt to deceive mankind.
Many men have chosen to set Sunday aside as the Sabbath day. However, we need to remember that Sunday is the first day of the week. I look at the Sabbath as God intended for it to be. It is suppose to be a day of rest. In my mind, if we rest on Saturday, to get the ultimate rest, then on Sunday we worship God with all our strength. That is the way it should be with God anyway. God first – Man second. This is the way God intended for it to be and He expects it still. Remember, the Ten Commandments are laws with purpose. I found this saying on the net which really hits the point concerning our world and God’s laws.
"Never in the history of the world has there been ten rules that have caused such a disturbance in the conscience of a people as to affect a society, church, and government as do the Ten Commandments." - Founder, GodstenLaws.com
Ten Commandments are laws with purpose
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