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 a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. 11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy (EXODUS 20:8 - 11)
Do I recognize the blessing of a day of rest? It has been given to us by God...a day set aside to not work, but rather to rest from our work, to rest in Him. Do I look forward to the Sabbath as a day off from work, a day to "catch up?"
I think I'm better at keeping it a day of rest, but do I rest in the Lord? It seems I just sit around, snooze in my chair, and eat. The Sabbath is a holy day...how can I be more intentional about resting in Him? What would that look like?
Definitely more time in prayer. Maybe taking a prayer walk. Maybe staying in the church to pray for every person who attended. Maybe writing a prayer reflecting on the week.
I could read--Scripture or an inspirational book. Read just to read...and then meditate on what I read...hide it in my heart.
I could listen to music--maybe something I don't normally listen to: a symphony or choral music.
I could refuse certain things...TV shows, stopping at the store, Facebook or computer games...things that are a part of the other six days of the week.
As I write this list, I see that I could incorporate all of these ideas...unless it becomes work. Once the object becomes doing the things instead of resting in God, then the Sabbath is no longer holy. It becomes another day.
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