7 You shall not make
wrongful use of the name
of the Lord your God …
8 Remember the sabbath day,
and 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 …
11 For in six days the Lord
made heaven and earth …
but rested the seventh day
Exodus 20
What do the third and fourth commandments tell us about freedom?
Well, it starts with a perspective: God creates! Our Lord is the creator. He is the provider. He is the author of life. And the first question is: Do you trust in him?
The second question is: Do you trust in him enough to quit working for a day each week? Do you trust that six days work is enough? Do you believe that you’ll still be fed if you take a Sabbath? That’s what the Israelites had to decide when God would feed them with manna.
Can I trust God enough to take just enough for today? Can I trust that the Lord will provide a double portion on the day before the Sabbath? Can I trust? Do I trust? Will I stake my absolute life on it?
Those who embrace the Sabbath find that it is freeing. God does provide … and in the meantime they rest, they enjoy family, and … they deepen their trust.
Have you ever done a trust fall? You close your eyes fall backward into the arms of some friends. It’s a little freaky to let yourself go that fully. There’s a point at which the body wants to catch itself. But something powerful happens as you let yourself go and finally make contact with the waiting arms: Trust Blossoms.
That’s the Sabbath principle. For most Americans, it’s a little freaky to cease doing, to let yourself go that fully. There’s a point at which the do-er in you wants to grab control back. But something powerful happens as you let yourself go and depend on God’s provision rather than your machinations: Trust Blossoms!
In Christ’s Love,
a guy who remembers
the Nestea Plunge
(It’s time to do a Nestea impression
and fall freely into God’s Sabbath)
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