Sabbath Goodness

Sabbath, 
The Sabbath day is a special day. It is so cool that 
we get to have it every seven days. It's like being able to
celebrate Christmas, Easter & Thanksgiving all on one day.
You might be wondering "why". It is just another day. But
alas it really is not.  The Sabbath is the Lords day. God set
it apart from the beginning Literally the beginning.. He was
up in the heavens creating such a beautiful place for us to
enjoy. I am in awe at how many things are on planet earth.
God took this day and he himself rested. He needed a day 
of rest. What an amazing artist he is. Skillful, colorful, 
meticulous and engineering All things work together. All
things have a purpose.

Genesis Chapter 1,  In the beginning God created the Heaven
and earth. This wonderful story in in the Old Testament. It 
only has 31 verses. You should read it. Ponder on how all
things were made. Gods creations are nothing short of being
magnificent. A miracle. 
As so this day was set apart to rest. God ordained it to be so.

Genesis 2: 2-3 
And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done,
and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which he had 
done. Then God Blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because
in it He rested from all His work which God created and made.

So you might be saying great I get to rest on the Sabbath. But what
kind things will we be resting from? These will be the daily tasks of
the week like our jobs is number one. The daily rituals that we do
all week long that are time consuming. We need a break just like
God.

Rest from out Labors
The Lord has instructed us to rest from our labors on this day.
I am sure this means the lawnmower will stand idle in the 
garage on the Sabbath. that the family business will have a
Closed sign on the door for a potential customer on Sunday
The cash register will not record one purchase on this special
His special day. A true day of rest.

The Sabbath is more than just a day of rest away from our labors. This
day belongs to the Lord. It is his day. So we shall honor it as such. 
We can spend out time in our homes that can make the real difference 
in feeling the Spirit and truly making the Sabbath a delight.
This day we can attend church services and renew our covenants
we made at baptism. We can help someone in need. Visit another
person to uplift them, bake some cookies for a neighbor.  This day
is devoted to the Lord and honoring him. Get closer to your family
whom you might have been able to do so much during the week. 
 In Hebrew, the word Sabbath means to  "rest". The purpose of the 
Sabbath dates back to the creation of the world, when after six days
of labor the Lord rested from the work creation.When  He later revealed
the Ten Commandments to Moses, God commanded that  that we 
"remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy". Later , the Sabbath was
observed as a reminder of the deliverance of Isreal from their bondage
in Egypt. Perhaps most important, the Sabbath was given as a perpetual
covenant, a constant reminder that the Lord may sanctify His people,

Exodus 20: 8-11 (KJV)
8    Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 
9   Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work
10  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 cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates
11  For in the 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.

The Sabbath is a renewal day. to start fresh for upcoming week. It truly
is so wonderful that  when we renew our covenants we made at baptism
by taking the sacrament on Sunday we are "like" getting baptized yet
again/ We are made clean by repenting each Sabbath, The Lord knows
we needed this. We are constantly learning to become better. I want to
thank the my Lord and Savior for having such a beautiful day.
May we all take a little time to honor the Sabbath, to keep it holy. Make
it truly His day. Make our hearts full of gratitude and love and share that
with our family and neighbors. God is love and that love is good.

Till the morrow, Many Blessings