Last night, had such a stimulating talk with the supper people! Was just telling them about some of the things i was learning in my course and the stuff i'm becoming clearer about. We got to talking about the Sabbath day, and after ding-donging back and forth, we went to the root of it and it is rather intriguing! =)
Take away all the definitions of work, take away all preconceived ideas and just taking the first instance, the example of God taking the sabbath...we get this...
2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. Genesis 2:2,3
Someone asked..."so...God didn't work on the seventh day, yet He blessed it and made it holy, does it mean the rest of the days were not blessed or holy?"
That's an interesting question isn't it?
God created the earth from scratch, made the oceans and sky, the trees, the animals...everything! God did 6 days worth of miracles! were they not blessed or holy?
All the works of God's hands are fantastic miracles, and yet God reminded us still...on the day that He took a complete rest, that the sabbath is considered blessed and Holy, a special day, a day specifically mentioned and set aside!
That's counter to our culture, we value work, results, being busy, but God is asking us to look from His perspective, and to see why He has blessed the Sabbath. Even after 6 days worth of fantastic miracles, He took the time to rest, to relax, to enjoy creation...He called the sabbath blessed, and Holy!
Interesting isn't it...=) It's not an issue i grappel with, but just thot i would blog this very interesting exchange! I'll give no answers here (you can ask me more if you want), but i'll just say this... to follow the Lord's example is the best way! =)
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