March 6

Exodus 31:13 (NIV)
13 “Say to the Israelites, ‘You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy.

The Sabbath was set up between Israel and God and is part of the Old Testament. However, that doesn’t mean that we can forget about it and not experience death. It is true that we are not “bound” by the law, but have freedom in Christ, which means we have freedom to choose right! The Sabbath rest, and the special Sabbaths bring life to us through rest, relaxation and recreation and also through remembrance and consecration. The special Sabbaths are a time to celebrate and we should have those celebration times. That point I will save for another time as we focus on the Sabbath. Instead of me telling you the rules for our New Covenant Sabbath, I will point out two timeless truths.

First the Sabbath will be a sign. There is within the Sabbath day a sign to God, can you guess what it is? Spend some time thinking about that. The second thing is “so you may know that I am the Lord who makes you holy”. When I read that today the Lord was saying to me that I have to cease from my work so I can trust in His work for my salvation and His ability to provide my provision. Who is the Lord? He is the one who can bring about all things – who has given us all things. Does He need help? Not on the Sabbath He doesn’t.