I, too, like your thoughts about the why of God resting. The Sabbath can be celebrated in a very legalistic way....following OT rules, but in the New Testament age, we should be looking at the whys, so we follow with understanding. In my growing up years, there were few to no stores open on Sundays. The pharmacies in town took turns being open, because Rx were essential. Today, we exclaim if a business is not open on Sundays. (Yes, I know there are other days of the week celebrated as Sabbath). I am grateful to have a day of refreshment on the Sabbath....a day to physically rest and to refresh my faith. Sometimes, a Sabbath afternoon of baking with no time constraints is restful, and meditative.....just say'n.
Yes - there is a balance that needs to kept when looking at the sabbath. If it's a burden, it's not a sabbath. God didn't give it to us to burden us, but to restore us. I am learning so much that I can't wait to share more!
It's the first time I actually read about Sabbath in this way. Normally, it's all the discussions about when Sabbath is or if we have to keep the Sabbath and how we have to keep the Sabbath and so on. It's great to read something about Sabbath that totally makes sense. Thank you for sharing that.
Thank you for your encouraging words. I agree, I have only recently been hearing people talk about the Sabbath in a new way. It really is so much deeper than not doing certain things on the day we go to church. I feel that is so shallow and one-dimensional. When we begin to ask why God gave us the Sabbath, what does the Sabbath mean, how would He have us honor the idea of rest (because the Hebrew word for Sabbath means to cease, to rest), then we begin getting a much broader view with a lot deeper dimension. I've only begun to scratch the surface myself.
I, too, like your thoughts about the why of God resting. The Sabbath can be celebrated in a very legalistic way....following OT rules, but in the New Testament age, we should be looking at the whys, so we follow with understanding. In my growing up years, there were few to no stores open on Sundays. The pharmacies in town took turns being open, because Rx were essential. Today, we exclaim if a business is not open on Sundays. (Yes, I know there are other days of the week celebrated as Sabbath). I am grateful to have a day of refreshment on the Sabbath....a day to physically rest and to refresh my faith. Sometimes, a Sabbath afternoon of baking with no time constraints is restful, and meditative.....just say'n.
Yes - there is a balance that needs to kept when looking at the sabbath. If it's a burden, it's not a sabbath. God didn't give it to us to burden us, but to restore us. I am learning so much that I can't wait to share more!
It's the first time I actually read about Sabbath in this way. Normally, it's all the discussions about when Sabbath is or if we have to keep the Sabbath and how we have to keep the Sabbath and so on. It's great to read something about Sabbath that totally makes sense. Thank you for sharing that.
Thank you for your encouraging words. I agree, I have only recently been hearing people talk about the Sabbath in a new way. It really is so much deeper than not doing certain things on the day we go to church. I feel that is so shallow and one-dimensional. When we begin to ask why God gave us the Sabbath, what does the Sabbath mean, how would He have us honor the idea of rest (because the Hebrew word for Sabbath means to cease, to rest), then we begin getting a much broader view with a lot deeper dimension. I've only begun to scratch the surface myself.
I've not thought about WHY God rested and what you say makes perfect sense. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for taking the time to read. That thought came to me not long ago, and I wonder why I never thought of it before.
Amen Thank you 🙏♥️
Thank you for reading, my friend!