Sabbath Remembering

Deuteronomy 5-6; Psalms 43; Mark 14 

“Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you…the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work…Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.”

Deuteronomy 5:12, 14, 15

The Sabbath day of rest set Israel apart from all their surrounding nations. The Sabbath day was set apart for God, just as Israel was set apart for God. One day each week, Israel remembered their deliverance from Egypt through God’s mighty hand. They were his people. The Sabbath day was a day of rest, worship, and a day to remember all that God had done.

Do we regularly set aside a day to rest and worship, remembering God’s deliverance and faithfulness?

Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath, but he didn’t eliminate it. Rather, Jesus is our rest and invites us to remember his salvation and deliverance in our lives each week.

Will we honor him by practicing Sabbath this week?

“Lord Jesus, you are my rest and my deliverer, for your glory.”