The Lord’s Day

Exodus 30-32; Acts 8 

“Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘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.’”

Exodus 31:12, 13

The Sabbath day of rest was a sign of the covenant God made with Israel that they were set apart from the nations and belonged to God. It was the Lord’s Sabbath day and he gave it to them as a reminder that he created for six days and rested on the seventh day. When Jesus came, he proclaimed the good news that a relationship with God was possible through a new covenant in his blood. He declared he was Lord of the Sabbath and often healed on the Sabbath day. This fulfillment of the Sabbath doesn’t eliminate the observance of the Lord’s Day for followers of Jesus. However, it does point to the principles found in the Sabbath as being set apart and resting in the work of God and of relationship with him. A day of rest and renewed intimacy with God are his gifts to us. We carelessly neglect this rhythm to our peril.

Will we set apart a day a week to rest in the Lord and be renewed?

“Lord Jesus, thank you for the Lord’s day. I am yours and I find my rest in you.”