Yo,
a good chunk of this comes from a great matt chandler sermon:
I used to wonder about which day of the week sabbath was; saturday or sunday. According to hebrews 4, sabbath is every single day. Still, the concept of working for 6 days and resting on the 7th is one supported by scripture.
This concept of rest was true back in the days of moses, it is even more true today. Our mentality is so work-oriented that even our fun can become an item on a to-do list. We're constantly aiming to achieve something with our hours. Then there're blogs, twitter, facebook, gchat - we're so plugged into each other's lives yet im constantly hearing about how lonely and disconnected ppl feel.
The sabbath is God's answer to all of that. The day of rest when we unplug from chores and busy ourselves instead with reconnecting with God and people. I think this is the original intent of the sabbath. It's more than coming to church on sunday; it's about long lunches, friendly games of ping pong, pearl milk teas while catching up on each other's lives. It's about finding creative ways to kill each other hilariously in Mario Wii, and praying for each other's struggles. It's about worship, it's about reflection, and it's all ultimately about God.
It was never about pharisaic rules, what you can or can not do. Nor was it about which day of the week it should be. For most, the weekend is handy, but sabbath happens when a group of friends decide to cook together on a wednesday night. I think there's something absolutely holy and God exalting about christians delighting themselves in each other's company.
Encouragement for the week, make a habit of finding time to unplug from all the chores and make time for God, urself, family, and friends. Take walks with no other purpose except to unwind, have dinners/lunches without agenda, pray with the simple purpose of talking to God instead of presenting a list of needs and worries.
Have a happy Sabbath,
Edward
"Therefore God again set a certain day, calling it today... There remains , then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his." - Hebrews 4
"Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a new moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ." - Colossians 2:16-17
"The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." - Mark 2:28
Hallelujah w/ letters to God from kids - cute (thx christina)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTaSVXMtoZs
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