TEN (4): Do Nothing
We don’t become a Christian simply by following a whole bunch of rules.
It happens because Jesus initiated a relationship with us by dying for us on the cross.
“Because you’re Mine, because I care so much about your relationships and your life, I’m going to give you some helpful commandments to live by.”
“Thou shall take a day off.”
Why in the world would God include that commandment?
TRUTH
“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work” (Exodus 20:8-9 NIV).
“Six days you are to gather [the manna] but on the seventh day, there will not be any” (Exodus 16:26 NIV).
Moses also says: “Bear in mind that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Everyone is to stay where he is on the seventh day; no one is to go out. So the people rested on the seventh day” (Exodus 16:29-30 NIV).
God created a situation where Israel was forced to be dependent on Him.
"On [the Sabbath] you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates" (Exodus 20:10 NIV).
So...
The day of rest is a day of remembrance.
Can you trust God? That is the point of the Sabbath.
When you stop, take time to remember.
A time that you reflect and recognize your dependence on Him.
What if, for one day, you let God consume your time instead of everything and everyone else?
Bottom Line: When we stop and acknowledge how God has cared for us and our world, we realize who is really in control.
