The 4th Commandment
HONOR THE SABBATH
The 4th Commandment could be the best "no" God has ever given. But…it just might be the hardest one for us to say "yes" to. The command that 1 day in every 7 “you shall not do any work,” but keep a day of holy rest. It’s meant to be a blessing, but it can seem like a burden. Like something that frustrates our freedom. Like something highly impractical in a world that never seems to stop. We might even think that something about what Jesus has done lessens the need or removes the obligation to keep to this 1 in 7 pattern of work and rest. But, the Bible teaches us that Jesus does not do away with the Sabbath, but deepens our experience of it. Because of what he's done, we should Sabbath even harder. We should eagerly, intentionally, and joyfully spend each Sunday resting our bodies and souls in God.