Remember the Sabbath, Keep It Holy

Faith Filled Thoughts
October 1st, 2009
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The Ten Commandments

First Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Have Any Gods Before Me
Second Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Make Graven Images
Third Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord in Vain
Fourth Commandment: Remember the Sabbath, Keep It Holy
Sixth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill
Fifth Commandment: Honor Thy Father and Mother
Seventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Eighth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Steal
Ninth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness
Tenth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Covet



Fourth Commandment: Remember the Sabbath, Keep It Holy

This is the only ritualistic commandment in this particular listing,
and curiously enough it is pretty much unique among ancient cultures.
Nearly all religions have some sense of “sacred time,
” but the ancient Hebrews seem to be the only ones to have set as
The instruction regarding the Sabbath day tells us we should abstain from our normal routine of work or business.
Notice what the instruction is.
“But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work,
thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant,
nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates” (Ex. 20:10).
“Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest:
in earring time and in harvest thou shalt rest” (Ex. 34:21).
Buying and selling were prohibited on the Sabbathide an entire day every week as sacred,
reserved for honoring and remembering our God.
True benefit from the Sabbath comes by seeking the spiritual things of God.
Physical gratification is short-lived; it does not really satisfy the soul. Spiritual things do.
Aside from meditating on God, valuable time can be spent in prayer and Bible study.
“. . . Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” (Matt. 4:4).
Family Bible study with the children can be very beneficial.
Children need to be taught the truths of God and how to live a godly life.
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Prov. 22:6).
Those who spend the Sabbath mingling with the worldly-minded will derive little benefit from the Sabbath.
The day that God set aside for worship is the seventh day of the week.
On this day we should meet with others of like faith if possible.
Labor is kept to a minimum because Friday
is the preparation day when the physical labor of cooking and cleaning should be done.
Pursuing one’s vocation or business on the Sabbath day should be avoided.
The Sabbath day is not a day to seek our own physical pleasure.
It is a day to meditate and to think about God and spiritual things.
Good can be done on the Sabbath but must not take away from the purpose of the day.
Those who fear God and keep His commandments
will be keeping the Sabbath day and will be blessed for doing so.
In these days it is apparent that your jobs do not allow
For you to pursue the pleasures of the Sabbath Day.
God Knows This and has not come here to us judge us.
He see’s our plight…in these difficult days.
But to teach us the importance of spending time with him, in a personal relationship with Him.
But I do know that if we seek and pray hard enough.
Our God is powerful to fulfill your wish to join Him on the Sabbath Day.
Let’s pray for those who wish this today my friends.

May He Bless You and Keep You Today!
With Great Love
IN HIS SERVICE
Connie
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