Sabbath Rest, An Indivisible Part of Creation

By the seventh day God finished what he had been doing and stopped working. He blessed the seventh day and set it apart as a special day, because by that day he had completed his creation and stopped working. Genesis 2:2-3 GNT God set the seventh day apart and made it...

The Sabbath As A Spiritual Discipline

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Matthew 6:33 ESV The act of keeping the Sabbath, of following the Fourth Commandment, is a fast, not so much from food, but from temporal things. We abstain from our...

A Purpose And A Promise

On this Sabbath, two Truths to reflect upon: We are placed here for a purpose, The Great Commission: “And you shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the uttermost ends of the earth.” Jesus Christ, circa 33 AD, Acts...

Come, Let Us Go Up To The House Of The Lord

Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths. Isaiah 2:3 ESV Come with a teachable heart to the Lord this Sabbath. Be renewed.

A Parable On Rest

Once upon a time there were two lumberjacks who competed to see who could cut down the most trees.  The first lumberjack, an older man, was known to be the most skilled and productive woodcutter in the area.   The second lumberjack was younger, but...