What’s a Sabbath?

The purpose of the Sabbath is to give us a certain day of the week on which to direct our thoughts and actions toward God. It is not a day merely to rest from work. It is a sacred day to be spent in worship and reverence. (churchofjesuschrist.org)

For six days work is to be done, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death. The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant.“
It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.
‭‭Exodus‬ ‭31‬:‭16-17‬ ‭NIV‬‬

We talk a lot about self care but the Sabbath isn’t just about self care. It’s about the relationship between you and God. Do you have a day each week where you are resting and refreshing your soul? I do a lot of lounging around on Saturdays because we go so hard during the week so I’m resting but I’m not really being refreshed. On Sunday I’m going to church or watching it online so I’m getting refreshed but then I’m doing a lot of prepping for the upcoming week so I’m not resting. So I’m a little out of alignment. It’s no worries though. I just need to make some adjustments.

Keeping the Sabbath isn’t about following a set of rules and guidelines. It’s about honoring the relationship between you and the Lord. Your Sabbath doesn’t have to be on Sunday because based on your lifestyle that may not work.

This week see if you can find one day this week to rest and refresh. If not your schedule may have too many things in it. See where you can move some things around to be more intentional about your Sabbath. We will talk next about how to get refreshed.