Sabbath Day

Sabbath Day! What is it really? It all started in the beginning of the Bible with the book of Genesis when our God decided to rest on the seventh day of making this great Universe we call home even though he did not need the rest he took the time out; Is this by chance that that the Bible starts out this way, I DON'T THINK SO! God does not make mistakes he only creates events in which to use some how for Glory!

The first time, and not the last time the word Sabbath is fully mentioned is after Moses brought the Israelites out of Egypt. It was geared toward what was named the Ten Commandments!

I was raised with the principle that you were supposed to observe the Sabbath as it was a Holy day!

It is 2012, and I have chosen to start the tradition with my family, and teach them values! Why we should observe the Sabbath, Why it is important to
god as well as ourselves, and why we need time to reflect with the Lord!

Now the problem that I have been coming across or rather the thing that I notice with others are the mixed up notions that they have about Observing Sabbath! Take a couple of comments that I have come across:

1) I am not Jewish, I am of another Christian Religion!

Answer - ok, really, wow

2) Sabbath is Old School, nobody does that anymore

Answer- ok, really, darn

3) No one really knows when the last day of the week! So I just go to church on Sunday plus I am too busy I have kids!

Answer - The last day of the week is Saturday, and it does matter , to God!



Weekly co- workers ask me what I am doing for the weekend, and every week I tell them we observe Sabbath! Usually once a week I am hit by a person that is just confused on why we would put our family through what they think is just a boring day of prayer, Reading the Bible, and resting!

I kindly try to explain to them that my household look forward to Sabbath, and that my kiddos have a blast with the conversations that we have as well as the games that we play!
Sabbath is about getting renewed with God, learning your Bible, resting, refreshing your spirit, and about loving your family enough to want the same for their bodies!

God does do not just place Sabbath in the Old Testament of the Bible
For the Israelites to follow! Jesus speaks about the Sabbath in the New Testament.

We really need to understand and study our Bibles! It really is said what we are coming as Christians when we believe that we do not have to abide or we can pick/choose which of Gods options to follow!