Is The Sabbath Still Holy

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.  Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. - Exodus 20:9-10

The curse the Lord put on man because of Adam's sin was that man would work by the sweat of his brow. (Genesis 3:19) But man was told to set aside on day a week for rest from his toil. A tithe to the Lord if you will. As you know the Sabbath or Shabbat (Rest) is Saturday but actually starts on Friday since the Jewish religious calendar counts days from sunset to sunset. So, Shabbat begins in the evening of what on the civil calendar is Friday. But Christians celebrate the day of rest to be on Sunday - the day that Jesus was resurrected. 

I can remember when there were laws called "blue laws" that prohibited the sale of anything that had to do with work and liquor on Sunday. I think there are still some places that enforce blue laws but most of those laws have been abolished. The Salt, that is the Body of Christ, is losing its savor or influence in our culture. The United States is viewed by the world as a Christian nation but according to our constitution, the US is not a Theocracy but a Republic.  You can Google the difference between a democracy and a republic if you are of a mind to. But bottom line the US is a secular nation.  Our country embraces all religions. In fact not only do we have freedom of religion, but we have freedom from religion.

Blue Laws aside, Sunday was, at one time recognized, as a day of worship. Today as we drive to church we pass community baseball diamonds that are full of children playing in leagues. The parking lots are full of their parents cars. Sports are not a bad thing. But the ball diamonds seem to have become the "high places" where non-believers ( and some Believers) come to worship on Sunday. Like Israel struggled with embracing the gods of the gentiles - the Church in America is struggling with the same thing.  

And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. - Hebrews 10:24-25

You might argue that it is harmless and, after all, the people can stream a church service - but in my mind that is just another excuse to go our own way. The drifting toward the norms the secular culture that we were saved from is insidious. Small step by small step. "Ti pa ti pa" as they would say in Haiti. Just a little leaven in the loaf, one teaspoon at a time.

Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. -  1 Corinthians 5:6-7

My encouragement to you my friend. Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.

Think about it – Pray about it - Believe it – Walk in it. Let your light shine and give God the glory.

By Faith Alone By His Grace Alone And For His Glory Alone