ENJOY A SABBATH REST
Mark 2:27 (VOICE)
The Sabbath was made
for the needs of human beings,
and not the other way around.
On the Sabbath, the Jewish
people were to rest. Not only the Jews but their servants, strangers visiting
them, and even animals were to be given a day of rest (Exodus 20:10). God knew
that people need a day to regroup, and He was making sure that no one would
abuse their workers by making them work seven days a week. However, by
observing the Sabbaths, the Jews were demonstrating trust in God to provide for
their needs. The weekly Sabbath day was just one example of Sabbath rest. Every
seven years, they were to allow their fields to rest by sowing no grain (Leviticus
25:4). They were to trust the Lord to give a large enough crop in the sixth
year to sustain them through the seventh (Leviticus 25:4). After seven of these
Sabbath years, in the 50th year, they would celebrate the year of
Jubilee in which debts were cancelled, lands were returned to the original
owners, and indentured servants were set free. Observing the Sabbaths provided
rest, protection, and freedom to people. The Pharisees of Jesus’s time had
turned the Sabbath into a day to obey many traditions rather than a day to be
set free to worship the Lord. The Sabbath was created for our benefit. The
Sabbath is not a day to be concerned about whether specific things would be
considered “work,” but a day of rest to refresh our bodies, minds, and spirits.
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