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Sunday, February 10, 2008
For the Benefit of People
Jesus answered, "You have read what David did when he and the
people with him were hungry and needed food. It was during
the time of Abiathar the high priest. David went into God's
house and ate the bread that was offered to God. And the law
{of Moses} says that only priests can eat that bread. David
also gave some of the bread to those people with him." Then
Jesus said to the Pharisees, "The Sabbath day was made to
help people. People were not made to be ruled by the Sabbath
day."
-- Mark 2:25-27 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Did God need a day to be honored or did his human creations need a day
to rest? Well, God doesn't "need" anything. It seems clear that the
Sabbath was a day to remember and recognize the blessings and
providence God has placed into the Israelites' lives. At the same time,
we human creatures need to rest. Without rest, we make ourselves
vulnerable to temptation due to fatigue and exhaustion. Without rest,
we can cause damage to our own physical health. Most of all, without
rest, we are tempted to forget the one from whom we've received all of
our many blessings. Then we feel that everything depends upon just us
and this feeling puts more pressure on us to perform. God gave the
Sabbath as a gift to his human creations. So God didn't make the
Sabbath for himself, but for people to have a day to rest from labor,
to remember that God provides them every good and perfect gift, and to
renew their bodies and their spirits. While many don't keep the literal
Sabbath (the seventh day, or Saturday) as a religious observance, we
would do well to remember this Sabbath principal as the rhythm of God's
universe and take time to rest, remember, and refresh.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Forgive me, dear Father, for trying to cram too much into my short
days. I confess that I am sometimes overly anxious to do too many
things. I am honestly seeking your help so that I can live a more
balanced and holy life. Help me as I seek to find time of rest that you
have created for me and my spiritual, physical, and emotional needs. In
Jesus' name. Amen.
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