Rest

WORDs of Saving Grace - rest

Exodus 20:11  For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

The seven day week came from the Bible and God's timeline from the very beginning, and it is still observed today.

But some do not realize Saturday is the seventh day of the week and Sunday is the first day - Look at any calendar. There are some who call Sunday the sabbath day but it simply is not Biblically accurate. 

Sunday is the Lord's day because He arose and Christians observe Sunday as a day to worship.

To sabbath is to rest from our occupation and obligations. It does not mean to literally not do anything. 

Goodness the older we get, sometimes it is work to just get moving in the morning!

There were many religous people at the church in Galatia and the Apostle Paul doubted their true faith in God, because they believed observing a particular holyday or holiday kept them in the favor of God.

Galatians 4:10-11

10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.

11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

Jesus had to deal with the same religous Pharisee viewpoint over and over...

Matthew 12:1, Matthew 12:10, Luke 13:14, John 5:9, John 7:23, John 9:16

We have the choice to know and live the truth of God and enter into His rest or to keep on trying, working and earning wages of sin.

Hebrews 4:2-3

2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Jesus cried from the cross "it is finished"! And that was God's plan from the very beginning.