FRIDAY 3RD NOV.,2017

TOPIC: THE WORD FROM THE TOP (2)
TEXT: Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy..”

The fourth commandment says, Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. ‘This commandment wasn’t meant to be interpreted in:
a) A LEGALISTIC WAY. In Jesus’ day there were over fifteen hundred things the Law of Moses said you couldn’t do on the Sabbath, such as bathing, walking too far, or scratching a flea bite.
b) A LOOSE WAY. The flip side of legalism is licence. We go everywhere on Sunday except to church, then excuse ourselves by saying, ‘I’ll be there in spirit,’ or ‘l feel closer to God on the golfcourse or the beach.’
That doesn’t wash with God!
c) A LIMITED WAY. You can’t attend church on Sunday and ignore God the rest of the week He’s not just Lord of the Sabbath, He’s Lord of your life. Here’s what the Sabbath was designed to be:
1) A DAY OF REST RESTORATION BEGINS WITH REST.
Somebody said, ‘When you love what you do, it’s not work ‘That may be true, but that philosophy can lead to burnout and breakdown. David said, ‘He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul’ (Ps. 23:2-3 ). Note the word ‘still’. Every seventh day God calls ‘time out’.
2) A DAY OF RESTORATION.
Toward the end of his life, a Bible commentator said, ‘I’m old, and I’ve learned that there are very few things in life that really matter–but those few things matter intensely.’ Worshiping with other believers
matters because it highlights those things which are important to God, like His Word, His will, His worship, His call, His grace and His family.

MEDITATION: Ps 100

BIBLE STUDY
2 Kings 16; Titus 2, Hosea 9, Ps. 126-128