Good Morning, It's Thoughtful, Thankful Thursday!!
A world without Sabbath,....a world of endless days of work, a life of
drudgery, a humdrum existence, this is a world without God. Yet so many
of us live in such a world. We often unnecessarily subject ourselves to
this kind of sad and meaningless existence, where we ignore God's
invitation to rest. God is saying to us, "You are my child, you don't have to live that way."
And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.—Genesis 2:3 (NIV)
The Sabbath offers us
a sense of completion. After the sixth day, God stopped and considered
his work of creation. He concluded that it was "very good" (Gen. 1:31).
As men and women made in his image, he also invites us to stop, and
reflect, and appreciate the work of our hands (or minds, as the case may
be). Gratitude is an important part of Sabbath. We can give thanks to
the God who made us with the ability to express creative work.
Our work will not be perfect, but it can be good.
We give
thanks to the God who made us with the ability to express creative
work,...and Who also gave us the means to break from it.
"We need the Word,...to refill and refuel our souls."
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