From my morning devotion:
Exodus 20:8-11 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 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.
also:
Colossians 2:16-17 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Under the Jewish law, you could be punished for working on the sabbath. But this was simply a foreshadowing of things to come.
Mark 2:27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
You see, the Pharisees had made the Sabbath work to keep. They looked down upon those who didn't keep it. It filled them with pride to keep it.
Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Go to Jesus for your rest. He's your rest.
Heavenly Father, help us to find our rest in you. Give us peace. In Jesus name, amen.
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