Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work
Exodus 20:9-10
When writer Bruce Feiler was diagnose with bone cancer in his thight. he couldn't walk without some help for over a year. Learning to get around on crutches caused him to appreciate a shower pace of life. Feiler said. "The idea of slowing down became the number one lesson he learned from his experience.
After God's people were liberated from Egypt. He gave them a commandment that would cause them to slow down and view Hil and the world. "in pause." The fourth commandment introduced a dramatic contrast to the Israelites' slavery under Pharaoh when they had no break in their daily work routine.
The commandment insisted that God's people set aside one day a week to remember several important things: God's work in creation (Gen. 2:2). their liberation from Egyptian bondage (Deut.5:12:15). Their relationship with God (6;4-6). and their need for personal refreshment (Exod.31:12.18). This was not to be a day of laziness. but one where God's people acknoxledged, worship and rested in Him.
We too are called to slow down to be refreshed physically: mentally and emotionally and to behold God in His good creation.
Lord, I need spiritually and phydically rest. Help me to deliberately take the time to spend with You. Please remove any obstacle that keeps me from having a more balanced rhythm to my life.
After God's people were liberated from Egypt. He gave them a commandment that would cause them to slow down and view Hil and the world. "in pause." The fourth commandment introduced a dramatic contrast to the Israelites' slavery under Pharaoh when they had no break in their daily work routine.
The commandment insisted that God's people set aside one day a week to remember several important things: God's work in creation (Gen. 2:2). their liberation from Egyptian bondage (Deut.5:12:15). Their relationship with God (6;4-6). and their need for personal refreshment (Exod.31:12.18). This was not to be a day of laziness. but one where God's people acknoxledged, worship and rested in Him.
We too are called to slow down to be refreshed physically: mentally and emotionally and to behold God in His good creation.
Lord, I need spiritually and phydically rest. Help me to deliberately take the time to spend with You. Please remove any obstacle that keeps me from having a more balanced rhythm to my life.
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