Exodus 20:9-10
« Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work,… »
MEDITATION:
After liberating the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt, God gave them this commandment:
« For six days you shall work, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of Yahweh, your God, that you shall do no work, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your servant. neither your servant, nor your cattle, nor the stranger that is in your gates. »
For the Israelites, this commandment contrasted strongly with their slavery under Pharaoh, as they had no respite in their daily work.
This commandment was then to set aside one day a week to remember several important things: the work of God during creation (Ge 2.2), their deliverance from slavery in Egypt (From 5.12-15), their relationship with God (6.4-6) and their need for personal refreshment (Ex 31.12-18).
This commandment also concerns us as a people of God!
We are called to consecrate this seventh day to worship and rest in God.
Thus, we must stop all work to refresh ourselves physically, mentally and emotionally, as well as to discern God in his creation in all beauty.
Life in God begins with rest in him.
PRAYER:
Lord our God, remind us every Sunday that this day is dedicated to You, to worship and rest in You.
It is in the precious name of your son Jesus Christ that we pray.
Amen.
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