Exodus 20:
8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates.
11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.” NKJV
The Sabbath is the day of Grace where all rest. There are many facets to these Commandments and I prefer to view them from a standpoint of Love. Man’s soul and body needs rest to maintain harmony. People become emotionally drained when they don’t have the opportunity to rest from their work. Rest provides the soul and the body an opportunity to recover, rebuild, restore, and be nourished after six days of work. In HIS Wisdom, Our Heavenly Father created six days and then rested from HIS work. Each week we should contemplate all the HE did and also look forward to that millennium of rest. No matter what your station in life, you should be given equal opportunity to rest. HE dedicated, consecrated, that day to be kept as a Holy day.
Is it Saturday or Sunday? It really doesn’t matter as long enough people are in unity in the observance. The restaurant chain Chick-fil-a observes the Sabbath and they continue to be profitable. The Hobby Lobby chain does the same. The owner is listed among the wealthiest in the country. The point is that we need to rest and honor Our Heavenly Father in a focused manner weekly. Our focus should be undivided, away from the workplace. This Commandment is another example of the restoration and unity theme in Scripture.
This day restores us to wholeness. As we contemplate our relationship with Our Heavenly Father, we exalt HIS Love for us and this brings forth peace and joy. As we rest from our labors, we are revitalized. We need this interval of rest to keep this awareness. By respecting this day of rest, you demonstrate your reverence to Our Heavenly Father for it is HIM who brings forth blessings to your life. Why not honor HIM each week by respecting the Sabbath!
The current economic system has slowly compromised this day of rest by forcing workers to lose their opportunity to celebrate their relationship with Our Heavenly Father. They fail to understand what the above two companies realized: they are just as profitable being open six days as they would be if they were open all seven. Greed as perpetuated the lawlessness by breaking this Sacred Commandment. When you fail to acknowledge and celebrate your relationship with Our Heavenly Father, you become lukewarm. There will be repercussions. After all, Our Heavenly Father give us the power to get wealth. HE can do it in six days instead of seven.