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Commandment 3

Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
Exodus 20:8

Discussing his upcoming vacation to The Holy Land, a person traveling to The Holy Land told me, "When I get to read the Ten Commandments on Mt. Sinai, I'll feel close to God." I replied, "Jock, if you want to feel close, just stay home and keep them!" The 4th commandment shouldn't be interpreted: 1) In a legalistic way! Because God said, "Keep the Sabbath holy," people have made it heavy. In fact, by Jesus' time there were over 1,500 things you couldn't do, like bathing, walking too far or scratching a flea bite! The Sabbath's for rest and celebration; a time to recharge your spiritual battery, not drain it. It should be the milestone, not the millstone of your week! 2) In a loose way! The flip-side of the legalism coin is that now "anything goes." People go everywhere on the Sabbath except to God's house, and excuse it by saying, "I'll be there in spirit," or "I'm closer to God at the lake." Did you know that companies who conduct random drug testing generally do it on Mondays because most abusers get high on weekends? That's not what God had in mind when He said, "Keep the Sabbath holy!" 3) In a limited way! Do you attend church on Sunday and then ignore God the rest of the week? Is your Christianity so irrelevant to daily life that it's just a one-day-a-week affair? Remember, He's not just the Lord of the Sabbath, He's the Lord of life. So stop confining Him to a church and start taking Him to a world that needs hope and salvation.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, help me take special time, besides each day, to recharge my Spiritual Battery. In Jesus' Name, Amen