Exodus 35:1-2 NIV — ”Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, “These are the things the Lord has commanded you to do: For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a day of sabbath rest to the Lord.” 

Before the Israelites started the work, the one thing Moses reminded them of was the need to REST. 

Hard work doesn’t mean to work continuously. 

1. The Sabbath is intentional. 

Exodus 35:2 NIV — ”For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a day of sabbath rest to the Lord.” 

Do you have a day out of your week that is set apart? 

The Sabbath is a day to delight in God’s creation and works. 

Psalms 92:4-5 NIV— ”For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord; I sing for joy at what your hands have done. How great are your works, Lord, how profound your thoughts!” 

Isaiah 58:13a NLT — “Honor the Sabbath in everything you do on that day, and don’t follow your own desires or talk idly. Then the Lord will be your delight.” 

The goal of the Sabbath isn’t to put a complete stop to our lives, but to help us find delight in Christ. (Colossians 2:16-17) 

2. The Sabbath is for our hearts. 

Mark 2:27 NIV— ”Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” 

God is in the business of transforming hearts, not just correcting behaviors. 

2 Corinthians 4:18 — ”So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”

3. The Sabbath does not mean you will lack. 

Exodus 16:29-30 NIV — “Bear in mind that the Lord has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Everyone is to stay where they are on the seventh day; no one is to go out.” So the people rested on the seventh day.” 

God will provide for you when you rest. 

The Sabbath is about more than the external rest of the body; it is about the inner rest of the soul. — Tim Keller 

Colossians 2:16-17 NIV: “Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.” 

TRUE rest is found in Christ. 

Matthew 11:28-30 NIV —“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” 

Today, pray and make a plan for your Sabbath.