A 24-Hour Precious Gift

“The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!" -Jesus

This verse answers so many questions about what it really means in the Ten Commandments... "Honor the Sabbath and keep it holy." It means that God created the Sabbath (Sunday) to be a day for us to rest, recharge our batteries, and be ready to go out into the world. (WHATEVER that looks like!) He realizes how important it is for us to be spiritually, emotionally, and physically healthy and that it requires a WHOLE day to recover from the week's struggles. What an amazing God He is!! We should thank Him and honor Him for this glorious gift!

Recharging the batteries looks different to all people, if you're like me, getting the laundry done and house cleaned is vital for me to have a successful week, if it doesn't get done on Saturday, Sunday is my day to do it! Sunday could also mean playing soccer, running around outside, shopping (for SOME this helps relieve stress, but for me it causes stress!), cooking, playing games, etc. My pastor said it best this past week at church, "He wants us to pray AND play!"

To hear my King saying "The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people..." makes me all giddy inside! Not only does He love me unconditionally but He LIKES me to, and He wants to see me successful during the week, giving me a whole 24 hours to do what I need to do to get ready. In San Diego, Sunday's have been days that I spend at the beach or pool. I love laying out and reading all my "fill me up books".... the ones that talk about my Lord! Then going to church at night just gives me a super charged boost to start a successful week. I pray I will always remember that Sunday's are a GIFT from God, and cherish them, and honor HIM through them... whatever the day's activities look like.

xoxo, va