In the Bible, God talks.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. It took Him six days, and He rested on the seventh day. For some, this has established the concept of the seven-day week and a pattern for those seven days: six days of work and the seventh for rest.
There are seven days of the week for some. The first day of the week is interesting, though. Some say the first day is Sunday. Some say the first day is Monday. For some, the basis of the week is based on religious beliefs. For others, they’re good to go with the first day of the working week, and they have plumped for Monday.
My conditioning led me to perceive that the week starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday, even as the Jews, from whom this week's perception was hugely influenced, ordered their week so that sunset Friday to sunset Saturday is referred to as the Sabbath. I was not raised to be a Jew; I was raised, however, to acknowledge the roots of the faith. The argument that the Sabbath day changed because of Jesus was not compelling (it still isn’t to me, to be fair).
My walk with Jesus acknowledges that His relationship with the Sabbath upset those who thought they were the guardians of it. What Jesus did on the Sabbath and the hope it held for those who put their faith in God were radical. Since Jesus ascended, the Sabbath has offered so much to Gentile believers to consider regarding how they engage with it.
I’m very intrigued by it as far as how it fits into understanding God’s design for us as individuals and as a community. I’m intrigued by its implications for how society is developed. It’s all the more intriguing when considering what it means for employment and how occupations and industries should operate.
It’s worth exploring what God says in the Bible about that seventh day, going over that ground again, and asking God for direction regarding this fascinating element. It’s fascinating to see what others say from a covenant perspective or another point of view.
God talks in the Bible. What He says is for our benefit if we learn to live for His glory. Think about it.
For His Name's Sake
C. L. J. Dryden
Shalom
